Backdrop Louisiana!
The Backdrop Louisiana! Film Poster Exhibit debuted at the Slidell Cultural Center in January 2020. It was a collaboration between Movie Poster Archives and Hollywood on the Bayou. Louisiana has been center stage in the film industry beginning with opening of the first indoor seated movie theater in the U.S. in New Orleans in 1896. […]
Movie Poster Museum Wins Jazz Foundation Grant
The Louisiana Movie Poster Virtual Museum took a step toward realization with a grant of $1,500 from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. The 2020-2021 Community Partnership Grant Recipients were announced in December. The grant was awarded in the Media and Documentation category which supports the creation, documentation or exhibition of […]
Star Wars Characters Land at Rancho Obi-Wan
What would you do with 5,000 Star Wars character cards? The promotional images of iconic Star Wars characters were donated to Movie Poster Archives. Unfortunately, they didn’t fit into any of the normal categories of movie posters, lobby cards, stills or press kits. What to do? Archivist Ed Poole contacted long-time colleague Steve Sansweet at […]
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Preserving and Sharing America’s Cinematic Heritage: Movie Poster Archives Launches Campaign 2023
“New Orleans has a rich film history with its own studio on Bayou St. John before the first studio opened in Hollywood and we want to keep the Archives here. A digital museum of films made in Louisiana is featured on our website”, says Linda Thurman, founder and executive director.
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New Friends of the Archives
Welcome HAILEY LYNN FRETZ, Development & Marketing Coordinator at Louisiana Museum Foundation, and IRA RUBENSTEIN of Poster Palace and Chief Digital and Marketing Officer for PBS to Friends of Movie Poster Archives! We are thrilled to have you join our community of movie enthusiasts and collectors. As members of Friends of Movie Poster Archives, you […]