Rinker on Collectibles: Global Hollywood & Its Impact on American Collectors (5/16/13)
In 2005, Jane and Robert Kahn and their daughter Anna invited Linda and me to join them during their vacation … More >>

Collecting The Duke, English Style: John Wayne UK Quad Movie Posters (5/1/13)
In this article we are going to look at one of the true greats of the 20th century cinema: John … More >>

Dealing with Dealers: Online Sale, Auctions and Pawn Shops (4/4/13)
In the last two articles of this series I mentioned how to quickly dispose of glassware, vases, figurines, and items … More >>

Hap Hadley Posters (11/18/08)
Poster Artists: Alvan “Hap” Hadley By Allan Maurer More >>

Hand Drawn Movie Posters (11/12/08)
Hand drawn movie posters By Allan Maurer The magazine Architectural Digest has an interesting piece about the hand-drawn chalk and paint movie posters by staff artists Charles Reese Collier and Sid Smith for Loew’s Grand Theatre on Peachtree Street in Atlanta. More >>

James Bond Memorabilia (11/4/08)
Experts Say James Bond Memorabilia Value is Rising By Allan Maurer Reuters reports that the value of James Bond memorabilia has “shot up.” “There is a high level of collector interest in original Bond movie posters,” Astrid Zweynert writes. More >>

100 Horror Film Posters (10/30/08)
100 Horror Film Posters By Allan Maurer Now here’s a treat. Andrew Lindstrom’s blog “Well Medicated” displays 100 horror film posters. More >>

The Bride of Frankenstein (10/29/08)
Universal Horror: The Bride of Frankenstein By Allan Maurer Beginning in the silent era with “Phantom of the Opera” and “Hunchback of Notre Dame” with Lon Chaney, Sr., Universal Pictures made a series of classic horror films starring the Frankenstein monster, Dracula, the Werewolf, the Mummy, and the Invisible Man that ran through the 1940s. More >>

Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters (10/28/08)
Abbott & Costello Meet the Monsters By Allan Maurer There are those who felt the series of Abbott & Costello meet the monsters films that began with “Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein” in 1948 and continuing through “Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy” in 1955 were an inglorious end to the Universal Studios monster series. More >>

Lewton’s B Horror Movies (10/27/08)
Curse of the B Horror Movie By Allan Maurer Back in the 1942, RKO studios gave producer Val Lewton a piddling $150,000 and a title, “The Cat People.” Lewton made up for the lack of a decent special effects budget by keeping all the suspense scenes wrapped in shadows. More >>