{"product_id":"wattstax-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1988-b2-size-51-73-cm-n90-copy","title":"“Wattstax” \/ 「ワッツタックス」, Original Japanese Re-Release Movie Poster 1988, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) ZA871","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"303\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"157\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the \u003cstrong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"208\"\u003elate-1980s Japanese re-release\u003c\/strong\u003e of \u003cstrong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"224\"\u003eWattstax\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ 「ワッツタックス」, the landmark 1973 concert documentary directed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"288\" data-end=\"302\"\u003eMel Stuart\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"699\"\u003eOriginally filmed around the historic \u003cstrong data-start=\"343\" data-end=\"376\"\u003e1972 Wattstax benefit concert\u003c\/strong\u003e organised by \u003cstrong data-start=\"390\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eStax Records\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"447\"\u003eLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum\u003c\/strong\u003e, the film stands as one of the most important screen documents of Black American music, culture, and community life in the early 1970s. 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It captures both the musical force of the Stax roster and the wider cultural atmosphere of Black Los Angeles in the early 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1753\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1500\" data-end=\"1517\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1517\" data-end=\"1520\"\u003eThe poster is built around a dramatic black field, dominated by a large, glowing image of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1610\" data-end=\"1625\"\u003eIsaac Hayes\u003c\/strong\u003e wearing his trademark sunglasses. His face occupies the central composition, giving the sheet immediate presence and authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"2001\"\u003eDown the left side, a vertical strip of colour stills shows performers, audience members, and concert moments from the film. 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