Beautiful film poster

February 16, 2011 11:51 PM

Where can I get this beautiful poster?

I've been seeing this poster all over the place on the Internet, but haven't been able to track down a source to buy one (or more! great gift for anyone who appreciates film, Chris Ware, or posters!)...anyone have any sources or am I SOL?

posted by motown missile to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

Best answer: It's a new movie so it's probably not available to buy anywhere yet. Wait a few months.
posted by beerbajay at 12:31 AM on February 17, 2011

Best answer: Selling posters gets tricky, because the company distributing the film in the US (Strand Releasing) may not have the rights to sell merchandise based on the film. They can create the posters, plaster them on billboards all over country, and give them to theaters specifically for the purpose of advertising, but that's usually it. They'd have to license the name to legally sell the poster, and usually the profit's too small to make it worth the hassle. It gets even more complicated when actor likenesses are involved.

I could be wrong in this case: Chris Ware is a well-known artist, and it's possible Strand (or Ware himself) finagled a special deal to allow poster sales. Keep an eye on the Strand Releasing web store, which is easy enough to find on their website.
posted by roger ackroyd at 1:54 AM on February 17, 2011

Response by poster: Thanks, beerbajay and roger ackroyd for your wisdom, even though both require aa quality I have yet to cultivate; patience. Your counsel is wise.
posted by motown missile at 12:13 AM on February 18, 2011