What I forgot to mention in yesterday’s post about the passing of Blake Edwards is that pre-dating his extensive comedy résumé, he also directed Breakfast At Tiffany’s, undoubtedly one of the most well known movie poster images of our time…
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RIP: Blake Edwards
Legendary comedy director (and the husband of Mary Poppins), Blake Edwards, passed away this morning at the age of 88, but left us with plenty to laugh about…
Etsy Meets Alamo Drafthouse?
Last week when I put up the Meansheets Poster Shop on Etsy, I discovered a cool UK graphic designer named Claudia Varosio who does some fantastic reimagined movie posters á la Tyler Stout and Olly Moss.
And most are only $19, which makes them a steal compared to the rising prices at the Alamo Drafthouse!
Barbarella-palooza!
The AllPosterForum recently had a Sci-Fi smackdown about the iconic 60’s Barbarella poster featuring the artwork of several top movie poster artists such as Robert McGinnis (top left), Boris Vallejo (top, third from left), and The Hildebrandt Bros (top, far right)…
Objectified
Just picked up Steve Martin’s new fiction novel set in the 1990’s New York City art world, An Object of Beauty — and it seems to read a lot better than his recent chat at The 92nd Y. Apparently, the crowd there was expecting an appearance from “The Wild and Crazy Guy”, not a serious art talk.
Although I’m only a hundred pages in, the famous comedian/art collector obviously knows his way around an art museum as the book features some interesting behind-the-scenes tidbits about Sotheby’s and the other major auction houses as well as cameos from various high-profile contemporary art gallery owners like Robert Miller and Larry Gagosian. And I’m sure many of the same dirty dealer tricks mentioned in the book have occurred in the movie poster business, too, albeit on a much less grander scale.
Cigarettes, Whisky, and Wild Women!
Besides Elaine Hanelock, another prominent 60s mod female artist was French poster designer, Helene Le Breton, who created a number of affiches, most notably this striking set from the 1959 French production, Cigarettes, Whisky, and Wild Women…
You Say Havelock, I Say Hanelock…
A few months ago, I came across the funky old-timey vintage posters of Elaine Havelock on EMoviePoster — and was transfixed by the bright, blasts of color.
And then recently, I found a few of her works for sale on Etsy from PinkPoppyVintage, but noticed that the vendor listed the artist as Elaine HANELOCK, not Havelock. A closer look at the signature does boggle the viewer…Is that a cursive N or a sloppy V? But since other movie poster galleries had also previously listed the artist as Havelock, I contacted PinkPoppyVintage to politely inform her of the minor error — but PPV quickly wrote me back that I was the one who was, in fact, incorrect as Elaine HANELOCK was a graphic pop artist in the 60’s who created mod mashups of Hollywood’s Golden Age movie stars with a psychedelic motif.
So there you have it…Whether it’s a Hanelock or a Havelock, it’s beautiful!
Raging Electricity!
Sometimes when the stars are big enough, it only takes one word to sell the movie…(via ImpAwards)
Golden.
The New York Times had a nice little write-up this weekend about Bill Gold’s new poster book from Reel Art. (via MovieArt)
Movie Poster Museum 