They say real men wear black, but I beg to differ as Harry Potter Daniel Radcliffe gets a little dark in this weekend’s Woman In Black…
Category Archives: 1960s posters
Stuck In A Rutters
Klaus Rütters, one of the more under-sung German poster artists of his time, completed quite a few Hollywood classics on his palette, featuring some of the era’s biggest stars…(EMoviePoster)
If Today’s Movie Posters Were Made Yesterday…
Danish Wenzel
I know, it sounds like a food — but Karl Wenzel was actually a rather famous designer of Danish movie posters back in the day. Just take a taste of his delicious eye candy for yourself! (EMoviePoster)
Up In Arms!
The new bullet-laden teaser for Baytown Disco is not the first movie poster to show off its firepower — as seen below by the 2005 one-sheet for Lord of War and the classic 1960s shoot-’em-up film, The Professionals, with posters from American artist, Howard Terpning, and the French version by Jean Mascii. (ImpAwards and EMoviePoster)
Best Ripoff?
On deeper reflection of Yahoo’s Best and Worst movie posters of 2011, I couldn’t help but see some vintage-spiration from James Bond and The Mackintosh Man (no, not Steve Jobs)…
Terrible Tino Avelli
Italian illustrator, Tino Avelli, was a badass with the brush — as he shot up numerous canvases with his colorful, cutthroat characters. (EMoviePoster)
Nice Bass!
Just in case you haven’t seen this yet…
In honor of the newish highbrow artsy movie book, Saul Bass: A Life in Film & Design (written by Pat Kirkham and his daughter, Jennifer Bass, no less) — here’s a smashing tribute video of Bass’s work done by Ian Albinson of the always inspiring/excellent Art of the Title.
Postering Polanski
Jan Lenica, the Polish poster wunderkind, had a unique relationship with fellow Pole, Roman Polanski, during the film director’s burgeoning career in the 1960s.
Although chiefly famous for his luscious theatrical/opera designs, Lenica added some blotchy-but-beautiful touches to many of Polanski’s eerie early films.
Movie Poster Museum 