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March 20, 2019 8:59 AM Subscribe
SOAS London is hosting an exhibition of Ghanaian film posters from the 1980s. These dramatic and highly charged images, usually some six or seven feet high, were conspicuously displayed by the roadside or in prominent public positions to alert filmgoers to the release of new films. Many of these films were made locally in Ghana or imported from Nollywood, Bollywood, and Hollywood. Their iconography emphasised the melodramatic, combining a blend of elements that drew on the local beliefs that intersected with the range of popular imported films, such as the imagery of America's Hollywood and India's Bollywood that were also shown in Ghana.
Oh, cool! Specifically, that posts links to this collection of images at "ephemera assembly."
posted by ChuraChura at 9:22 AM on March 20, 2019
posted by ChuraChura at 9:22 AM on March 20, 2019
Oh man - so cool. Love these. Thank you for the post.
posted by Dressed to Kill at 9:34 AM on March 20, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Dressed to Kill at 9:34 AM on March 20, 2019 [1 favorite]
when my cats wake me up in the morning (a little NSFW)
posted by exogenous at 10:04 AM on March 20, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by exogenous at 10:04 AM on March 20, 2019 [2 favorites]
The poster for Total Recall [maybe slightly NSFW] feels a lot more like the movie than the North American posters did.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:23 PM on March 20, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 2:23 PM on March 20, 2019 [1 favorite]
Man that Uncle Sam one rules.
posted by aspersioncast at 8:46 AM on March 21, 2019
posted by aspersioncast at 8:46 AM on March 21, 2019
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