The new Eddie Murphy movie, A Thousand Words, sounds an awful lot like that 90’s family comedy knee-slapper, Liar Liar.
Also, the one-sheet takes a few artistic liberties from that famously dirty defender of free speech, Larry Flynt. (ImpAwards)
Category Archives: 2000s posters
Shame-less?
The producers of the new erotic drama, Shame, are testing the theory that less is more — at least when it comes to sex. Directed by Steve McQueen (no, not that Steve McQueen!) and starring Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) and Carey Mulligan, the new NC-17 film is set for limited release today and it will be intriguing to see how this steamy adult pic fares at the box office.
American moviegoing audiences, notoriously prudish when it comes to on-screen sex in film, will soon decide if they are a-Shame-d or not to see this flick. (ImpAwards)
Carnage Knowledge
Roman Polanski’s new movie-based-on-a-play, Carnage, seems to have a lot in common with some of those foursome films of the 1970’s — Carnal Knowledge and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice — except without the sex!
Movie Poster Wallpaper?
In a development that is sure to make most movie poster fans cringe and shrivel up, a company called Weitzner has created a new wallpaper called Cinema Posters that is made from recycled movie posters.
Now I guess we know where all those cheesy Trimark and New World 1980s home video posters went!
No Payne, No Gain!
One of Hollywood’s cleverest directors, Alexander Payne, is coming out with The Descendants this weekend, starring George Clooney. Although Payne’s résumé boasts quality over quantity, let’s hope we see more from him sooner than later.
Also, if you didn’t see his short, but sweetly subtle gem from Paris Je’taime, feel free to sample it below…
AFM Poster Bash!
The Hollywood Reporter has The 20 Most Outrageous Posters that were shown at last week’s AFM (American Film Market) convention where film distributors from all over the globe gather to showcase their sometimes schlocky B-movie wares.
Munn Meets MoMA
Indie rock/film poster artist, Jason Munn (Alamo Drafthouse, etc.) just went legit as SFMoMA recruited him be part of the museum’s Artist Series.
With that designation under his belt, he designed an eye-popping quartet of Saul Bass-ish graphics that are now on sale at Munn’s website or the SFMoMA museum store!
JFK – Hope = J. Edgar?
The Art of Copy
We all know the movie stars, producers, and directors whose names appear on the movie poster credits of our favorite films — but what about those unsung creators who come up with the taglines on these posters? Meet one who was recently written up in The New York Times…
Movie Poster Museum 