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Wednesday, December 5, 2012

New Monsters University Posters - Disney Prequel

'Monsters University' Plot Details Revealed by Billy Crystal - Fandango.com:

And look for 3 characters from the prequel as action figures made by Funko Pop Vinyl.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Hitchcock #Poster Series / designer Saul Bass / New Psycho prequil / Hitchcock exhibits

Design Work Life » Daniel Zender: Hitchcock Poster Series:

Does the name need to change from Psycho to the Birds?

It's cool to see all the new ideas for book jackets and movie posters. Doing projects like this is a great way to create a portfolio. And the work of Hitchcock is ideal because the master knows how to tie all the small details together to make something much greater than the sum of it's parts. For instance, Most Hitchcock movies have only a few words in the title. That's marketing genius. We will forever think of Hitchcock when we hear the word Psycho or Vertigo, Suspicion or Saboteur.

Alfred Hitchcock: The great pretender (independent.co.uk)

Graphic designer Saul Bass created most of the movie posters for Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese, a well as dozens of logos for major corporations that are recognized internationally. He also directed his own sci-fi feature film called "Phase IV" using macro photography to reveal the life of ants on the offensive against humans. The movie was screened recently with the Long-Lost Original Ending (slashfilm.com). See this in-depth article about Saul Bass: The Evolution of an Artist (noupe.com)

Here’s the movie in its entirety
Buy the Phase IV DVD to truly appreciate this masterpiece

Another collection of Hitchcock mashup posters by Enzo Lo Re. (trendhunter.com)

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Fellini / Polanski Polish film posters | @SwannGalleries now : Lot 74/75

Swann Auction Galleries : Full Details for Lot 75:

NOZ W WODZIE . [Knife in the Water.]

Posters from Poland and those countries bordering Russia and Europe are filled with a unique graphic style that may be a result of the mashup of cultures filtering through these former Soviet-Bloc counties. These are the same regions that produce most of the world's amber and the first science-fiction books about robots.

NOCE CABIRII. Polish poster

Hitchcock Movie Posters: Collection from filmmaker Gary Winick's estate | Swann #Auction Galleries : Full Details for Lot 81

Swann Auction Galleries : Full Details for Lot 81:

Saul Bass (May 8, 1920 - 1996) designed some of the most memorable Hitchcock posters (on sale today at Swann Auction form the estate of filmmaker Gary Winick), and perhaps a few of the very best movie posters of all time. He's also credited with rethinking the design of film credits.

Bass started working with Hitchcock in and together they redefined movie poster design from dull lobby cards into attention grabbing graphic design that pulled customers in the door with the promise of something exciting and mysterious. Bass also worked with Otto Preminger, Martin Scorsese, Billy Wilder and Stanley Kubrick. See all the lots at Swann Gallery: Sale #2275 4/4/2012

Posters reveal another Hitchcock innovation of using movie titles with as few words as possible, often only one or two words. "The Birds" is all you need to say to get chills down your spine.

I CONFESS. Warner Brothers, 1953

DIAL M FOR MURDER. Warner Brothers, 1954

THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH. Paramount, 1956

MARNIE. Universal, 1964

NORTH BY NORTHWEST. MGM, 1959

PSYCHO. Three sheet. Paramount, 1960

	REAR WINDOW. Paramount, 1954
ROPE. Warner Brothers, 1948


24-sheet horizontal poster, printed in 15 sections. 9 x 20 feet

VERTIGO. Paramount, 1958

FRENZY. Universal, 1972

FAMILY PLOT. Universal, 1976

Hitchcock Poster Art (Amazon)

Friday, March 16, 2012

Mondo Posters history: 13 Greatest Mondo Movie Posters So Far… | Film School Rejects

The History of Mondo Part 1: The 13 Greatest Mondo Movie Posters So Far… | Film School Rejects:

Alien – Landscape and Alien – Portrait – 2008 – Ken Taylor
Ken Taylor really went all out with a British quad style landscape print which features some great sectioning off, character faces and color work as well as a standard portrait oriented print which showcases the infamous Alien egg opening up.