Making Sense of Showgirls
From Photo to Book Cover to Movie Poster
In 1992, famed Czech photographer Tono Stano (NSFW) produced an arresting black and white photograph entitled “Sense”. Stano is famous for posing models into suggestive shapes and … Read More…
Herbie: Fully Loaded
Lindsay Lohan gets Loaded
Does anyone remember that moment in time just after the film Mean Girls, when cute little Lindsay Lohan turned into Lindsay Lohan Fully Loaded? (This cultural shift probably happened during a … Read More…
British Quad
British movie posters
Unlike it’s U.S. counterpart the one-sheet, the standard UK movie poster size is known as a British Quad (or sometimes as a UK Quad or Quad Crown) and measures 40″ x … Read More…
Wild Posting
Wild Posting is “the practice of displaying multiple eye level impressions in highly visible outdoor locations in major urban centres.” Or more accurately, a group of under-paid workers driving around in the middle of night … Read More…
Attack of the 50ft Woman
The most famous B-movie poster of all time may be the poster one-sheet for the film Attack of the 50ft. Woman. The 1958 B-movie is about a rich housewife increased to gigantic size by space … Read More…
One-Sheet
What is a movie poster one-sheet?
A one-sheet refers to the standard U.S. sized 27″x41″ movie poster, usually printed on paper stock. Modern posters are rolled, while most older (pre-1985) film posters were folded. Modern … Read More…
Credit Where Credit Is Due
The most common question we get:
“What is the font used for the credits at the bottom of a movie poster?”
The short answer: There is no one particular font used for movie poster credits.… Read More…
Blade Runner Reloaded
One of our favorite poster illustrators is famed artist John Alvin. Alvin is responsible for some of the most famous pieces of film poster art, including memorable one-sheets for E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the Star … Read More…
Equal Likeness
Movie poster actor clauses
The phrase equal likeness is common term and often an overriding factor in the design and creation of movie poster art. Basically equal likeness is the film advertising equivalent of a … Read More…
X-Rated: Adult Movie Posters of the 60s and 70s
Vintage Adult film posters
The X-Rated: Adult Movie Posters of the 60s and 70s book offers adult movie posters from the “golden age” of porn films in the 1960s and 70s, when x-rated movies actually … Read More…
Hand Painted Russian Movie Posters
Interesting gallery of hand painted Russian movie posters for films like Men in Black 2 and Troy.
“The posters were made in response to a nascent form of mobile cinema — entrepreneurs brought the … Read More…
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Richard Amsel Illustration
The Indiana Jones film series has had a great history of movie posters, including impressive work by Drew Struzan. The best poster from the series remains the very first release poster for … Read More…
Big Heads Floating in the Sky
The Top Movie Poster Cliché
Stop us if you have seen this poster composition before: Large images of movie star faces (often of a couple), with a small scene (usually at the bottom of the … Read More…
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Final domestic Star Wars poster
Lucasfilm released the final domestic Star Wars Revenge of the Sith movie poster for Episode III. The movie poster, illustrated by famed poster artist Drew Struzan, represents one of the … Read More…
Welcome to Posterwire.com!
Welcome to Posterwire.com! We created this movie poster website to host movie poster images, news, and other film poster related information. Whether you are interested in being a movie poster designer or looking to buy … Read More…
