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!
Category Archives: Movie Poster Books
The Terraces
In The Art of The Modern Movie Poster, Sam Sarowitz (of Posteritati fame) does a poster breakdown for a few select movie titles, comparing and contrasting the various International poster designs from each country. So I thought I’d do that here with From The Terrace (1960), a not-so-popular film adaptation of John O’Hara’s bestseller, starring then-newlyweds, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. Check out the official trailer here.
My personal favorite is the French version, which was done by notable artist, Georges Kerfyser.
Today’s Specials
If you would like to add some old travel posters, pin-ups or even, yes, war propaganda to your collection, then EMoviePoster.com has some very special posters for you that ends today.
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…
Cinco de Movie Posters
Guess I’m a little late on this since Cinco de Mayo 2010 is nearly half over — but there’s a whole wonderful world of Mexican movie posters out there! So if you have any interest, go pick up Cine Mexicano: Poster Art from the Golden Age 1936-1956 by Mexican Film Archivist, Rogelio Agrasánchez Jr., or just head on down to SantoStreet.com, which carries an excellent selection of vintage south of the border one sheets.
And now for your viewing pleasure, here are the comedic stylings of legendary Mexican artist, Ernesto Garcia Cabral…
Bollywood Babylon
I was at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend and came across this little gem in the Taschen booth.
This poster book features lots of wonderful, colorful hand-painted posters and original art from Bollywood’s past motion picture history, focusing mainly on early 20th Century productions — so unfortunately, that probably means no Aishwariya Rai!
Starstrucked
Over the weekend, I got a chance to look at the latest movie poster book to hit the shelves, Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters From Classic Hollywood.
Written by Ira Resnick, the famed poster collector/owner of the Motion Picture Arts Gallery, this coffeetable book is a dream for fans of pre-1940’s movies. And with an introduction by Martin Scorsese, you know the guy’s legit. Along with colorful reproductions, the book features even more colorful anecdotes of how Resnick scoured the countryside during the 70’s and 80’s and bought most of these priceless collectibles for a song…Ah, dem were the days.
Fair Play
Once again, thanks to Sim Branaghan’s excellent book, British Film Posters, I discovered the life and work of Vic Fair, a rockin’ Englishman who did his part to push the boundaries of the “quad”-rophenia (for all you Who fans out there)!
EMoviePoster Goes Large!
If you’re into really big, oversized movie posters, you might wanna check out the auction that expires today around 5pm PST over at EMoviePoster.com. You can spend anywhere from $1 to $1,000+ (plus shipping, of course). Here’s a few of my funkier favorites…
Movie Poster Museum 