In de woorden van Mark Twain, I have been a movie poster collector for 30 years and an ass for 60. Nou ja nog niet helemaal, maar wel snel. Daarom herdenk ik mijn verjaardag in THE SICK SMELL OF SUCCESS op zondag 20 augustus tussen 2 en 8 zo ongeveer. …
REBELS, ROUSERS & POSEURS THE EXPO
Rebels, Rousers & Poseurs is zoals zo vaak in de Sick Smell Of Success een eclectische uitstalling, intuïtief samengesteld met oog en geheugen. Zoek en vind de overeenkomsten in poses (bijvoorbeeld tussen Riso amaro, Hot Rod Gang en Forbidden Sands) of volg de ooglijnen van de personages. Ik ga niet …
JASON RINGENBERG opens expo REBELS ROUSERS & POSEURS July 15th
Yes JASON RINGENBERG, the Godfather of Americana himself, will play an in-house gig as guest of honor at the opening of REBELS, ROUSERS & POSEURS. An exhibit with movie posters exuding all the free spirit and self-confident nous you need to be true to yourself. It’s the art of standing …
MOVIE INK. FROM AMSTERDAM TO ARGENTEUIL THIS WEEKEND – SHOP CLOSED MAY 7th
Yes, MOVIE INK. is on its way from Amsterdam to Argenteuil. Going to the film fair at the Cingles du Cinema this weekend. We’re moving to a new venue this year. Very curious how this will work out, I’ was always very fond of the old Salle Jean Vilar. Once …
YES! WE ARE OPEN AGAIN – WALLEN OPEN DAGEN 18+19 and BUURTFESTIVAL 26
OPEN AGAIN FROM SEPTEMBER 18th 2021 The SICK SMELL OF SUCCESS is back from vacation from September 18 just in time for the Wallen Open Dagen and het Buurtfestival. WALLEN OPEN DAGEN: B-MOVIES For the Open Wallen dagen we are open both on Saturday and Sunday. For this occasion we …
TRAILER FOR PEEPING TOM EXPO – SNEAK A PEEP!
YES! We made a trailer for the expo PEEPING TOM! For our own interactive and multimedial needs. Fred – that sounds goooood!- Kienhuis and I spent a few nights to offer you the ultimate in sneak experience. For the expo itself check these posts out in Dutch and English. For …
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NIEUWE EXPO PEEPING TOM: GLUREN MET EEN MONDKAPJE!
EXPO PEEPING TOM – GLUUR VEILIG EN 24/7 NAAR FILMPOSTERS DECEMBER 2020 – JANUARI 2021 Het viel niet mee om wat te organiseren in 2020. In het voorjaar zat er niks anders op dan REBELS, ROUSERS & POSEURS met onder meer Jason Ringenberg van Jason and the Scorchers te annuleren. …
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NEW EVENT: SNEAK A PEEP! 60th ANNIVERSARY PEEPING TOM
PEEPING TOM 24/7 MOVIE POSTER EXHIBIT DECEMBER 2020 – JANUARY 2021 It has not been easy to organize anything in 2020. We had to cancel REBELS, ROUSERS & POSEURS with Jason Ringenberg in the spring. A similar fate threatened the celebration for the 60th Anniversary of PEEPING TOM directed by …
SICK SMELL OF SUCCESS OPEN AGAIN & PEEPING TOM EXHIBIT
Very pleased to announce that the SICK SMELL OF SUCCESS will re-open from Saturday May 23st onwards. We will ask you to comply with a few measures to stay safe and we have slightly different opening hours (noon to 5PM).
REBELS, ROUSERS & POSEURS is back on with special guest JASON RINGENBERG July 15th!
ALAS, we have to postpone the in-house gig of Jason Ringenberg due to Corona. Stay tuned to this page, we hope to find a date sometime in the summer.
MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM at DIALOGUE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY September 21st
Saturday September 21st we attend the DIALOGUE VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY FAIR. With us is our choice stills collection of 20th Century actresses as well as classic movie directors such as Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra, Jean-Luc Godard, Andrej Tarkovski, Ingmar Bergman, Federico Fellini and many, many more.
NEW EXHIBIT ONSCHENDBARE GENADE (STATE OF GRACE)
NEW EXHIBIT in SICK SMELL OF SUCCESS: ONSCHENDBARE GENADE – DREYERS D’ARC DECONSTRUCTED November 3rd to December 7th 2018 90 years ago La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc, arguably the world’s first art movie, was made in France by Danish director Carl Theodore Dreyer. As critic Noel Burch has observed the …
STOP THE PRESSES!
THE SICK SMELL OF SUCCESS OPENS IN MARCH 2018 Movie afficionado’s, collectors and experts Wim Jansen of MOVIE★INK. AMSTERDAM and Michael Helmerhorst of PICTURESEARCH have combined forces and will stake their claims together from March 2018 onwards.
MOVING ON BUT DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
Although there’s a teeny-weeny chance I might extend my stay at the Palmdwarsstraat I’m making a move. As chances are slim amyways I had to find at least a place to store the collection and archive. I found something in the center of Amsterdam which makes it possible to do …
FELLE KLEUREN EN GOEDKOPE SYMBOLIEK – LANCERING SCHOKKEND NIEUWS #118 ZATERDAG 13 februari
Ha, een post in Nederlands voor de verandering. Aangezien het alweer honderdenachttiende nummer van SCHOKKEND NIEUWS is gewijd aan posterkunst vindt de feestelijke lancering van het nummer plaats in MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM. En wel zaterdag 13 februari vanaf 14.00 uur. Na een korte introductie van SN-hoofdredacteur Barend, geef ik een …
SCHOKKEND NIEUWS LAUNCH SPECIAL POSTER EDITION, PARIS FAIR AND MORE GODFATHERS
The GODFATHERS OF MOVIE ART exhibit, by popular demand gets a refreshed extended run early 2016 with a change of some of the posters. The new refreshed exhibit will run until March 6th, so more time to acquaint yourself with the work of Italy’s greatest designers. However it’s time again …
MEET YOUR FIXER! One day exhibit in BRAKKE GROND Saturday 19th 2015
The organizers of MEET YOUR MAKER asked MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM to dress the event for the day with a small exhibit. Of course I said yes as there is no space MIA won’t fill with posters given half a chance. It’s gonna be a challenge as I only have two …
MOVIE POSTER EXHIBITION: GODFATHERS OF MOVIE POSTER ART OPENING NOVEMBER 28th 2015
GODFATHERS OF MOVIE POSTER ART opens this Saturday (November 28th) at 3 PM until 8 PM. The expo will run until JANUARY 3rd (every friday and saturday from 12 to 6 PM). Our latest movie poster exhibition showcases the art of three Italian designers that inspired at least four generations …
B.C.M. in Amsterdam and recent acquisitions
It has taken some time, but it’s on now. MOVIE INK. stages an exhibit dedicated to the Italian poster trinity B.C.M. alias Anselmo Ballester, Alfredo Capitani and Luigi Martinati. From November 28th you can take a closer look at arguably the most dramatic movie poster art made. Details will follow. For …
IT’S ABOUT IDENTITY, STUPID! Exhibit from February 27th to April 11th
You have missed yesterday’s event in the ART KITCHEN CULT CLUB’S fantastic temporary outlet at platform 1 and 2 at Amsterdam RAI train station. It was all a bit quick. In any case you can still see some of the international political posters that MOVIE★INK. AMSTERDAM provided. They are on view …
BLOW-UP OF ALL PROPORTIONS – THE OPENING OCTOBER 25TH 2014
MOVIE INK. AMSTERDAM is happy to announce our next exhibit BLOW-UP OF ALL PROPORTIONS focusing on the artwork for Michelangelo Antonioni’s BLOW-UP and the cultural fashions of its time. The opening will be Saturday, OCTOBER 25th from 4 to 7 PM in the gallery at the Palmdwarsstraat 40, 1015 …
THIS FALL I’M GONNA GET ORGANIZIZED
Yes, it’s done! The dates for our final exhibits this year have been set. As it is 102 years ago Michelangelo Antonioni was born and it’s 48 years ago that BLOWUP was released our next exhibit is BLOW UP OF ALL PROPORTIONS. That makes a grand total of 150 years …
WILD WILD WINTER SALE – THE THIRD COMING
DISCOUNTS ON MOVIE POSTERS, PHOTOS, BOOKS AND MAGAZINES FROM 20% UP TO A 100 % IF YOU USE YOUR HEAD RIGHT Yes it’s that time of the year again to let go of some stuff. From now to the end of January it’s our annual WILD WILD WINTER SALE. You …
WALL FOR SALE! and coming events
Just 2 days left for the exhibit of THE WORLDWIDE CONTEXT OF THE MAGIC CENTRE. Sunday the WALL OF PROTEST is going down. As a NEW YEAR’s special the entire wall (which means all the posters on the wall, not the actual wall) is for sale for 5000 euros. Yes, …
About the Worldwide Context Of The Magic Centre
Born in 1963 I can’t say I’m a sixties child, I haven’t experienced the free love, I wasn’t part of the flower people. I do however remember as a little boy participating in Vietnam protest marches alternately shouting “Johnson murderer!” and “Nixon murderer!” In a sense I have a connection …
The Worldwide Context of the Magic Centre
From Friday November 29th we have a different exhibit on show, quite different as a matter of fact. MOVIE★INK. AMSTERDAM is joining forces with several other venues for the AMSTERDAM MAGIC CENTRE event organized by De Cult Club focusing on the PROVO-movement. For the event MOVIE★INK. AMSTERDAM and Cine Qua Non provide a …
HAMMER TIME! MOVIE INK. is closed this weekend
MOVIE INK. is closed this weekend as I’m off to London for a long weekend, nothing serious just visiting friends. As luck will have it my friends haven’t quite the edge they used to have. This means that after only two nights of drinking they feel the need to be …
Newsletter september: Ode to Sylvia Kristel in Utrecht and Cinglés du Cinema in Paris
Hi all, just a quick line to let you know that MOVIE INK. is at the Paris fair Cinglés du Cinema from Friday September 27th until Sunday 29th. We had a great time last year, so we had to be there again. If you are there too be sure to email us …
We have a winner!
Quick post to inform you about the PSYCHOTIC WOMAN contest. The deadline has passed as have our holidays, so we can share the results. There was a fair amount of entries, but next time we like even more. Here are the answers to the question “WHO ARE THE PSYCHOTIC WOMEN …
MOVIE INK. is at the Antwerp Convention next Sunday
Hi, Sunday April 28 we are at the Antwerp Convention. It promises to be a great event and we hope to see you there. If you are planning to visit as well, drop us a line if you want us to bring stuff you’re particularly interested in. After the event …
MOVIE INK.’s IMAGINARIUM of PSYCHOTIC WOMEN APRIL 13 – APRIL 27
Our next exhibit parallels the Imagine Filmfestival held this year at the EYE filmmuseum from April 8 to April 17. We zoom in on the theme of the HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN inspired by Kier-La Janesse’s eponymous book. For those who haven’t yet, buy it quickly, it is cheap and interesting and a …
