Who doesn’t love the romance of the old western cowboy movie poster?
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The Goon Squad
Move over, Drew Struzan — here comes something a little bloodier. The Goonies + Slap Shot = GOON !
By the way, the artist that did the 1970s Slap Shot poster is Craig Nelson (not Craig T. Nelson of Coach) and he also created John Wayne and The Cowboys — and unfortunately got caught up in the notorious Moscow On The Hudson-Saul Steinberg one-sheet scandal.
My Favorite Aunt and Uncle
Being an uncle myself, I’ve always had a soft spot for these eccentric family classics from Pierre Étaix (Mon Oncle) and California Nagel-esque airbrush artist, Peter Palombi (Travels With My Aunt)…
Nun Show!
While perusing the IMP, I came across a new release this weekend called The Mighty Macs — and I can hear the pitch now: “Sister Act meets Hoosiers…It’s a slam dunk!”
Birds of A Different Feather…
In honor of the upcoming Edgar Allen Poe-inspired The Raven, here’s a few more movie poster birds to gawk at, including The Birds by French artist, Boris Grinsson, as well as the Saul Bass masterpiece, The Birdman of Alcatraz (middle, in orange).
In Love With L’Amour
I’m not a super fashionable guy (as my friends and family will attest!) — but I am fashion-ated with this new documentary, L’Amour Fou, now available on DVD about the life and death of legendary designer, Yves Saint Laurent.
Following the icon’s death, Pierre Bergé, Mr. Saint Laurent’s lover of 50+ years, decided to auction off their prized art collection and luxury furnishings (which brought in a cool $484 million) — and the pic is a mournful, meditative look at not only their relationship, but also the obsessive nature of collectors — and brings up the question: is it the person or the stuff that brings true value to life?
In the Shadow of Stooges
The new teaser poster for The Three Stooges just came out and it looks a little shady!
More Marilyn!
Judging from the trailer, it looks like Marilyn Monroe is getting the Notting Hill treatment in the new movie, My Week With Marilyn.
Oh yeah, and check out the new flip-throughable MM book by photographer Bert Stern (and Norman Mailer) from Taschen!
Bored and Repulsed?
Enzo Nistri seems a little bored while Roman Polanski presents the art of Repulsion.
Movie Poster Museum 