“Art of the Movies” Archive
Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
While most movie buffs know that Tom Selleck was slated to be Indiana Jones before Harrison Ford, perhaps they would be surprised to learn Clint Eastwood was tabbed to be in Men in Black (before Tommy Lee Jones stepped in) as Agent K. Or that writer/director Cameron Crowe did not have Tom Cruise in mind for Jerry Maguire but another Tom—Tom Hanks! (See them here: Originally Starring 2. And there’s more in the Originally Starring post.)
This is the third installment in the series in which we have a little fun pretending that the original casting choices actually did nab coveted film roles made famous by another actor or actress, and the back story of why it didn’t happen.
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Beetlejuice
David Geffen brought the Beetlejuice project to Tim Burton. Believe it or not, the script was way more violent & depressing, with the title character bent on killing and raping. Subsequent script revisions lightened the tone, so when it came time to cast the ghost-with-the-most Burton wanted childhood idol Sammy Davis, Jr. for the part. Geffen nixed his choice, instead suggesting Michael Keaton. Burton: “I met Michael and that’s when I started to see the character of Betelgeuse.”
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Edward Frebowitz | Art of the Movies
In just over ten years, pin-up girl Dolores Moran made 14 films, working with James Stewart, James Cagney, Dick Powell, and Humphrey Bogart. 88 years ago today Dolores Moran was born. Head over to our Facebook page and wish her a Happy Birthday!
Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
Why stop at seven when there's tons of movie poster look-alikes out there? To prove it we've got eight super examples for you in this eighth installment of the Poster Doppelganger series. See you L8R, everybody!
Pale Imitations
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
One measley letter. That's the difference between an esteemed film and our movie poster parodies. Well, that and some Photoshop fun.
L'enfant terrible
Citizen Kane
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
Summertime is a fine time for making trips, so we at MovieFanFare were moved—geddit?— to put together a quick quiz. Below are movie titles with their taglines—except they’re wrong. The tags may seem appropriate for the accompanying films but they really belong with another movie from the list.
Can you put the two parts correctly together again? (Quiz after the jump)
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
If you're a fan of movie posters that look strangely familiar you'll be in seventh heaven here. I've got seven up for your consideration in this seventh installment of the Poster Doppelganger series. Enjoy!
A Bloody Nightmare
Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
It has been a while, so here’s another installment in the Movie Mash-Ups series. I’ve combined posters & titles to create new movie one-sheets that will not be coming soon to a theater near you. Enjoy!
About A Boy Named Charlie Brown
• About a Boy; A Boy Named Charlie Brown
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
Not relying on just graphics to set their movies apart from all the others, poster artists know that type can also convey meaning or set a tone.
Below are movies that are known for their distinctive type styles. But the fifteen titles are not typed in their appropriate font.
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
Al Pacino as Ron Kovic in Born on the Fourth of July? Meg Ryan in Pretty Woman? One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest starring…Burt Reynolds? These were just a few of the real original movie pairings that I highlighted in my previous blog post, Originally Starring.
Here I continue with more Photoshop fun, re-imagining film posters with the actors initially slated for famed roles that eventually went to someone else.
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
Couldn't get enough could you? Neither could we, so we're back with more movie posters that are slightly imperfect. They're off by just one letter. But that simple misspelling can make a big difference.
A Man's Gotta Eat...
The Book of Eli
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Jason Marcewicz | Art of the Movies
I see dead people. More specifically, I see artists whose originality is DOA. Because everywhere I look I see duplicate posters!
This is the sixth installment that reveals one-sheets that look spookily similar. (And I sense that the series won't end here.)
Grumpy Old Men
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