Meansheets generally sticks to movie posters, but news of the death of famed “Tennis Girl” poster photographer, Martin Elliott, could not go without mention.
I’m sure Mr. Elliott took much more beautiful portraits and landscapes in his career, but none sold two million copies like this ribald classic.
Not many art lovers know this, but Salvador Dali was actually a wannabe movie poster designer on the side, but alas, many of his one-sheets never saw the light of day…Until now!
Here’s a few of his never-before-seen versions of The Empire Strikes Back and The Rose starring Bette Midler.
But of course, if you believe that, then…
Once dubbed “The Michelangelo of Pop Art”, Guy Peellaert (1934-2008), was probably most famous for his 70’s rock album covers and psychedelic art/music/fantasy book, Rock Dreams. But he also happened to create the haunting poster for Taxi Driver, and quite a few others. And although he passed away a few years ago at the age of 74, you can still check out his official website here.
You’d think Hollywood would have made a classic Spring Break movie by now — but the results have been mixed. At least the posters are pretty! And now Moviegoods is paying tribute to the college party season.
I’m not a huge basketball fan, but it’s that time of the year again where office productivity slows to a halt while workers fill out their brackets for the NCAA basketball tournament. Let’s look at some of the most popular basketball movies of the last 20+ years…
I would like to pay my respects to the life of Peter Graves (who died yesterday at the age of 83) by showcasing one of his most oft-quoted movies, Airplane, whose poster was designed by acclaimed New York artist, Robert Grossman. Who could believe that lines like “Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?” would still resonate after all these years? Godspeed, Mr. Graves.
Sad news today about ex-teen star, Corey Haim.
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