The best reference article on film posters or movie posters is at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_poster
Wikipedia is a great resource for references
The best place to buy film posters on the net appears to be Filmposters.com
Film posters originated from the need to advertise
The posters were placed outside movie theatres and they were always very colourful
The posters usually depicted a star from the movie or a scene
Nowadays even though there are many new ways to advertise, movie theateres still use the film poster to advertise
Many people collect film posters
Each country produced different sizes
It is important if you are buying an expensive film poster that you know how to tell an original from a fake
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