Collecting signed movie posters: when movies step off the screen

There are movies that remain part of our memory long after the final credits roll. A scene, a face, a line, or a soundtrack can linger for decades. But there’s a particularly tangible way to preserve that connection to cinema: collecting movie posters—and when they’re autographed by the stars or creators, turning them into one-of-a-kind pieces of film memorabilia. Far from being a mere memento for fans, the signed movie poster lies at the intersection of popular culture, film history, and collecting. A single piece brings together the image that defined a film, the physical presence of the person who