When Animals Attack!
Horror Movie Poster Creatures
An interesting film poster key art subject matter are the many creatures (and monsters) found in the “wild kingdom”. In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, we thought we would post … Read More...
Play It Again Sam
The Good German movie poster visits Casablanca
Whether you choose to call it an homage, rip, or branding, movie posters (like all matter of advertising) frequently emulate designs from other film posters. Occasionally this film … Read More...
Hezbollah Exodus
Hezbollah flag vs Saul Bass movie poster?
With all the recent events in Lebanon, we came across this post on The Sulla Institute weblog:
I saw the flag used by Hezbollah and it occurred to … Read More...
Peace Signs
The U.S. vs. John Lennon movie poster
The US vs. John Lennon is a new documentary film billed as “a compelling and provocative look at John Lennon’s transformation from beloved musical artist to anti-war activist … Read More...
Blinded By Science
Cinematic Science Movie Poster Exhibition
While you are in New York City to see the previously mentioned James Bond Movie Poster Exhibition, you might also stop off at the New York Academy of Sciences to … Read More...
The Bond Market
James Bond Movie Poster Exhibition
One of our favorite poster galleries, Posteritati, has announced an upcoming exhibition of James Bond movie posters. The vintage poster exhibition, called Bond, James Bond, will be showcasing vintage … Read More...
Film Posters of the 40s: The Essential Movies of the Decade
Movie Posters of the Forties book
Author Tony Nourmand (with designer Graham Marsh) visits what many consider the most important decade in film history with the movie poster book Film Posters of the Forties: The … Read More...
Mexican Movie Theater Lobby Cards
¡Lobby Fantástico!
The ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project Blog has a fantastic collection of images of vintage Mexican Lobby Cards from “the golden age of Mexican Cinema”. The online selection of lobby cards from science fiction, … Read More...
Giving It Bite
Piranha movie poster
Dimension Films has just announced the studio will be producing a remake of the 1978 film Piranha. The original Roger Corman B-movie was directed by Joe Dante (and written by John Sayles), … Read More...
Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life Lobby Card
It’s a Wonderful Life may be a cherished Christmas holiday classic, but Jimmy Stewart seems to have had one-too-many drinks of egg nog in one of the film’s promotional … Read More...
Towering Kong
1976 King Kong movie poster
Peter Jackson’s King Kong may be getting all of the attention of late, but a lot of 30somethings may remember the 1976 remake of King Kong — or at least … Read More...
V for Vintage
Four V for Vendetta teaser movies posters
Four new teaser posters for the upcoming film V for Vendetta have been released. The movie, based on the Alan Moore comic, follows a freedom fighter known only … Read More...
Metropolis
Record Setting Movie Poster Sale
An original Metropolis movie poster for Fritz Lang’s classic 1927 science fiction film has sold for a world record price of $690,000. A US collector bought the art deco sepia … Read More...
Bearing the Cross-Over
Universal Monster Madness
Forget about the horror team-up of Freddy vs Jason. The idea of exploiting a staple of famous characters by doing cross-over appearances has been around for a long time (yes, even before … Read More...
The Scariest Movie Poster Ever
Blaxploitation Horror Movie Poster
In honor of the upcoming Halloween holiday, it seems appropriate to post a few horror film posters this week. Our first horror one-sheet is what we like to consider The Scariest … Read More...
Poster Exploits
Vintage “Exploitation” movie posters
As we are constantly reminding everyone, there is nothing we like more than “Exploitation” movie posters from past decades. Whether it’s 1950s drug panic films or blaxploitation from the 1970s, the … Read More...
A Sexy Bond
Illustrator Robert McGinnis
A review of some notable traits of famous movie poster illustrators might go something like this: Bob Peak might be considered the master with his versatility. Drew Struzan the most popular via … Read More...
When Worlds Collide
Science Fiction Movie Posters
Variety reported today that Steven Spielberg has stepped in to produce yet another 50s science fiction remake — When Worlds Collide. The original 1951 sci-fi film chronicles a group of scientists … Read More...
Come Out And Play
The Warriors movie poster
Director Walter Hill created a stir with his ode to 70s era gang warfare with the 1979 cult classic film The Warriors. The film follows the adventures of a New York … Read More...
Film Posters of the 30s: The Essential Movies of the Decade
Movie Posters of the Thirties book
Continuing his film poster pictorial book series, Tony Nourmand journeys back to an early film era with Film Posters of the 30s: The Essential Movies of the Decade.
A … Read More...
