Excuse me for a bit of shameless self-promoting, but last weekend, your very own Meansheets was named one of The Guardian‘s Internet Picks of the Week. So look out, Yahoo, vintage movie posters are trending now!
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Flirting With Disasters!
Prior to director David O. Russell’s Oscar nom this week for The Fighter, the former Flirting With Disaster filmmaker was tragically becoming known more for fighting with Lily Tomlin than making films. But with the passage of time comes wisdom…so who says we all can’t learn something from such disasters?
The Movie Poster Shop Around The Corner
I’ve never been to Norwich, but if I ever do get there someday, my first stop will be Peter Cossey’s longtime Norwich Movie Shop. I mean, look at how cozy, quaint, and old school-cool this place looks. You can just smell the dusty treasure, can’t you?
And The New York Times agrees!
Best Pictures!
They say it’s a thrill just to be nominated (right!), so here we go with this year’s Oscar Nominations…
Cute Couples!
Here’s a couple movie posters about some fun / romantic /cheesy couples from all over the globe…
An Apple Trailer A Day…
Apple has released its Top 15 Movie Trailers of 2010…
IMP-ossible!
ImpAwards, the Godfather of movie poster sites, has announced its best and worst movie posters of 2010…
Peak Show
And the Oscar goes to…Bob Peak (1927-1992)!
That’s right, the fourth floor gallery at AMPAS (i.e., The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences) in Beverly Hills, CA is having an exhibition now until mid-April of the greatest one-sheets drawn by the 1960’s and 70’s poster king. So if you’re not impressed by this year’s nominees, you will certainly find a few winners from Mr. Peak’s best pictures.
Noir City Lights
Can’t make it to Sundance? The Noir City Film Festival unspools in San Francisco this weekend with plenty of oldie but goodies like Gaslight, Don’t Bother To Knock, and Sorry Wrong Number…and you can also buy some noiry-themed woodcuts!
Movie Poster Museum 