The Godfather is a 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It was produced by Albert S. Ruddy. The screenplay was written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola based on the 1969 crime novel of the same name by Mario Puzo. The Godfather stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard S. Castellano, Robert […]
Sin City (also known as Frank Miller’s Sin City) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written, produced, and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez. It is based on Miller’s graphic novel of the same name. Much of the film is based on the first, third and fourth books in Miller’s original comic […]
American Beauty is a 1999 film directed by Sam Mendes. It was co-produced by Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks with Alan Ball writing the screenplay. The film stars Kevin Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Allison Janney, Peter Gallagher, Mena Suvari, Wes Bentley and Chris Cooper. The storyline follows Lester Burnham, a 42-year-old advertising executive who […]
The Rocketeer is a 1991 film directed by Joe Johnston. It was co-produced by Charles Gordon, Lawrence Gordon and Lloyd Levin. The screenplay was co-written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo based upon the character of The Rocketeer created by comic book artist and writer Dave Stevens. The film stars Bill Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, […]
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 […]
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 […]