A gallery that should bring comfort to any struggling young graphic artist is revealed; the movie posters that missed the final cut. We have curated a collection of the ones that got away, the rejected original draft versions of movie posters for some of the most famous film titles of recent decades, including Batman, Pulp […]
For Your Eyes Only was released in 1981 and is the 12th film in the James Bond series. It was directed by John Glen, in his directorial debut having previously worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. It was produced by Albert R. Broccoli with Michael G. Wilson and Richard […]
Convoy is a 1978 film directed by Sam Peckinpah. It produced by Robert M. Sherman with Bill Norton known as B. W. L. Norton writing the screenplay. Convoy stars Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine, Burt Young, Madge Sinclair, Franklyn Ajaye, Brian Davies, Seymour Cassel, Cassie Yates and Walter Kelley. The storyline follows three truckers, […]
Books are a great way to learn about the fascinating world of movie poster collecting and represent an inexpensive way to enjoy hundreds of movie posters of your favourite films at home. However, not all books are created equal, so I have compiled a list of some of the best movie poster books ever published based on […]
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick. It is based on Anthony Burgess’s 1962 novel, A Clockwork Orange. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain. The storyline is set in […]
Normally, the artist is not identified on the film poster, and in many cases, the artist is anonymous. However, several artists have become well known because of their outstanding illustrations on film posters. Some artists, such as Drew Struzan, often sign their poster artwork and the signature is included on distributed posters. Here you will […]
The Outlaw Josey Wales is a 1976 revisionist Western film directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by Robert Daley. The screenplay was written by Phil Kaufman and Sonia Chernus based on author Forrest Carter’s 1973 novel The Rebel Outlaw: Josey Wales. The novel was later republished and retitled to Gone to Texas, as shown in […]
Know all the secrets of everyones favourite swashbuckling, cocktail-sipping superspy 007, here are 11 things you probably didn’t know about James Bond. Having spent over 50 years as a cultural phenomenon, defeating plans for world destruction and riding on insane vehicles — and along the way, he’s had more than his fair share of weird […]
The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back) is a 1980 film directed by Irvin Kershner and produced by Gary Kurtz. The screenplay was co-written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan based on a story by George Lucas, who also worked as an executive producer on the […]
For Your Eyes Only was released in 1981 and is the 12th film in the James Bond series. It was directed by John Glen, in his directorial debut having previously worked as editor and second unit director in three other Bond films. It was produced by Albert R. Broccoli with Michael G. Wilson and Richard […]
Titanic is a 1997 film directed by James Cameron, who wrote the screenplay and co-produced the film with Jon Landau. Although Titanic is not intended to be an accurate depiction of events, aboard the ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic, the characters are a mix of fictional and historical figures. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy […]
Titanic is a 1997 film directed by James Cameron, who wrote the screenplay and co-produced the film with Jon Landau. Although Titanic is not intended to be an accurate depiction of events, aboard the ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic, the characters are a mix of fictional and historical figures. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy […]
In this article, we will discover the most memorable, iconic and sometimes crazy world of James Bond gadgets from inside Q Branch. With twenty-four movies released through five decades, Bond has seen and used his fair share of incredible gadgets. It all started with the Geiger Counters and Cyanide Cigarettes in Dr No through to […]
In 1962, a production company owned by Harry Saltzman and American Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli, called Eon Productions released the first movie adaption of an Ian Fleming novel, Dr. No which starred Sean Connery as British Secret Service Agent, 007. James Bond has been played by six different actors over the years, you can find […]
Thomas Jung (known as Tom Jung) was born on 13th February 1942 and is an advertising art director, graphic designer and illustrator who is best known for his movie poster artwork and his work as a motion picture storyboard artist. Tom has worked on movie poster artwork for films such as Doctor Zhivago, Grand Prix, […]
As movies transitioned from simple moving pictures to a storytelling medium, their popularity drastically increased throughout the U.S. and Europe. As a result, they soon required advertising to alert people when and where they would be shown. The movie poster was born and has been used as a medium to promote films ever since with the […]