Have a fantastic Fourth of July weekend!
Author Archives: russ
Soubie Doo!
The poster work of French artisté, Roger Soubie, is like a beautiful, unattainable woman. Chic. Sophisticated. And expensive! So it’s no wonder that his style translated well for his many vintage travel posters, too. And recently, Le Intemporel Gallerie in Paris came out with a limited edition book celebrating Mr. Soubie that you can peek at here.
Some Kind of Wonderful?
Nikki Finke is not happy about the new Wonder Woman from DC Comics. Are you?
Whatever your personal criteria, at least this comic strip doesn’t feature Megan Fox or Kim Kardashian.
French-cock!
Most cinephiles love Alfred Hitchcock — or at least appreciate the consistent output of “The Master of Suspense”. So now I’d like to combine two things we all can admire — Hitchcock and the French posters of his movies, many of which were done by Boris Grinsson (Vertigo, Rope, The Man Who Knew Too Much, To Catch A Thief) and the super glamorous Roger Soubie (Notorious, North By Northwest).
(Disclaimer: Rear Window is actually the Belgian version, but I couldn’t resist!).
The Art of film/art
The Film/Art Gallery in Los Angeles has a cool new page up now detailing the transition of movie poster advertising from the feel good 50’s to the Mad Men-esque explosion of photography in the 60’s and 70’s. And there’s also a nice mention of film/art’s tasteful proprietor, Matthew McCarthy, in The New York Times!
Rockwellin’ My World!
All this Norman Rockwell talk reminded me of Albert Brooks’ Real Life (1979) — because its poster spoofs Rockwell’s classic Thanksgiving scene from The Four Freedoms series.
Spielberg + Lucas = Rockwell
The LA Times has a nice write-up about a new exhibit at The Smithsonian American Art Museum featuring two of Norman Rockwell’s biggest fans/collectors, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Although the exhibition doesn’t feature Rockwell’s movie posters, it will showcase the master storyteller’s All-Americana skills.
Remake Monday: The Things
Howard Hawks (1951) vs. John Carpenter (1982) — with some help from Drew Struzan on the poster.
Gorgeous Georges!
Georges Kerfyser created some of the most dramatic French and Belgian posters of the 1950’s, 60’s, and 70’s — and arguably the sexiest one-sheet of the 20th Century (Blow-Up). What’s even more amazing though is that there is very little personal information about him online, except for the legacy of his name associated with his many fine designs.
Movie Poster Museum 