William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning Southern writer who wrote movies purely for the money — and it showed as Hollywood bastardized most of the film adaptations of his literary masterpieces. But at least a few of the French movie poster artists got it right, including Boris Grinsson, who did the artwork on The Sound and The Fury below.
Speaking of Boris Grinsson, here’s two more illustrations of his work on the French one-sheets for 1960’s Crack In The Mirror, starring Orson Welles.
Here Comes Mr. Jordan meets Heaven Can Wait before they went back Down To Earth.
Although not as well-known or, quite frankly, important as Jonas Salk, his polio-fighting namesake, Larry Salk (1936-2004) (no relation) made his own profound impact on the world of key art. He got his start in fashion illustration and then quickly evolved into the world of movie poster work, where he designed over 165 one sheets for various film studios and distributors.
But, ironically, what Salk is probably going to be most remembered for is his infamous oil portrait of Kramer from an episode of the 90’s hit TV show, Seinfeld.
If you’re a fan of indie rock posters, then you’ve no doubt seen the simple elegant work of Jason Munn, creator of The Small Stakes. I would love to see what kind of print campaign this guy could come up with for a low-budg indie movie.
By the way, if you’re anywhere near Oakland, California tonight from 5-9 pm, he’s having a sale!
It has been brought to my attention that Philip Gips designed the posters that I had previously credited solely to Steve Frankfurt. The pair worked closely together on a number of their projects in which Frankfurt was the lead art director, including Rosemary’s Baby and All That Jazz — and even formed their own New York ad agency, Frankfurt Gips Balkind.
Anyway, let’s give it up for co-creator Mr. Gips and some of his best work…
Movie Poster Museum 