An exploration of the art of the movie poster. From the Golden Age of Hollywood to modern day cinema, a look at the trends and styles of movie posters over the years.
Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. It was 48 years ago this week that the worlds of…
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Don’t let snobs tell you anything different, movie posters are just as valid of an artform as anything that hangs in a museum. If you think about it, the art of trying to still an inherently visual medium through a…
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For this Open Thread, we want you to sound off about movie posters — specifically which ones are your favorite? Perhaps the unforgettable style of Saul Bass (whose work is seen above in his Vertigo poster) sticks with you? Maybe…
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There’s a lot to unpack here. For those of you who may not remember, Hooper was a 1978 action-comedy starring Burt Reynolds as Sonny Hooper, the industry’s leading trick driver, whose body has seen better days. He gets roped into…
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A truly great movie poster should reflect the feeling and atmosphere of the film it represents. Longtime MovieFanFare readers are familiar with our thoughts on how crafting a perfect movie poster is an art that is slowly dying. While most…
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Six Pix presents a sextet of movie posters representing a particular actor/director/genre. You pick the one you feel is visually the most artistic or best sums up the film. These steamy, sultry posters ooze sexuality—Six Pix is now Sex Pix….
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This time Six Pix focuses on movie posters prominently featuring ordinals. You pick the best one or otherwise rank them according to which ones you feel are visually the most artistic or best sum up the film.
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This time Six Pix focuses on movie posters inspired by the Art Deco movement. You pick the best one or otherwise rank them according to which ones you feel are visually the most artistic.
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St. Patrick’s Day is just a shillelagh’s throw away, so let’s look at six Irish-themed film posters (The Quiet Man, Darby O’Gill and the Little People, Michael Collins and more), then see if you agree with our pick for the one that best represents the Emerald Isle.
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You can’t judge a book by its cover…and, sometimes, you can’t judge a film by what’s on its poster. Take a look at this classic post featuring at 10 examples of movie poster mistakes and see where–and, maybe, why–the artists goofed.
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