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Russ Ryan is an avid fan of movie posters -- sometimes even more so than the actual movies themselves! But he's not just a poster geek, he also was lucky enough to have a film produced by the makers of AMERICAN PIE -- the classic, unforgettable, much less successful National Lampoon presentation, REPLI-KATE, starring Ali Landry, James Roday, and Eugene Levy.

Saul Bass, The Scorsese of Movie Poster Designers

If you’ve never heard of Saul Bass, you’ve probably seen his work somewhere — on a poster, at the gas station, or even your local phone company…

But what he’s most famous for is opening title sequences

Crifo Madness

If you’re in the 90210, you should check out this exhibit of sweet old-school movie posters by Paul Crifo at the AMPAS

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Rusty Griswold’s Vacation

REMAKE ALERT: Move over, Chevy Chase – New Line’s going on Vacation without you! And this time young Rusty’s in the driver’s seat.

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Bombed Out

Go Into The Story has a nice graphic about all of the sequels that have bombed since the 80’s. Funny thing is, prior to 2000, sequels were deemed as cheap, inferior, money-grubbing ripoffs — but now with all of these Marvel box office behemoths, they’ve become legit.
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New Genre: Dick-Lit?

It’s like Bridget Jones for assholes. If you’ve never heard of I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell, maybe this article about the “cult” book to film adaptation will fill you in…

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