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)
The new Iron Man 3 sequel is going to touch down this weekend at the Super Bowl, along with a whole slew of other movie trailers…(DHD)
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)
The new one-sheet for Man of Steel mixes it up with Waldemar Swierzy’s Polish design of the 1980′s sequel of Superman III.
Profiles in History had a big auction this past weekend — and the original concept art for the Star Wars movie poster (by Tom Jung) went for $73,800…But even that steep price was no match for a Chewbacca headpiece that sold for $172k!
UPDATE: Despite the horrific shooting tragedy at the Dark Knight Rises midnight screening in Colorado, I thought we should shine a bat-light on all of the other previous versions of the famous franchise…
Prior to becoming the superhero artist, do you think Marvel-ous Stan Lee was a fan of vintage French wine/liquer posters, such as this classic done by the Italian-born French poster designer, Leonetto Capiello (1875-1942), who was once dubbed “the father of modern advertising”?
Okay, in the spirit of James Bond, I think I’ve found a future femme fatale for the next Spiderman flick. Check out this vintage Belinsky French poster for a 1960′s Mondo movie called Tokyorama…
No doubt the new limited-edition Black Widow posters by indie UK artist, Olly Moss, (courtesy of Alamo Drafthouse) are all sold out by now…but perhaps Veronica Lake is still available?
For some reason, the new Amazing Spiderman one-sheet is giving me a slicker, tinglier King Kong flashback…
With the box office behemoth that is The Avengers, I’m sure movie studios are scouring the globe for the next big superhero franchise. How ’bout this vintage French Superman — with original poster work done by that evil design genius, Constantin Belinsky?
The Amazing Spider-man has already taken over Broadway, so it’ll only be a matter of time before it weaves its web all over the world’s cineplexes. And Magnificent Mel of MoviePosterCollectors.com has pointed out the new teaser’s clever homage to the original 2002 Spider-man one-sheet (left), each poster respectively reflecting on two of NYC’s greatest landmarks, The World Trade Center and Empire State Building.
They say real men wear black, but I beg to differ as Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe gets a little dark in this weekend’s Woman In Black…
The Hollywood Reporter has The 20 Most Outrageous Posters that were shown at last week’s AFM (American Film Market) convention where film distributors from all over the globe gather to showcase their sometimes schlocky B-movie wares.
Dubbed “Poster Boy Wonder”, The New York Times had a nice Sunday write-up on Olly Moss and his new Captain America posters for Alamo Drafthouse.
His Rolling Roadshow Tour posters gathered no moss, so these Cap’n USA sheets will surely sell out quickly (if not already)!
Yahoo says the new Dark Knight Rises teaser poster has a familiar case of Inception. Luckily, they’re both directed by Christopher Nolan!
Box office bonanza or bomb? Check out GQ Magazine’s drunk night out with Captain America…
Okay, Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglorious Basterds (2009) isn’t technically a remake of the Inglorious Bastards of ’78 — other than the title and a slight plot resemblance of ex-WWII soldiers wreaking havoc on the Nazis…but, with the recent success of The Expendables, there’s no doubt that QT reinvented what surely will be a new wave of 70′s style action-adventure ensemble films.
