The indie female-driven thriller, Black Rock, washes up at movie theatres this weekend — and I’m digging the new spin on a classic taken by Ignition Print for the one-sheet. Inspired by such designers as Bill Gold (Deliverance), Jason Munn (Treasure Island Music Festival), and Steve Frankfurt (Rosemary’s Baby), this Black Rock poster is solid! (IMP)
I don’t think Teresa is about Mother Theresa, but these two French beauties by Boris Grinsson and Jean Mascii are second to none!
War is hell…even for movie posters.
If you need a visual to differentiate today’s movie posters with one-sheets from the 1940s, then look no further than last year’s Oscar darling, Silver Linings Playbook, compared with the Boris Grinsson-designed French poster for Look For the Silver Lining (1949)…
Just in case you missed Eddie Shannon of Film on Paper‘s in-depth interview with British poster artist legend, Tom Beauvais, check it out here.(FilmOnPaper)
And while you’re at it, read up on FOP’s other chat with UK designer, Brian Bysouth.
Bert Stern has worked with Hollywood’s biggest stars — and shot the movie poster for Lolita, as well as the recent Taschen book on Marilyn Monroe. And now there’s a new documentary about the photographer called Bert Stern: Original Mad Man.(Film/Art)
Has anybody ever wondered if Brian DePalma’s French movie posters (both designed by Michel Landi) have a foot shoe fetish?
Movie Poster Museum 