diff --git a/oxweb/wikipedia.py b/oxweb/wikipedia.py
index fbb2780..638ebf1 100644
--- a/oxweb/wikipedia.py
+++ b/oxweb/wikipedia.py
@@ -60,12 +60,16 @@ def getImageUrl(name):
     url = findRe(data, '="(http://upload.wikimedia.org/.*?)"')
     return url
 
-def getMoviePoster(wikipediaUrl):
+def getPosterUrl(wikipediaUrl):
     data = getMovieData(wikipediaUrl)
     if 'image' in data:
         return getImageUrl(data['image'])
     return ''
 
+def getMoviePoster(wikipediaUrl):
+    # deprecated, use getPosterUrl()
+    return getPosterUrl(wikipediaUrl)
+
 def getAllmovieId(wikipediaUrl):
     data = getMovieData(wikipediaUrl)
     return data.get('amg_id', '')