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THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL PAINTINGS OF GHANA'S MOBILE CINEMA

October 14th 2009 04:53
Ghana movie posters

Not only was the 80s the decade of VHS, but it was also the decade of the VHS movie cover. Most of us probably remember at one time or another browsing through the dirty, mouldy genre collections in the local video store, fascinated by the plethora of shoddy and often inaccurately sexualised compositions. They were awful impressive, but not nearly as frightening as what was being used to promote the films in Ghana. Video cassette technology had made it possible for mobile cinema operators to travel about the small African country, projecting their wares in temporary theatres. To promote the tours, the operators hired artists to paint giant posters for the films. Of course, the artists themselves usually hadn’t seen the flicks, so a fair amount of freedom went into their often-ghoulish creations. If you’re brave enough, check out a fantastic collection of these posters on Assembly Man’s rather cracking blog here.



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