Although Alvin & The Chipmunks are squeakin’ at the box office today, they don’t got nothin’ on legendary poster designer, John Alvin, who died tragically at the age of 59 from a heart attack back in 2008. Fortunately for us, his hopeful, inspirational work lives on…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
Saul Bass Presents Schindler’s List
Did you know that Steven Spielberg asked Saul Bass to do a poster for Schindler’s List? Neither did I! Regardless, I think Universal made the right choice in going with a more dramatic design.
Bass in Action!
I think if the movie posters of Burn After Reading and Saul Bass had sex, this is what their one-sheet would look like…
The Royal Tanenbaum
No, not the Wes Anderson movie — this is the work of Robert Tanenbaum! One of the go-to-poster artists for major movie studios back in the 70’s, he has since moved onto specialize in doing portraits of Native Americans, dancers, and sports figures.
Movie Poster Museum 