I never knew about this famous Belgian artist, Monsieur Folon, until I discovered — er, “stalked” — some of his fascinating designs at EMoviePoster…Enjoy!
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Noblety
If life were fair, you would have already heard of Larry Noble a long time ago (in fact, maybe some of you Star Wars fans have)…
IMHO, Larry Noble is probably one of the more underrated movie poster artists of the 70’s and 80’s. (Actually, I guess he goes by Lawrence nowadays!) And if you agree, he’s still out there working today — although he has since moved onto sculpture as his preferred medium and you can check out some of his highly collectible Yoda figures here.
The Re-Envisioner
I came across these handsome “re-envisioned” posters of old Hitchcock and Stephen King movies on WP by young graphic designer, Laz Marquez, who’s also busy at work on more current movie print ad campaigns.
Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975)
Most famous for his vivid, swirling paintings of Midwestern landscapes, farmers, and railroad workers, the regionalist American artist, Thomas Hart Benton, also did a few brief cameos as a movie poster illustrator.
Though not nearly as bold or dramatic as his paintings, his takes on the John Ford classic, The Grapes of Wrath, and The Kentuckian, starring Burt Lancaster, clearly showcase his unique style.
Starstrucked
Over the weekend, I got a chance to look at the latest movie poster book to hit the shelves, Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters From Classic Hollywood.
Written by Ira Resnick, the famed poster collector/owner of the Motion Picture Arts Gallery, this coffeetable book is a dream for fans of pre-1940’s movies. And with an introduction by Martin Scorsese, you know the guy’s legit. Along with colorful reproductions, the book features even more colorful anecdotes of how Resnick scoured the countryside during the 70’s and 80’s and bought most of these priceless collectibles for a song…Ah, dem were the days.
From The Mind of Milton Glaser…
Milton Glaser is one of the most famous graphic designers alive today and created the I LOVE NY logo, New York Magazine, and a whole slew of rock and political posters alike. But he did very few movie posters, other than Next Stop Greenwich Village, which The Auteurs wrote about last year.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan originally released a poster in 1989 with Jason slashing through an I LOVE NY poster — but that version was later recalled by Paramount for copyright infringement (of Glaser’s work). If you’re interested in learning more about the man and his work, you can check out the recent documentary, Milton Glaser: To Inform and Delight.
The Scarlett Widow
The new Black Widow character posters from Iron Man 2 are out and Scarlett Johannson’s lookin’ pretty badass!
But let’s see how she stacks up against these other superheroines…
Tennis Girl Poster Shutterbug Dies
Meansheets generally sticks to movie posters, but news of the death of famed “Tennis Girl” poster photographer, Martin Elliott, could not go without mention.
I’m sure Mr. Elliott took much more beautiful portraits and landscapes in his career, but none sold two million copies like this ribald classic.
The Clash Is Back!
I guess this weekend’s box office numbers left little doubt that remakes make money. Here’s the innocent little original 80’s posters (by Gouzee and The Hildebrandt Bros, respectively) compared to the amped-up 2010 version.
Movie Poster Museum 