I couldn’t help but notice the strong resemblance between the posters for Mel Gibson’s new thriller, Edge of Darkness, and a 1956 movie called Edge of the City starring Sidney Poitier, which was dreamt up by everyone’s favorite design legend, Saul Bass.
Did you know that Steven Spielberg asked Saul Bass to do a poster for Schindler’s List? Neither did I! Regardless, I think Universal made the right choice in going with a more dramatic design.
I think if the movie posters of Burn After Reading and Saul Bass had sex, this is what their one-sheet would look like…
If you’ve never heard of Saul Bass, you’ve probably seen his work somewhere — on a poster, at the gas station, or even your local phone company…
But what he’s most famous for is opening title sequences…
Movie Poster Museum 