"If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint" - Edward Hopper
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Pub Crawl Posters
Being great fans of a wee pint (especially at this time of year), one of our favourite products at firstposter.com are these great UK pub crawl posters, drawn by our friend Bernie Carroll.
At present the range includes pubs from : Aberdeen, Birmingham & The West Midlands, Cambridgeshire, Cardiff, Cheshire, Derbyshire, Edinburgh, Glasgow & Strathclyde, Lancashire, Leeds & Bradford, Leicestershire & Rutland, Lincolnshire, Liverpool, London, Manchester & Stockport, Newcastle & Tyneside, Nottinghamshire, Sheffield, Staffordshire and Tayside. Bernie is expanding his range very soon to include more towns, cities and products (postcards).
Can you spot your local?
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Top 20 Movie Posters of 2007
Well, good old MSN Movies has picked its top 20 Movie Posters of 2007. Some good choices, we can't disagree with any of them, however ours would be slightly different in some cases.
Fantastic Four - Rise Of The Silver Surfer
A big improvement on the first film, Silver Surfer will always be cool.
Cheers Folks!
Here's a few of our favourites from this year...........
300 - Battle (Grey) - Giant Poster
Ridiculous film but very entertaining none the less. Contained some of the most memorable quotes of the year, many of which were included in the poster campaign.
Ridiculous film but very entertaining none the less. Contained some of the most memorable quotes of the year, many of which were included in the poster campaign.
Old Sly proved that he could still work his magic with this, lets hope he can do the same with Rambo.
The posters for Spiderman 3 were probably the best thing about the movie.
Fantastic Four - Rise Of The Silver Surfer
A big improvement on the first film, Silver Surfer will always be cool.
Cheers Folks!
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Stanley Kubrick
We are huge fans of Stanley Kubrick here at firstposter.com, and not just because his posters have been consistently excellent sellers over the years (although that is a bonus). No, we actually appreciate his films as well ....... even though half the time we haven't got a clue what's going on. This makes each film a great topic for discussion. We have wasted hours of 'should be working' time analysing The Killing, 2001 : A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining and Eyes Wide Shut. Now with the release of HD-DVD and Blu-Ray versions of his films it looks like another period of Kubrick-Mania is upon us.
Of course, the internet is awash with Kubrick material. Here are just a few of the better resources that we know of : Coudal Partners 'Stuff about Stanley Kubrick' section has always been great, The Kubrick Site has a dizzying number of articles and essays, Five Things You Probably Didn't Notice in The Shining is quite interesting, and if you've got a spare £120 lying around then why not invest in the glorious Stanley Kurbrick Archives book, then loan it to us when you're finished with it!
Of course, the internet is awash with Kubrick material. Here are just a few of the better resources that we know of : Coudal Partners 'Stuff about Stanley Kubrick' section has always been great, The Kubrick Site has a dizzying number of articles and essays, Five Things You Probably Didn't Notice in The Shining is quite interesting, and if you've got a spare £120 lying around then why not invest in the glorious Stanley Kurbrick Archives book, then loan it to us when you're finished with it!
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Firstposter.com - Top 10 TV Shows
Yes its another Top 10 list! How interesting. Anyway, TV is an essential strand of the fabric of life here at firstposter towers. Infact, if it wasn't for TV we probably wouldn't even talk to each other. Anyway, here's our top 10 shows in no particular order (apart from The Shield being Number One).
1. The Shield - Amazing how its managed to be so consistently excellent over 6 seasons. Tight scripting and a great cast make it the show we blab on about most of all. Vic Mackey and his strike team are the model which we base our workplace upon (aside from the drug dealing, murdering, corruption, money laundering etc.)
2. Battlestar Galactica - Whod've thought that this show would be so Frakkin' good? after the Dirk Benedict led late 70s farce (which you knew was guff even though you were only 7). Sure, it has some dodgy episodes and irritating characters but the general story arc is so strong that these can be forgiven. Also, the acting from Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama), Mary McDonnell (President Roslin) and our favourite James Callas (Gaius Baltar) is superb.
3. South Park - Now in its 11th (!) Season, South Park is still providing us with some much needed hilarity. Eric Cartman remains one of the all time classic cartoon characters and the show keeps getting better. The latest episode 'Imaginationland' is the best in ages. Oh, and the film was great as well.
4. The Wire - A slow burner, The Wire is a thoughtful contrast to The Shield. Complex storylines told from all angles and an excellent cast make this a show not to be ignored.
5. The X-Files - The first three seasons were excellent. After the movie, it all seemed a bit pointless, although there are rumours that the story may not be over yet ..........
6. Seinfeld - Again a consistently great show, which alot of people in the UK knew very little about, mainly due to the fact it was shunted until 1120 on a thursday night on BBC2. So many classic moments and chracters.
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm - Of course written by Larry David, this is a very different show to his other creation Seinfeld. Documentary style, with no laughter track this show follows the trials and tribulations of 'Larry David' as he goes about his daily life. Now in its sixth season.
8. The Office - The most quoted show in the shop environment. At times, working here is a bit like Wernam Hogg, a lifeless space surrounded by paper (joke).
9. The Simpsons - What can you say? Its The Simpsons y'know.
10. Family Guy - The Griffin Family and their various neighbours have always gone down well here.
Very Honourable mentions :- The Sopranos, 24, Prison Break, Entourage, Peep Show, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Brasseye, Im Alan Partridge, Armando Ianucci, Vic and Bob, Mighty Boosh, Larry Sanders Show etc etc, we've probably missed loads?! ............
1. The Shield - Amazing how its managed to be so consistently excellent over 6 seasons. Tight scripting and a great cast make it the show we blab on about most of all. Vic Mackey and his strike team are the model which we base our workplace upon (aside from the drug dealing, murdering, corruption, money laundering etc.)
2. Battlestar Galactica - Whod've thought that this show would be so Frakkin' good? after the Dirk Benedict led late 70s farce (which you knew was guff even though you were only 7). Sure, it has some dodgy episodes and irritating characters but the general story arc is so strong that these can be forgiven. Also, the acting from Edward James Olmos (Admiral Adama), Mary McDonnell (President Roslin) and our favourite James Callas (Gaius Baltar) is superb.
3. South Park - Now in its 11th (!) Season, South Park is still providing us with some much needed hilarity. Eric Cartman remains one of the all time classic cartoon characters and the show keeps getting better. The latest episode 'Imaginationland' is the best in ages. Oh, and the film was great as well.
4. The Wire - A slow burner, The Wire is a thoughtful contrast to The Shield. Complex storylines told from all angles and an excellent cast make this a show not to be ignored.
5. The X-Files - The first three seasons were excellent. After the movie, it all seemed a bit pointless, although there are rumours that the story may not be over yet ..........
6. Seinfeld - Again a consistently great show, which alot of people in the UK knew very little about, mainly due to the fact it was shunted until 1120 on a thursday night on BBC2. So many classic moments and chracters.
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm - Of course written by Larry David, this is a very different show to his other creation Seinfeld. Documentary style, with no laughter track this show follows the trials and tribulations of 'Larry David' as he goes about his daily life. Now in its sixth season.
8. The Office - The most quoted show in the shop environment. At times, working here is a bit like Wernam Hogg, a lifeless space surrounded by paper (joke).
9. The Simpsons - What can you say? Its The Simpsons y'know.
10. Family Guy - The Griffin Family and their various neighbours have always gone down well here.
Very Honourable mentions :- The Sopranos, 24, Prison Break, Entourage, Peep Show, Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe, Brasseye, Im Alan Partridge, Armando Ianucci, Vic and Bob, Mighty Boosh, Larry Sanders Show etc etc, we've probably missed loads?! ............
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Official Clothing & Accessories now online at firstposter.com
Bit of a long winded title but anyway...............Yes! you can now peruse and purchase to your hearts content from our extensive new range of Clothing and Accessories. We have T-Shirts, Hooded Tops, Headwear, Bags, Wallets, MP3 Cases, Clocks and much more from the world's of music, movies, television and iconic figures. For example Pink Floyd Clocks, Scarface T-Shirts, Ramones Sandals, Radiohead Tops, Sex Pistols Messenger Bags and Jimi Hendrix Wallets are just some of the products available. See some of our staff favourites below..........
The Dawn of the Dead - Vintage Logo - T-Shirt
£14.99
The AC/DC - Trifold Leather Wallet With Cannon Tin
£19.99
The Dawn of the Dead - Vintage Logo - T-Shirt
£14.99
The AC/DC - Trifold Leather Wallet With Cannon Tin
£19.99
Our range of posters has as ever increased, and infact we now have such an extensive range that we thought we'd post a link to our exciting firstposter.com sitemap-where you can find all the category links on one page. Have fun folks!
Monday, July 09, 2007
Firstposter.com - Clearance Poster Packs
Hello people. Long time since we posted but we've been very busy, hopefully we'll be updating our Blog more regularly from now on. We are having a huge summer clearout at the moment, one of the highlights of which is our Clearance Poster Packs. As it looks like the great British Summer is going to keep us indoors why not brighten up the walls of your Youth Club, Classroom, Nightclub, Art Studio, Home Cinema Room or decorate your Bedroom Wall.
Each pack features quality posters, there is no chance of finding better poster deals than this anywhere. Here are the packs we have available at the moment, we will be adding many more in the coming weeks.
10 x Large Art Prints (Inc. Kandinsky, Monet, Rodin, Blake & More) £7.50
10 x Small Art Prints (Inc. Klee, Rothko, Turner, Bisson & More) £7.50
20 x Disney Posters (Inc. Lion King, Little Mermaid, Bambi, Pinocchio, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Tarzan, Mulan & more) £15.00
20 x Glamour Girl Models Posters (Inc. Caprice, Cindy Crawford, Pamela Anderson, Liz Hurley) £10.00
20 x Movie Posters (Inc. Kill Bill, Da Vinci Code, King Kong, Orlando Bloom, Charlie & the Chocolate Factory & more) £10.00
20 x Music Mix Posters (Inc. The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Iron Maiden, Alanis Morissette, Starsailor, Eminen, Iron Maiden, 2pac) £10.00
20 x Pop Music Posters (Inc. Christina Aguilera, Madonna, Enrique Iglesias, Justin Timberlake, Natalie Imbruglia, Kylie Minogue) £10.00
20 x Rock Music Posters (Inc. Iron Maiden, Nirvana, Creed, Deftones, Korn, Offspring, Limp Bizkit, Nine Inch Nails & more) £10.00
8 x Simpsons Posters (Inc. 8 excellent quality large official Simpsons posters) £10.00
Our summer sale extends throughout the site, including these categories : SALE POSTERS - Free Posters - 99p Art Prints - 99p Movie Posters - 99p Music Posters - 99p TV Posters - £1.99 Movie Posters - £1.99 Music Posters - Clearance Poster Packs
Thanks for reading, until next time ........
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