It's safe to say that the film industry has been in a bit of a sequel slump for some time now and while I'm typically unphased, occasionally there's an announcement that makes me think, "Who asked ...

The posters and cards, which would have been displayed in cinema foyers, span around 125 years of film history. Many of the images date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Other rare finds going under the hammer include a 1953 Italian poster for the 1942 film "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. Most of the posters to be auctioned have estimates ...