Movie Poster Archives Fifth Anniversary
We survived! Every year since 2016, the Secretary of State’s Office sends a reminder that Movie Poster Archives is a year older. The notice to file an annual report has special meaning this year. Forbes, the business magazine, says that 80% of startups fail in the first five years, and 30% of nonprofits fail. Many […]
Movie Poster Archives Newsletter September 2021
Movie Poster Archives Newsletter June 2021
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May Lagniappe Auction Expands With Major Donation
Hurricanes Can’t Stop Donation of177,000 Production Stills and Celebrity Portraits! May 12 – 19, 2021 Go to Auction Now It started with an unexpected message in August 2020. Ron Harvey wanted to know if he could donate a larger than usual collection of photos. The final count in 2020 would reach 177,200 production stills and […]
April 2021 Newsletter
March Lagniappe Auction
IT’S COMING!!! MARCH 10-24 March Lagniappe Auction March 10-24 Movie Poster Archives, the industry’s only non-profit archival organization will hold its first Lagniappe auction! Over the last 4 years, MPA has received over 750,000 items as tax deductible donations from collectors, dealers, individual donors, estates and businesses. Once MPA has the items needed for documentation […]
Ya-Ya Sisterhood Surprise for Award-Winning Author
When Bette Midler called, author Rebecca Wells was still stunned from the success of her novel Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Midler’s All Girl Productions wanted to make the #1 New York Times Best-Seller into a movie starring Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, and a host of box office stars. Louisiana native Wells was soon […]
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 […]