Prior to director David O. Russell’s Oscar nom this week for The Fighter, the former Flirting With Disaster filmmaker was tragically becoming known more for fighting with Lily Tomlin than making films. But with the passage of time comes wisdom…so who says we all can’t learn something from such disasters?
Tag Archives: movie poster
Best Pictures!
They say it’s a thrill just to be nominated (right!), so here we go with this year’s Oscar Nominations…
IMP-ossible!
ImpAwards, the Godfather of movie poster sites, has announced its best and worst movie posters of 2010…
Once Upon A Smackdown!
Many a talented poster artist has tried tackling the early 80’s mafia pic, Once Upon A Time In America, including Renato Casaro (top left), Clement Hurel (top middle and top right), and Jan Mlodozeniec (bottom, middle), the Polish superstar.
Me and My Movie Posters…
It’s like a movie poster musical: “You and me…and me and you…”
Great Yates
British director, Peter Yates, has died at 81. Although not a household name, Yates built a solid career for himself, helming more than a few classics…
Romancing The Seurat
Here’s a little Georges Seurat Impressionistic-inspired charmer for the 1979 film, A Little Romance.
Seurat, you might remember, was given the Sondheim treatment for his musical adaptation, Sunday In The Park With George, based on the famous Seurat painting…
Can’t Touch This!
Here’s my award for The Most Dissimilar Movies With The Most Similar Movie Titles…Les Touchables, a 1968 UK release, which appears to be a Valley of the Dolls-style ripoff (the French poster was drawn by Boris Grinsson that you can buy here) and, of course, the 1987 Brian DePalma gangster pic, The Untouchables, that made Kevin Costner a star…
Bulletproof Posters!
I’m always amused at how past movie poster artists emphasized certain unusual themes for specific genres, such as crime films. So what happens when you design a German movie poster (Bonnie and Clyde), a French affiche (To Trap A Spy by Roger Soubie), and an Argentinean poster (Highway Pickup by Bloise)? Shattered glass!
Movie Poster Museum 