So many remakes, so little time…If you have a hard time remembering (or even knowing about) the forefathers of some of today’s films — take a look at IMP’s excellent ‘Remakes vs. Originals’ movie poster breakdown! (IMP)
Category Archives: Movie Poster Smackdown
The Catcher in the Rye Returns
Anybody who went to English class in the past sixty years or so has probably read J.D. Salinger’s classic coming-of-age novel, The Catcher in the Rye (below, right).
And now there’s a documentary coming out soon about the notoriously reclusive (now deceased) author, which is aptly-titled, Salinger — and I’m liking the paperback cover-inspired poster. (THR)
Look For the Silver Linings…
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)…
White House Downers?
Another disturbing trend: American disaster movies. (IMP)
Hudson Hawn!
Like mother, like daughter — or, if Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson were a tag team wrestling duo, you could call ’em Hudson Hawk Hawn (not to be confused with Raquel Welch-port or Barbie Aniston)! Although neither family members have set the box office on fire recently, their history of romantic comedy movie posters are solid Gold-ie!(IMP)
Zach Galifianakis is Orson Welles…
Pummeled is the new Pretty?
Rocky Manhattan Hall!
What do Sly Stallone and Woody Allen have in common? Apparently, a lot — if you look at their classic one-sheets from the 70s. (IMP)
Dressed For DePalma!
Has anybody ever wondered if Brian DePalma’s French movie posters (both designed by Michel Landi) have a foot shoe fetish?
Movie Poster Museum 