You Down With MCP?

…yeah, you know me! The wonderful Spanish movie poster trifecta dubbed Estudio MCP (not to be mixed up with The BCM Studio of Italy) — specifically, Ramon Marti, Josep Clave, and Hernan Pico — first appeared on my radar when they were featured in the coffeetable classic, Art of the Modern Movie Poster, by Dave Kehr and Sam Sarowitz, aka Mr. Posteritati.

Sticking to their specialty of film noir and action dramas, the MCP set Español cinemas on fire from the 1950s into the early 1970s with their red hot-blooded designs.

Scary Casaro!

When most movie poster lovers think of Renato Casaro, they recall his strong, bold dramatic work for Conan the Barbarian and Amadeus.

But let’s not forget that he could also be scary. Very scary…

Halloween Howl!

CRY…SCREAM…It’s Halloween!

My Favorite Aunt and Uncle

Being an uncle myself, I’ve always had a soft spot for these eccentric family classics from Pierre Étaix (Mon Oncle) and California Nagel-esque airbrush artist, Peter Palombi (Travels With My Aunt)…

Birds of A Different Feather…

In honor of the upcoming Edgar Allen Poe-inspired The Raven, here’s a few more movie poster birds to gawk at, including The Birds by French artist, Boris Grinsson, as well as the Saul Bass masterpiece, The Birdman of Alcatraz (middle, in orange).

Bored and Repulsed?

Enzo Nistri seems a little bored while Roman Polanski presents the art of Repulsion.

Dollars For Duke!

There was a big sale this past week from the John Wayne family that brought in some big bucks, pilgrim.

And here’s a few classic movie posters featuring the man they called The Duke…(Heritage)

Do It David O’Daniel Style!

Much like his predecessors — and contemporaries — Peter Strausfeld, Olly Moss, and Jason Munn who all supplied their original movie poster visions to the UK’s Academy Cinema and Alamo Drafthouse, respectively — now comes along David O’Daniel and his wonderful limited edition silkscreens for The Castro Theatre in San Francisco.