Meansheets Vintage Movie Posters

American Shepard

russ — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:49:42 +0000

Old school rock legend, Neil Young, has signed up new school poster star, Shepard Fairey, to do a whole batch of cover art for his new album, Americana, which kinda reminds me of that classic one-sheet for Terence Malick’s Days of Heaven…

Filed under: 1970s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Artists & Illustrators, Music posters, Pop Culture, Westerns movie posters Tagged: album cover, americana, days of heaven, neil young, obama, poster, shepard fairey

You Sank My Battleship!

russ — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:53:15 +0000

Hollywood’s recipe for ruining American childhoods, but gaining International box office success: take a lo-fi 1970′s board game like Battleship (the Pong of board games) and Transformers the shit out of it!

Filed under: 1970s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Action movie posters, Pop Culture, Sci-Fi movie posters Tagged: battleship, board game, movie poster

Spider Kong!

russ — Thu, 17 May 2012 10:24:34 +0000

For some reason, the new Amazing Spiderman one-sheet is giving me a slicker, tinglier King Kong flashback…

Filed under: 2000s movie posters, Action movie posters, Artists & Illustrators, Movie Poster Smackdown, Pop Culture, Remakes/Sequels, Superhero movie posters Tagged: amazing spiderman, john berkey, king kong, movie poster, poster

French Superhero Remake?

russ — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:55:12 +0000

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?

Filed under: 1960s movie posters, Action movie posters, French movie posters, Pop Culture, Remakes/Sequels, Superhero movie posters Tagged: affiche, constantin belinsky, french superhero, poster, superargo, superman

The Poster Stylings of Yves Thos

russ — Tue, 15 May 2012 11:05:14 +0000

With the unique style of Yves Saint Lauren and the drawing power of Thor, French poster artist, Yves Thos, set cinema lovers’ hearts afire for decades with his memorable renderings of La Dolce Vita and other International classics…(EMP)

Filed under: 1950s movie posters, 1960s movie posters, Artists & Illustrators, Foreign movie posters, French movie posters, Romance movie posters Tagged: affiche, french posters, marie des isles, poster, rue montmartre, thor, yves saint lauren, yves thos

Gangs of L.A.

russ — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:06:59 +0000

There’s more to vintage Los Angeles than just movie stars and beaches — y’know, like transplanted mobsters, prostitution, and dirty cops!

So get out your tommygun because the new L.A. noir-inspired Gangster Squad is ready to plug a few more holes in the Hollywood sign. (IMP)

Filed under: 1990s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Action movie posters, Movie Poster Smackdown, Pop Culture Tagged: black dahlia, bugsy, gangster squad, hollywoodland, l.a. confidential, l.a. noir, movie poster, mulholland falls, poster, trailer

Pfeiffer Friday!

russ — Fri, 11 May 2012 10:40:19 +0000

Everybody’s talking about the latest re-teaming of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp for their new horror-comedy, Dark Shadows — but what’s also notable about the production is that it marks the big budget return of 90′s screen siren, Michelle Pfeiffer, whose beautiful features and dramatic skills dominated movie screens for years. However, with Shadows, I’m sure her dark side will come out! (IMP)

Filed under: 1980s movie posters, 1990s movie posters, Horror movie posters, Movie Poster Smackdown, Romance movie posters Tagged: catwoman, dangerous liaisons, dark shadows, fabulous baker boys, michelle pfeiffer posters, movie poster, poster, russia house, story of us, tequila sunrise, wolf

Scary Houses of Horror!

russ — Thu, 10 May 2012 11:37:40 +0000

Now you know why some say it’s better to rent –– especially in this market! (Wrong Side of the Art and ImpAwards)

Filed under: 1960s movie posters, 1970s movie posters, 1980s movie posters, 1990s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Horror movie posters, Movie Poster Smackdown, Pop Culture, Thriller movie posters Tagged: amityville horror, cabin in the woods, horror poster, house at the end of the street, house of the devil, last house on the left, monster house, poster

Meeting of the Munchausens

russ — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:38:49 +0000

Check out these one-sheets for Terry Gilliam’s Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) as well as the fantastic French 2-panel from the 1944 version via Heritage…

Filed under: 1940s movie posters, French movie posters, Movie Poster Smackdown, Pop Culture, Remakes/Sequels, Romance movie posters, Sci-Fi movie posters Tagged: adventures of baron munchausen, affiche, heritage auction galleries, movie poster, terry gilliam

Mamma Mia?

russ — Tue, 08 May 2012 11:16:07 +0000

Amanda Seyfried, the star of such teen films as Red Riding Hood and Mamma Mia!, has undertaken an undeniably more hardcore role in her upcoming flick, Lovelace, in which she portrays Linda Lovelace, the troubled 1970′s porn star of Deep Throat.

To find out the skinny on this scandalous time in American film history, check out the trailer of the 2005 doc, Inside Deep Throat, and, of course, don’t forget that legendary scene from Robert Redford in All The President’s Men. (ImpAwards)

Filed under: 1970s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Pop Culture, Remakes/Sequels, Romance movie posters, Teen posters Tagged: all the presidents men, amanda seyfried, inside deep throat, letters to juliet, lovelace, mamma mia, movie poster, poster, red riding hood

Moon Shots!

russ — Mon, 07 May 2012 11:55:59 +0000

No matter where in the world you were this weekend, hopefully you had a chance to check out the supermoon. And nobody liked to go full moon on their movie posters more than Steven Spielberg and ’80s poster design legend, John Alvin!

Filed under: 1970s movie posters, 1980s movie posters, 1990s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Artists & Illustrators, Horror movie posters, James Bond posters, John Alvin, Movie Poster Smackdown, Romance movie posters, Sci-Fi movie posters Tagged: 2001 space odyssey poster, dan gouzee, e.t. poster, honeymoon in vegas, joe versus the volcano, John Alvin, moon movie posters, moon posters, moonraker, moonstruck, movie poster, new moon, paper moon, steven spielberg

Old Black Widows…

russ — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:00:03 +0000

With ScarJo’s return as Black Widow in The Avengers, I thought you might like to see two vintage widows…(EMoviePoster)

Filed under: 1960s movie posters, Horror movie posters, Movie Poster Smackdown, Pop Culture Tagged: better a widow, black widow, movie poster, poster, Scarlett Johansson, the avengers, woman who wouldn't die

Dial M For Ripoff?

russ — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:17:47 +0000

Eagle-eyed Neil Jaworski spotted the Saul Bass (The Human Factor) homage on this new book cover for Tom Watson’s Dial M For Murdoch, which ironically chronicles the Fox founder’s hacking scandal…(MOPO)

Filed under: 1960s movie posters, 1970s movie posters, Artists & Illustrators, British film posters, Poster Ripoffs, Saul Bass Tagged: alfred hitchcock, book, dial m for murder, dial m for murdoch, poster, Saul Bass, the human factor

Footsie!

russ — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:57:41 +0000

Do movie posters have a foot fetish?

Filed under: 1970s movie posters, 2000s movie posters, Artists & Illustrators, Body Parts Theme, Movie Poster Smackdown Tagged: barry lyndon, devil wears prada, foot posters, herve morvan, movie poster, my left foot, tree of life

Movie Poster Crack…

russ — Tue, 01 May 2012 15:45:44 +0000

Filed under: 2000s movie posters, Drama movie posters, Movie Poster Smackdown, Poster Ripoffs Tagged: cracks, moth diaries, movie poster, poster, we need to talk about kevin, wrecked