This isn’t really a fair fight considering the celebrated pedigree of the Marlon Brando classic, but here’s an ice hook smackdown between two International movie poster superstars: Anselmo Ballester (On The Waterfront) vs. Guy Gerard Noel (The Clouded Yellow)…
Here’s two classic movie posters of the 1947 French twister, Miroir, from two classy French artists, Hervé Morvan and Boris Grinsson (this poster design is rumored to be his own personal favorite)…
That vintage movie poster purveyor, EatBrie, has picked himself up some sweet lemons with these delightful door panels from the 1980 auto-comedy, Used Cars…which will nicely complement his already burgeoning Zemeckis Collection.
Btw, the one-sheet on the lower left was designed by Roger Huyssen and the International caricature version on the lower right is credited to Sandy Kossin.
I’ve never been a huge Liza Minnelli fan (except for her awesome appearance in Arthur) — but these Polish and Czech posters of Cabaret do have a certain flair!
This weekend, I was cruising on the APF and came across this intriguing Saul Bass article posted by Big Mel at the MPC.
The article basically touts the work of Christian Annyas, a Dutch graphic designer, who has cleverly documented how modern DVD covers have eliminated the precious past movie posters of Saul Bass since the studios assume most potential customers don’t have the time or interest to reflect on the artwork of the original poster (which is illustrated below in these beloved Bass before and awful non-Bass after shots).
Okay, don’t get too excited because this is just a simple tribute to movie posters with hands, including a few classics by such poster design legends as John Alvin (E.T.) and Saul Bass (The Man With The Golden Arm, In Harm’s Way, and Phase IV).
Wanna see some world-class takes on a classic movie poster? Let’s look at Blow Up, the 1960’s sexy swinging mod movie directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, with a soundtrack by early Herbie Hancock.
With help from Georges Kerfyser (French), Ercole Brini (Italian) and Waldemar Swierzy (Polish), this movie poster knows how to make love to the camera!
One of the most popular movie posters — but not so much the movie — is the 1967 European biker romance flick, Girl On A Motorcycle. Haven’t seen the film, but the posters certainly look like a bit of a tease!
Although it’s not Steve McQueen’s finest film, these worldly movie posters for the 1964 romancer, Love With The Proper Stranger, certainly make my heart flutter — especially the Italian foglio by Ercole Brini (bottom left) and the Boris Grinsson Frenchie (bottom right).
Movie Poster Museum 