Our good friend, Boris Grinsson, checks in yet again with a coupla Frank Sinatra classics…
Category Archives: French movie posters
Long Live The Weatherking!
Anybody who’s ever tried to buy an original vintage movie poster on eBay can tell you it’s like finding a needle in a haystack because they’re either insanely overpriced or impossible to find unless you’re searching for a specific title, not to mention risky because of a variety of factors — inaccurate descriptions, condition, fakes, reproductions, etc.
But I’ve found an excellent reputable dealer of French movie posters who calls himself Weatherking and I’ll probably regret broadcasting this because that means his affordable prices will most certainly go up — but the WK’s having another one of his monthly eBay auctions from June 15 to June 22, so don’t miss out!
More Faulkners!
Another based on a Faulkner bomb — but at least this one starred Steve Mcqueen!
Les French Faulkners
William Faulkner was a Nobel Prize-winning Southern writer who wrote movies purely for the money — and it showed as Hollywood bastardized most of the film adaptations of his literary masterpieces. But at least a few of the French movie poster artists got it right, including Boris Grinsson, who did the artwork on The Sound and The Fury below.
All’s Welles That Ends Welles
Speaking of Boris Grinsson, here’s two more illustrations of his work on the French one-sheets for 1960’s Crack In The Mirror, starring Orson Welles.
If It’s Tuesday, It Must Be Belgian Movie Posters…
…or French or Czech or Swedish or Polish. That’s right, hurry up and get over to EMoviePoster.com — because they’re having a big auction on a wonderful, colorful assortment of non-U.S. movie posters that ends today at 5pm PST.
Hustlers!
There’s a new book out by Paul Newman’s buddy-in-crime, A.E. Hotchner, called Paul and Me. And it sounds like Newman was quite the prankster!
Aside from the many great stories about the man and his numerous charitable acts not involving salad dressing, the book got me all nostalgic about those wonderful movie posters from The Hustler, most notably the French versions by Boris Grinsson…
Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005)
I never knew about this famous Belgian artist, Monsieur Folon, until I discovered — er, “stalked” — some of his fascinating designs at EMoviePoster…Enjoy!
Gift Books!
Still looking for gifts for fellow movie poster fans? Check out The Art of the Modern Movie Poster from Chronicle Books.
It’s an excellent resource on the history of one-sheets, emphasizing International designs. In fact, after reading this baby, I discovered that a recently purchased poster of mine from EMoviePoster.com was created by Osvaldo Venturi, a prominent Argentinean artist in the 30’s and 40’s. And only $12!
Movie Poster Museum 