Honest Abe would be rolling over in his grave if he knew that this John Wilkes Booth-inspired poster for Birth of A Nation (left) recently sold for over $48,000…(HA)
Category Archives: Pop Culture
Pummeled is the new Pretty?
Cannes Kind of Love…
The new poster for The 2013 Cannes Film Festival is a tribute of sorts to the 1960s Paul Newman-Joanne Woodward starrer, A New Kind of Love — although I’ve always had a deep crush on the French version by Roger Soubie (top right). (DHD)
Spring Bling!
With Spring Breakers opening wide this week, and Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring coming this summer, it appears that girls are the new boys thugs…
Oh yeah, and if you want to check out The Hollywood Reporter‘s mashup of HBO’s GIRLS and Spring Breakers, here you go…
New Mad Men Poster
Here’s to Matthew Weiner and the boys at Mad Men – a show that details the history of advertising — for tracking down Brian Sanders, a British illustrator during the 1960s golden era of magazine ads, to draw up the new poster for this season. (NYT)
All That You Wanted To Know About Top Billing…
…but were afraid to ask! Ben Schott of The New York Times breaks it down for you. (NYT)
The Flash Man Cometh!
Fresh off his Oscars gig, if you haven’t yet seen Ted, the Seth MacFarlane summer hit comedy with a dirty-talking teddy bear — there’s a funny subplot involving the Mark Wahlberg character’s infatuation with the 1980 superhero film, Flash Gordon.
So what better moment to go back in time to match up that 80s classic with this old 60s French poster? (FilmsPosters)
Happy Presidents Day!
I know Marilyn Monroe serenaded JFK in this video, but this one goes out to all of our Presidents!
Gatsby Uncovered!
Jerry Lewis Comeback?
This is no joke…Jerry Lewis, the king of 1950s comedy, could be making a comeback on the silver screen very soon. (Deadline)
More Horror!
I’m not much of a horror movie fan, but I finally got a chance this weekend to look at Kirk Hammett of Metallica’s movie poster/memorabilia book, Too Much Horror Business — and was mesmerized by his scary pre-1940′s collection.
There’s also a revealing interview with Hammett, in which he details his poster collecting habits and how he has avoided the “celebrity tax” by hiring a fellow collector to do his bidding for him. (AllPosterForum)
Noir Crazy!
It’s that time of year to get crazy — er, make that Gun Crazy — as Peggy Cummins, the star of the 1950 classic noir movie, will be making a special appearance at Eddie Muller’s annual San Francisco Film Noir Festival, which runs from January 25 to February 3. (posters courtesy of Wrong Side of the Art)
Drew Struzan Strikes Back?
Never hire a design company to do a legend’s job — er, that’s what Disney must be thinking as they’ve contacted Drew Struzan to do some artwork for the new Star Wars films.(Business Insider)
Icemen!
The new Iceman poster looks a lot better than the 1984 one-sheet starring Timothy Hutton (right) — but the coolest Iceman by far is, of course, George Gervin and his vintage 1970s Nike poster.
Spring Broken?
Remember when Spring Break movies used to be cheesy fun? Well, Harmony Korine’s upcoming Spring Breakers has taken on a decidedly darker tone. (Collider)
Django Unboxed!
The value of Django Unchained action figures skyrocketed over the weekend as news hit the Internets that The Weinstein Company requested the toys be pulled from shelves after receiving complaints that the dolls were offensive and trivialized the horrors of slavery.
Could Django turn into this season’s Beanie Babies? (Collider)
McAfee’s Last Picture Show?
There’s word that Warner Bros. is interested in doing a movie based on the recent on-the-run exploits of anti-virus software tycoon, John McAfee — and I’m sure they’re grooming a few of Hollywood’s most chameleon-like actors to take on the role. (Business Insider)
Best Book Cover Designs of 2012
Last week, The New York Times showed off its picks for the best book cover designs of 2012 — and if these featured book jackets are any indication, then they must have some great stories to tell…
Stuck In A Rudd
From Judd Apatow comes another Paul Rudd production, This Is Forty…(IMP)
Swan Look…
Roman Coppola has a new film coming out — with a set of unique character posters…(IMP)
