Hello again! I wanted to let everyone know about another incredible piece that I found in Tokyo. Some people might know that I have been on a sort of sabbatical and have taken some important time off from dealing movie posters; I was having personal and financial difficulties in the wake of a very critical back surgery, and I may have even lost a few friends in the process. For those individuals, I wish to extend my apologies once again.
This period of rest also gave me the opportunity to revisit some of my connections in Tokyo and in the south of Japan. In that time I have been able to acquire some incredible examples of Japanese movie poster art. To be honest, some of them have left me speechless. One of them is the *Apocalypse Now* B0, designed by the Academy award-winning Costume and Graphic Designer Eiko Ishioka which you probably read about in my other email. In addition to a great year-of-release extended B3 for *La Dolce Vita*, I also acquired a very rare triple-bill Western poster, which was printed solely for use promoting a Western Film Festival. The poster features the film *Navajo Joe*, but the real treasure lies in the other two films featured, *For A Few Dollars Now*, and *The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly*. The poster is a unique size as well, measuring approximately 35"x35". Since this is also coming back from Sylvia at Precision Restoration with the Apocalypse Now and the Dolce Vita, I do not have the specific measurements, because it is now on linen. This poster features not one, but two images of Clint Eastwood, along with whom I believe to be Aldo Sambrell (who played Duncan, the bandit leader), who worked with Sergio Leone many times over the course of his career. The titles and images of the two films and the two men appear over a montage of what appears to be Monument Valley, with a large band of men on horseback racing towards the foreground. My sources have told me that this poster was perhaps even more rare than the *Apocalypse Now* B0, because there were only three to four different versions printed for the festival, each featuring some of the different films being shown, and likely there were only a handful printed due to the nature of the limited run of the festival itself. If you are interested in seeing the artwork, which I would highly recommend, I will also be offering this for sale through Grey Smith at Heritage. Until I receive it back from Precision Restoration, I will be open to offers on this important piece of Western film history. Best regards, Steve Zammar [email protected] owner, ds|onesheets 303/478-3973 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
