Tom Hodge aka The Dude Designs — not to be confused with that other dude from The Big Lebowski (although Hodges’ artwork does show off a certain original charm and character) — is doing his darnedest to elevate the art of the B-movie horror poster and DVD artwork to a B+ level and beyond!
When most movie poster lovers think of Renato Casaro, they recall his strong, bold dramatic work for Conan the Barbarian and Amadeus.
But let’s not forget that he could also be scary. Very scary…
Fritz Lang’s 1927 sci-fi classic, Metropolis, could hardly be more timely now with today’s troubling economy pitting wealthy owners versus the working class.
And with the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks this weekend, I thought it fitting to commemorate the work of Russian-born costume designer — yes, I said, costume designer — Boris Bilinsky (not to be confused with that other Belinsky), who also apparently dabbled in designing movie posters as seen below by these one-sheet architectural marvels that he constructed way back in the roaring 20s. (MoviePosterDB)
Inspired by Raquel Welch’s sexy pre-historic One Million Years BC poster (which was also featured prominently in The Shawshank Redemption), a friend wrote in to mention Barbara Bach’s loincloth-clad turn in the classic — or, more likely, never-seen — 1980’s Ringo Starr comedy, Caveman…
Last year, we had a Jennifer Aniston-Barbara Streisand mashup — now it’s time for a Natalie Portman-Raquel Welch movie poster showdown!
Looking for some elegant literary wall art? Welcome to PosterText, a Canadian publishing company that is creating minimalist posters for such lit/film classics as Moby Dick, The Great Gatsy, Hearts of Darkness, The Wizard of Oz, and more! (from QuirkBooks)
Is this new teaser poster for The Hunger Games awesome or just annoying? Click HERE to get the full effects.
And just in time from Comic-Con 2011 comes In Time, the new 20th Century Fox sci-fi flick directed by Andrew Niccol (The Truman Show, Gattaca).
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