Above: 1981 French grande for Stalker. Art by Bougrine.It’s been six months since I last did one of these round-ups of the most popular posters featured on my Movie Poster of the Day Instagram (previously Tumblr).With some 3,349 likes to date, this rare French poster for Tarkovsky’s Stalker, posted just last month, outstripped the pack and is in fact the second most “liked” poster I’ve ever posted, just a couple of hundred likes shy of Andrew Bannister’s UK poster for Parasite which I posted over a Pandemic ago. With art signed by one “Bougrine” the poster is currently offered for sale at Posteritati. Though the style and signature don’t quite look right, there was a Vladimir Bougrine (1938-2001) who was a prominent Soviet dissident painter who ended up in Paris in 1977 where, according to Wikipedia, “the French Ministry of Culture introduced him to...a community of writers,...
- 9/2/2021
- MUBI
A demonic baby returns to the big screen today with the found footage film Devil’s Due, which quite frankly makes this week the absolute perfect time to go back and revisit devil baby flicks from the past. Though movies like It’s Alive and Grace should by all means be on any given list of films that fall into that category, there’s one that they owe it all to, and only one that did it better than any other; Rosemary’s Baby.
Proving that the story is as powerful, effective and relevant today as it was when the film was released in 1968, Rosemary’s Baby is in the midst of being turned into a four-hour long miniseries for NBC, which is another reason why now’s the perfect time to either discover or rediscover the classic horror film. So before you go see Devil’s Due this weekend,...
Proving that the story is as powerful, effective and relevant today as it was when the film was released in 1968, Rosemary’s Baby is in the midst of being turned into a four-hour long miniseries for NBC, which is another reason why now’s the perfect time to either discover or rediscover the classic horror film. So before you go see Devil’s Due this weekend,...
- 1/17/2014
- by John Squires
- FEARnet
Waxwork Records has officially unveiled their Rosemary’s Baby vinyl score. Here’s a look at the cover art and details on their special edition release:
“We are thrilled to present Christopher Komeda’s score to the 1968 horror classic, Rosemary’s Baby. Remixed and mastered for vinyl from the original analog master tapes, this special release is the definitive presentation of the film’s score. This release also marks the first time the complete film score has been pressed to vinyl. Features include in-depth liner notes, unreleased productions stills, and full package artwork by Jay Shaw.
Rosemary’s Baby will be available on clear 180 gram vinyl.
Two very limited variants will be available: 500 randomly inserted units will be pressed onto 180 gram black and crystal clear center haze vinyl.
The first 200 customers will receive a very special super variant presented in a never-before created vinyl effect: An independently double colored / sided record.
“We are thrilled to present Christopher Komeda’s score to the 1968 horror classic, Rosemary’s Baby. Remixed and mastered for vinyl from the original analog master tapes, this special release is the definitive presentation of the film’s score. This release also marks the first time the complete film score has been pressed to vinyl. Features include in-depth liner notes, unreleased productions stills, and full package artwork by Jay Shaw.
Rosemary’s Baby will be available on clear 180 gram vinyl.
Two very limited variants will be available: 500 randomly inserted units will be pressed onto 180 gram black and crystal clear center haze vinyl.
The first 200 customers will receive a very special super variant presented in a never-before created vinyl effect: An independently double colored / sided record.
- 12/5/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Here we are with another edition of Poster Friday. It’s October and the Halloween season is kicking off, so I thought what better way to celebrate it than by…not featuring horror posters. I know, I know, next week. I promise.
Hit the jump to see which posters made the cut!
Downhill Racer is a movie people don’t really remember, but most people remember this poster by Steve Frankfurt. A wonderfully simple idea executed perfectly.
I’m actually quite looking forward to the upcoming Godzilla film, after all…it can’t be worse than the first American reboot of Godzilla…right?…right? This was a poster that premiered at Comic-Con this year, I can only hope the theatrical posters will be this imaginative.
The Great Escape is a classic no doubt and this poster by Maxime Chillemi does it justice. It’s simple yet still gives you a lot to look at.
Hit the jump to see which posters made the cut!
Downhill Racer is a movie people don’t really remember, but most people remember this poster by Steve Frankfurt. A wonderfully simple idea executed perfectly.
I’m actually quite looking forward to the upcoming Godzilla film, after all…it can’t be worse than the first American reboot of Godzilla…right?…right? This was a poster that premiered at Comic-Con this year, I can only hope the theatrical posters will be this imaginative.
The Great Escape is a classic no doubt and this poster by Maxime Chillemi does it justice. It’s simple yet still gives you a lot to look at.
- 10/4/2013
- by Kevin Fraser
- City of Films
This beautiful poster for Xan Cassavetes’s vampire yarn Kiss of the Damned, which opens in theaters today, was designed and illustrated by Akiko Stehrenberger, whom I interviewed in 2010 after having selected her Funny Games poster as my favorite movie poster of the last decade.
I asked Akiko recently if she would choose ten of her all-time favorite posters to share with us, to give us an idea of her influences and aesthetic leanings, but first of all we spoke about the inspiration behind this delightfully retro poster. She told me how she was definitely inspired by the work of the great American poster illustrator Bob Peak (1927-1992).
“I took notes from his Petulia and Funny Girl, where things fall away to white and become a simplified graphic element. This falling away to white technique, I also incorporate into my own personal portrait work.”
“I also took a big lead...
I asked Akiko recently if she would choose ten of her all-time favorite posters to share with us, to give us an idea of her influences and aesthetic leanings, but first of all we spoke about the inspiration behind this delightfully retro poster. She told me how she was definitely inspired by the work of the great American poster illustrator Bob Peak (1927-1992).
“I took notes from his Petulia and Funny Girl, where things fall away to white and become a simplified graphic element. This falling away to white technique, I also incorporate into my own personal portrait work.”
“I also took a big lead...
- 5/3/2013
- by Adrian Curry
- MUBI
Where were Andy Griffith, Larry Hagman and other well-known celebrities in this year's Oscars In Memoriam montage? They were online at Oscar.com.
Every year it's one of the more reliably ridiculous award show controversies: Who didn't make the cut for In Memoriam?
When it comes to the Oscars, these "snubs" are particularly sensitive given the prestige and viewership of the show, and the fact that the montage inevitably leaves out names and faces of recognizable stars -- usually those known far more for their work in television than their work in film, which is the medium that the Academy Awards actually celebrate.
However, the Academy is hip to the annual controversy and this year produced a supplemental slideshow on their website featuring 114 names and photos of entertainers and film craftspeople who passed away in the past year.
Among the late greats included in the slideshow but not on the...
Every year it's one of the more reliably ridiculous award show controversies: Who didn't make the cut for In Memoriam?
When it comes to the Oscars, these "snubs" are particularly sensitive given the prestige and viewership of the show, and the fact that the montage inevitably leaves out names and faces of recognizable stars -- usually those known far more for their work in television than their work in film, which is the medium that the Academy Awards actually celebrate.
However, the Academy is hip to the annual controversy and this year produced a supplemental slideshow on their website featuring 114 names and photos of entertainers and film craftspeople who passed away in the past year.
Among the late greats included in the slideshow but not on the...
- 2/25/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
For his Vimeo Award-winning "A History Of The Title Sequence," Dutch filmmaker Jurjen Versteeg imagined a documentary about the greatest title sequence designers of all times, and....well, made a title sequence for it. The 2 minute parade of names features Saul Bass and Danny Yount alongside quieter stars like Stephen Frankfurt (whose famous domino effect for "To Kill A Mockingbird" seems to have actually inspired a real live documentary). Their names are animated to represent whatever aesthetic the designer is famous for introducing.
Take a look at Versteeg's "History Of The Title Sequence" below, and our video slideshow of the sequences he's referring to below that. A few are copyright restricted -- to access full versions of those openings, head to the links in the captions.
Watch:
A History Of The Title Sequence from jurjen versteeg on Vimeo.
For the openings referenced in "A History Of The Title Sequence," click...
Take a look at Versteeg's "History Of The Title Sequence" below, and our video slideshow of the sequences he's referring to below that. A few are copyright restricted -- to access full versions of those openings, head to the links in the captions.
Watch:
A History Of The Title Sequence from jurjen versteeg on Vimeo.
For the openings referenced in "A History Of The Title Sequence," click...
- 7/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Ever since I first wrote about the work of Sam Smith, back in 2009, I have been wanting to work with him in my capacity (in my other life) as the design director for Zeitgeist Films. In the two and a half years since then, Sam Smith has become one of the most sought-after designers on the independent film circuit with his refreshingly simple, witty and indelibly striking hand-drawn designs (it doesn’t hurt that he also has a great knowledge of both film history and the history of movie poster design). A few months ago I finally got the chance when we decided that we wanted something out of the ordinary to promote our new release of Andrey Zvyagintsev's Elena.
Zvyagintsev’s dark and beautiful film premiered at Cannes last year where it won the Special Jury Prize. For our release this May (it opens next week in the U.
Zvyagintsev’s dark and beautiful film premiered at Cannes last year where it won the Special Jury Prize. For our release this May (it opens next week in the U.
- 5/11/2012
- MUBI
As part of his Interactive Multimedia and Audiovisual Design dissertation, Jurjen Versteeg created a standalone title sequence that takes viewers through a short history of title design -- using typography to highlight eight influential designers whose work helped make their movies most memorable. The Rotterdam-based designer previously created an unofficial title sequence for Sean Penn's Into the Wild, which won him some admiration. After that, A History of the Title Sequence was born, which Versteeg created as a possible intro for a fictitious documentary about the revolutionary designers he spotlights. Georges Méliès (Le Voyage Dans La Lune), Saul Bass (Psycho), Maurice Binder (Dr. No), Stephen Frankfurt (To Kill A Mockingbird), Pablo...
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- 7/28/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
As part of his Interactive Multimedia and Audiovisual Design dissertation, Jurjen Versteeg created a standalone title sequence that takes viewers through a short history of title design -- using typography to highlight eight influential designers whose work helped make their movies most memorable. The Rotterdam-based designer previously created an unofficial title sequence for Sean Penn's Into the Wild, which won him some admiration. After that, A History of the Title Sequence was born, which Versteeg created as a possible intro for a fictitious documentary about the revolutionary designers he spotlights. Georges Méliès (Le Voyage Dans La Lune), Saul Bass (Psycho), Maurice Binder (Dr. No), Stephen Frankfurt (To Kill A Mockingbird), Pablo...
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- 7/28/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Stephen Frankfurt was something of a real-life Don Draper: a hot shot ’Sixties Madison Avenue ad executive who was profiled by the BBC in 1965 in a 30 minute film called The Quiet Persuader (the whole thing can be seen on YouTube). Born in 1931 and apparently still active in advertising today, Frankfurt earned international recognition when he was made president of Young & Rubicam in 1968. Not only was he, at 36, the youngest man in advertising to hold such a high office, he was also an art director when it was rare for art directors to run agencies. Young & Rubicam was the world’s second largest ad agency and in the first episode of the new season of Mad Men Don Draper mentions Y&R as a rival. He complains about Y&R’s much more spacious offices, although in the BBC piece you can see that their offices are nowhere near as glamorous as Sterling Cooper’s.
- 9/3/2010
- MUBI
Kellerhouse Inc., has created stunning covers for Criterion Collection releases, and even developed logos for Pixar's "Finding Nemo", and "Up" (his website is well worth a look). This time around he creates his own inspired version of a 70's/80's horror poster that evokes its own kind of chills while tipping its hat to the likes of "Carrie", "Rosemary's Baby", and "Black Christmas". - This month we welcome Art Director, Neil Kellerhouse, to discuss our featured poster for "The House of the Devil". The man is no stranger to film graphics: His company, Kellerhouse Inc., has created stunning covers for Criterion Collection releases, and even developed logos for Pixar's "Finding Nemo", and "Up" (his website is well worth a look). This time around he creates his own inspired version of a 70's/80's horror poster that evokes its own kind of chills while tipping its hat to the likes of...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
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