Melanie Williams

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Object of the week

Object of the week: The Academy Cinema’s bespoke posters for Seven Samurai and other arthouse classics

World cinema classics got their own specially designed posters at Oxford Street’s Academy Cinema in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. This Seven Samurai poster is typical of designer Peter Strausfeld’s striking graphic art.

By Melanie Williams

Object of the week: The Academy Cinema’s bespoke posters for Seven Samurai and other arthouse classics

Object of the week

Object of the week: Signed cast and crew photo from 1940s hit melodrama The Seventh Veil

By Melanie Williams

Object of the week: Signed cast and crew photo from 1940s hit melodrama The Seventh Veil

Object of the week

Object of the week: Behind-the-scenes shots from the making of the first British Asian feature film

By Melanie Williams

Object of the week: Behind-the-scenes shots from the making of the first British Asian feature film

Object of the week

Object of the week: Ealing’s poster for the classic police drama The Blue Lamp

By Melanie Williams

Object of the week: Ealing’s poster for the classic police drama The Blue Lamp

Features

Around the world in melodrama: 9 countries, 45 essential films

By Camilla Baier, John Berra and others

Around the world in melodrama: 9 countries, 45 essential films

From the Sight and Sound archive

Julie Christie, the honey-glow girl

By Melanie Williams

Julie Christie, the honey-glow girl