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Category Archives: 1970s posters
Corben’s Horrors
Besides his work on Phantom of the Paradise (below), notable comic book illustrator, Richard Vance Corben, also did some gruesomely handsome work on Heavy Metal and the aptly-titled, Spookies. Similar in style to fellow fantasy phenoms, Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo, Corben garnered a strong following for his underground comics and short films.
Phantomania!
There’s some fans out there who specialize in Polish movie posters or one-sheets of favorite actors/actresses (e.g., Sophia Loren, Clint Eastwood) — but can you imagine someone who only collects memorabilia from one single movie? Well, that’s just what Ari Kahan does — as The Swan Archives is dedicated to all merchandising related to the 70’s cult film, Phantom of the Paradise, a sci-fi rock/horror opera directed by Brian DePalma (two years before Carrie), and starring Paul Williams, the man who wrote Kermit The Frog’s opus, “The Rainbow Connection”.
If interested in learning more, check out The Swan Archives and the one-sheet artwork by Richard Corben (far right) and interview with poster artist legend, John Alvin, below (poster, top left)…
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Surf’n Turf
Now that summer’s in full swing, it’s time to hit the beach. But if you’re too busy to catch some waves, then why not take a dip into Matt Warshaw’s totally tubular 2005 movie poster book, Surf Movie Tonite!
EMoviePoster For President!
Now for some shameless joint-promotion, here’s a web ad I created for every collector’s favorite movie poster auction house, EMoviePoster.com…
American Beauties
Have a fantastic Fourth of July weekend!
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.
In The Name of the Fathers
Hey, it’s Father’s Day weekend. Go buy the old man a tie — or a movie poster!
Movie Poster Museum 