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Classic film posters including James Bond and Star Wars up for auction
An array of classic film and music posters with an estimated value of more than £350,000 are set to go up for auction next month.More than 530 posters from films including 1980 release Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back and Goldfinger, the third instalment in the James Bond franchise, will be available to bid for. The auction, which will also include posters from a number of classic horror films, will be held by film and TV entertainment memorabilia company Propstore on 15 September.To coincide with the 60th anniversary of James Bond, a UK poster will be on sale from 1964 movie Goldfinger, with an estimated price of £4,000 to £6,000.A poster from the first full-length adaptation of DC Comics character Batman, released in 1966, will also be available. Propstore chief executive Stephen Lane said: "Propstore is back with another fantastic collection of posters ready to go under the hammer."Meanwhile the company's director of posters Mark Hochman said for the first time, there will be a dedicated music category featuring an array of original concert, promotional and movie-themed titles from The Beatles, Sex Pistols, Elvis Presley and more. More on Star Wars Related Topics: Content from the official archive of British illustrator and cinema poster artist Tom Chantrell, who was responsible for posters for the Carry On film series and the UK release of Star Wars, will also be up for sale. Image: 'Gone with the Wind' style poster from the 1980 film Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back Included in the lots will be a UK poster from 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope, which is estimated to fetch between £3,000 and £5,000. Advertisement Posters from 1956 sci-fi film Forbidden Planet and 1958 horror Attack Of The 50ft Woman are estimated to sell for between £5,000 and £7,000 and between £4,000 and £6,000 respectively. Image: Star Wars 'Giclee' prints signed by Stan Lee, 2015 Image: Autographed poster from the 1960 film Thunderbirds are Go and poster from the 1965 film Dr Who and The Daleks A rare Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man poster is also expected to fetch £4,000 to £6,000.Online bidding is now open until the live auction, which will take place at 3pm on 15 September and will be streamed online.
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Ruto wins Kenya presidential election as scuffles break out at count centre
Last week, millions of Kenyans exercised their democratic rights and voted for their next round of political leaders. But today, as chairs and tables were flipped and flung across the national tallying centre in Nairobi, hopes of a smooth and successful electoral process were sadly shattered. The race between former prime minister Raila Odinga and current deputy president William Ruto has been incredibly close.Public tallies of electronically uploaded vote counts from more than 46,200 polling stations across the country alternated between the two front-runners for days.As of last night, Mr Ruto seemed to be leading by a few hundred thousand votes. Today, three different choirs sang tunes of Kenyan pride as the nation gathered to learn the final outcome of the presidential race.As the announcement time came and went, whispers circulated of an informal news conference outside of the centre. More on Kenya Related Topics: Mr Odinga's chief electoral liaison was formally dismissing the vote verification process carried out by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)."We have intelligence reports that their system was penetrated and hacked, and that some of the IEBC officials actually committed electoral offences and some of them ought to have been arrested, if they were not arrested," said Saitabao Ole Kanchory. Advertisement Shortly after, four out of seven electoral commissioners disavowed the final results and labelled the tallying as "opaque".Validated by the public denouncement, members of Mr Odinga's Azimio party swung into action inside the centre.The anxiety of the six-day wait finally erupted into chaos, while the choir continued to sing.Chairs were thrown, tables flipped and a lectern lifted and dashed from above. All hell broke loose as Azimio loyalists waved their arms in an 'X' sign to a balcony of journalists.Their rejection of the upcoming announcement was clear - even as anti-riot police cracked down on them. Force was met with force, as dissidents were trampled on and escorted out of the centre to the cheers of Mr Ruto's UDA party members. Image: Members of opposition engage in a scuffle with the security officials Read more:What you need to know about Kenya's electionEconomy key election issue as millions go to the pollsThe frenzy gave way to an eerie calm and soon after Mr Ruto arrived to the cheers of his party and dizzied election observers.A short ironic prayer on peace and healing introduced the IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati who cut right to the chase."I, Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the independent electoral boundaries commission hereby declares that Ruto William Samoei…is newly elected as the President of the Republic of Kenya," he said.Mr Ruto won with 50.49% of the votes cast - 7,176,141 ballots - according to IEBC results.Protests raged in Mr Odinga's Nairobi stronghold, Kibera. In the port city of Kisumu, police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators.Celebrations roared in Mr Ruto's hometown El-Doret and parts of the capital.In his acceptance speech, Mr Ruto thanked his "worthy opponent" Mr Odinga and "boss" current President Uhuru Kenyatta and former ally turned foe. Both men are yet to comment on the outcome.The response came from Martha Karua, Mr Odinga's running mate, who was set to become the first female Vice President of Kenya."It is not over till it is over" read her tweet.I asked Mr Ruto about the tweet at a press conference shortly after his declared win."How will you respond to a contested election outcome?"."This election to the best of our knowledge and understanding is over," he replied.
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Ruto wins Kenya presidential election as scuffles break out at count centre
Last week, millions of Kenyans exercised their democratic rights and voted for their next round of political leaders. But today, as chairs and tables were flipped and flung across the national tallying centre in Nairobi, hopes of a smooth and successful electoral process were sadly shattered. The race between former prime minister Raila Odinga and current deputy president William Ruto has been incredibly close.Public tallies of electronically uploaded vote counts from more than 46,200 polling stations across the country alternated between the two front-runners for days.As of last night, Mr Ruto seemed to be leading by a few hundred thousand votes. Today, three different choirs sang tunes of Kenyan pride as the nation gathered to learn the final outcome of the presidential race.As the announcement time came and went, whispers circulated of an informal news conference outside of the centre. More on Kenya Related Topics: Mr Odinga's chief electoral liaison was formally dismissing the vote verification process carried out by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)."We have intelligence reports that their system was penetrated and hacked, and that some of the IEBC officials actually committed electoral offences and some of them ought to have been arrested, if they were not arrested," said Saitabao Ole Kanchory. Advertisement Shortly after, four out of seven electoral commissioners disavowed the final results and labelled the tallying as "opaque".Validated by the public denouncement, members of Mr Odinga's Azimio party swung into action inside the centre.The anxiety of the six-day wait finally erupted into chaos, while the choir continued to sing.Chairs were thrown, tables flipped and a lectern lifted and dashed from above. All hell broke loose as Azimio loyalists waved their arms in an 'X' sign to a balcony of journalists.Their rejection of the upcoming announcement was clear - even as anti-riot police cracked down on them. Force was met with force, as dissidents were trampled on and escorted out of the centre to the cheers of Mr Ruto's UDA party members. Image: Members of opposition engage in a scuffle with the security officials Read more:What you need to know about Kenya's electionEconomy key election issue as millions go to the pollsThe frenzy gave way to an eerie calm and soon after Mr Ruto arrived to the cheers of his party and dizzied election observers.A short ironic prayer on peace and healing introduced the IEBC chairperson Wafula Chebukati who cut right to the chase."I, Wafula Chebukati, chairperson of the independent electoral boundaries commission hereby declares that Ruto William Samoei…is newly elected as the President of the Republic of Kenya," he said.Mr Ruto won with 50.49% of the votes cast - 7,176,141 ballots - according to IEBC results.Protests raged in Mr Odinga's Nairobi stronghold, Kibera. In the port city of Kisumu, police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators.Celebrations roared in Mr Ruto's hometown El-Doret and parts of the capital.In his acceptance speech, Mr Ruto thanked his "worthy opponent" Mr Odinga and "boss" current President Uhuru Kenyatta and former ally turned foe. Both men are yet to comment on the outcome.The response came from Martha Karua, Mr Odinga's running mate, who was set to become the first female Vice President of Kenya."It is not over till it is over" read her tweet.I asked Mr Ruto about the tweet at a press conference shortly after his declared win."How will you respond to a contested election outcome?"."This election to the best of our knowledge and understanding is over," he replied.
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