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French Kitchen Sink Poster!
Men with guns, a big cargo ship, women in various states of undress, and a bunch of astronauts (or possibly, a haz-mat team)…It’s time again for another French kitchen sink poster!
Bar Nuns!
I don’t think Teresa is about Mother Theresa, but these two French beauties by Boris Grinsson and Jean Mascii are second to none!
Driving Miss Diva…
Look For the Silver Linings…
If you need a visual to differentiate today’s movie posters with one-sheets from the 1940s, then look no further than last year’s Oscar darling, Silver Linings Playbook, compared with the Boris Grinsson-designed French poster for Look For the Silver Lining (1949)…
Vive Sara Montiel!
It has not been a good week for high-profile women as we’ve already lost Margaret Thatcher and Annette Funicello — and it’s only Tuesday.
And now comes word that Sara Montiel, the Spanish actress of Vera Cruz and other English language films, has died at the age of 85. In terms of crossing over to the Hollywood mainstream, Ms. Montiel was before her time — however, as you can see below, her attractive portfolio of movie posters are timeless! (Tango art by Harfort (top left), Carmen by O’Kley (top middle) and Mac Gomez (top right), and La Belle De Mexico by Constantin Belinsky.) (DHD)
Dressed For DePalma!
Has anybody ever wondered if Brian DePalma’s French movie posters (both designed by Michel Landi) have a foot shoe fetish?
L’Arnaqueur or L’Arnaque?
It don’t matter if he’s hustling or stinging, it’s all French to Paul Newman…
Remember Your Heritage…
Wanna get your poster kicks? Another one of Heritage Auctions’ Vintage Movie Poster Signature Auctions takes place in Dallas this weekend, March 23-24…(Heritage)
Dead On Again!
It appears that the one-sheet for the 1991 thriller, Dead Again, may have had a previous life as a 1960′s French poster…
Romancing the Valentines!
In the mood for some poster love on this Valentine’s Day? Nobody does it better than the French — especially these bad boys by man, Boris Grinsson! (Eatbrie)
International Vegas
Feeling lucky? From French artist, Bertrand, and Italian artist, Sandro Symeoni, come these two mid-80′s Vegas designs…
Kitchen Sink Jurassic Park!
Everybody’s favorite kitchen sink French poster artist, Constantin Belinsky, is back with L’Oasis Des Tempetes aka The Land Unknown! (SciFi Movies)
French Movie Poster of the Day
DominiqueBesson.com brings us this beauty…
Come Sail Away!
Until They Sail (French grande, 47×63) from Roger Soubie…
French Elles
Only the French can get away with using different fonts for the same movie…(IMP)
Carrie On…
If you’re excited about the new Carrie reboot hitting theatres in March 2013, then you’re going to have to wait a little longer — as the film’s release has been pushed back to October 18, 2013 — just in time to capitalize on the pre-Halloween crowd. (IMP)
Eddie Munster Meets Planet of the Apes?
Like most movie stars, even great poster artists sometimes did the work for a paycheck. Case in point: this scary-looking Mexican horror flick by Italian legend, Ezio Tarantelli, called Korang: Night of the Bloody Apes — as he appears alongside his weird French cousin.
When Monsters Met Maidens…
From December 14-18, 2012, The Swann Auction Galleries presents Monsters and Maidens: A Film Poster Collection, featuring some of the darnedest damsels in distress designs that any movie poster lover has seen, including works by (clockwise from top left): Roger Soubie, Boris Grinsson, Alfredo Capitani, and Anselmo Ballester. (MOPO)
Two Woman’s Heads Are Better Than One
