Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Back In The Water…1970’s Poster Exhibit Kicks Off Summer

May 26, 2009 - PRLog -- Jaws, Serpico, North Dallas Forty, The God Father, Dirty Harry, Clockwork Orange, and the classic camp comedy Meatballs are just some of the vintage posters that will conjure up memories from summer movies past. These iconic films and characters which have set the standard in movie making today, were studio gambles over thirty years ago. The 1970’s poster exhibit celebrates the art and the films that set the tone for a generation begins as the Long Beach Island Film Festival celebrates the new talent in film making with their inaugural festival June 4-7.

The exhibit curator, Bruce Lawton, is an accomplished historian and preservationist. He has provided rare film sequences and archival material for the American Film Institute, HBO, Turner Entertainment, and has worked their D.W. GRIFFITH SERIES as well as assisting their restoration of THE GOLD RUSH for the Chaplin Estate. Mr. Lawton has also been commissioned by Paramount to inspect its film and video vaults on both coasts in order to evaluate their archival preservation program.

Lawton comments on the upcoming exhibit “One of the things that I've started to realize is what a diverse cross-section of films being made in the 70s and how diverse the ad campaigns were. I’ve also noticed how much the 70s are like today - and are being reflected in today's cinema. There is something for everyone in this exhibit, Lawton has selected films for the romantic, young at heart with Disney live action film posters as well something for fans seeking 70’s star power, SCI FI and pure horror.

For more information about the exhibit and the items available for purchase contact Unshredded Nostalgia 323 South Main Street, Rt 9, Barnegat NJ or call 609 660-2626, for schedules for the Lighthouse International Film Festival visit lighthousefilmfestival.org and to reach the Southern Ocean County Chamber of Commerce visit www.visitLBIregion.com , their visitor center at 265 West Ninth Street, Ship Bottom or call 609 494 7211.

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