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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.

Ciriello Movie Posters!

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Although he is generally not mentioned in the same breath as the incredible Italian trio of Ballester–Capitani-Martinati, it is without debate that fellow Italian artist, Averardo Ciriello, is right up there with the poster kings of design when you take a peek at his astonishing résumé of Hollywood classics.

My only guess is that the illustrator’s choice of doing girlie pin-ups for the Italian erotic comic book, Maghella, perhaps soiled his splendid reputation later in life. Whatever the case may be, his gorgeous work cannot be denied. (via MoviePosterDB)

Angelique Smackdown!

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Sweet as angelico, sexy as Angelina Jolie…Here’s an International smackdown of the 1964-65 Angelique / Angelica movies — from the Italians (by artists, Ciriello, top left, and Putzu, top far right), the French, Belgian, and Polish.

Poster Ripoff?

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If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then the poster makers of The Adjustment Bureau must be head over heels crazy about Michael Clayton.

Danish Delights!

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When one thinks of pretty movie posters, the mind naturally visualizes the more sensual countries of origin (e.g., French, Belgian, or Italian), but EMoviePoster is trying to change that bias with its sweet collection of Danish beauties in its “World of Movie Posters” auction, which ends today, and features the usual Great Danes such as Wenzel, Stilling, and Gaston…

Remake Monday: Arthur

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Russell Brand busts out his boozy take on the Dudley Moore classic…Will he pass or flunk the drunk test? (ImpAwards)

SCREAMERS!

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ImpAwards has the new one-sheets up for Scream 4…

Wired Mag Hartts Movie Posters…

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Wired Magazine has a fun mash-up by Sean Hartter of some fantastic sci-fi fantasy casting choices with modern actors taking on roles in past classics — and vice versa! (via APF)

Throw Capone A Bone!

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To finish off mob week, I figured we should go right to the top dog by featuring cinema’s most notorious gangster, Al Capone.

Several biopics have tried to capture the killer Capone, but I would pick out DeNiro’s performance in The Untouchables and Boris Grinsson’s French affiches of Rod Steiger as the best in the lineup — even though John Solie’s one-sheets of Ben Gazzara do make him look like a pretty badass version of the 1920’s kingpin…even if he is wearing spats!