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Vintage Planet Of The Apes Door Posters

planet of the apes door poster

20th Century Fox created a ton of promotional material for the original 1968 Planet Of The Apes movie. These two-color “door panel” posters for theaters are just one example. They do a great job of introducing the various characters from the film by giving you some large print action so that you want to see it.

These posters were pretty common in the 60s, but by a decade or so later they were already on their way out. Which is too bad, because they really make an impact. I wish they still promoted films like this today.

planet of the apes door poster

planet of the apes door poster

planet of the apes door poster

via Space1970

Scifi Staff by — May 14, 2015 in Movies/TV 0
Rare 1984 Making-Of Dune Documentary

It’s the 30th anniversary of David Lynch’s Dune, so now is a good time to take a look at this rare documentary. Back in 1983 this short film was shown on the convention circuit to get people all hyped up for the movie’s release in 1984. It is titled Destination Dune and if you like the movie you’ll want to spare 6-minutes to check it out.

It shows some scenes being rehearsed, a look at the prop and model shop, David Lynch discussing designs with special effects coordinator Carlo Rambaldi and more. Even Frank Herbert himself. They really packed in a lot in this short documentary, which was included in the 2004 UK DVD release of Dune. It’s a rare treat for fans.

Scifi Staff by — December 17, 2014 in Behind The Scenes 0