The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

When browsing our collection of original movie stills, you may come across the term Press Book, or Press Kit.

But, what is a Press Book and what role does it play in film distribution and promotion?

As Denis Villeneuve is announced as the director of Bond 26, we take a look back at arguably the best film of Daniel Craig's tenure, Casino Royale.

It is still widely regarded as one of the best movies in the entire James Bond franchise. Yet Ian Fleming’s first 007 adventure took a few unusual detours before it landed in the capable hands of Daniel Craig.

You might not know their name but you’ll almost certainly know their faces.

While Hollywood superstars, famous directors and dazzling special effects are the big box office appeal for many cinema-goers, these are the unsung heroes who provide the cinematic glue that holds the whole enterprise together…

... and usually turn in memorable performances along the way.

Jim Sharman’s outrageous counter-culture musical is now half a century old and it is still beloved as a cult movie and an audience participation event.

Let’s take a look at how it all began and how attitudes have changed towards it over the years.

Humans have been drinking alcoholic beverages since around 7,000 B.C. and some of our best writers, thinkers and artists have had plenty to say about its intoxicating effects.

To celebrate the bank holiday weekend and the start of Summer, let’s take a look at some of the finest drinking scenes in cinematic history.

We all love rooting for our screen heroes but they would be nothing without a great villain to go up against. Almost since the very beginning, cinema has provided plenty of memorable antagonists for us to boo and hiss, as well as a fair few that give us sleepless nights.

Here is the second half of our countdown of forty of the finest.

We all love rooting for our screen heroes but they would be nothing without a great villain to go up against. Almost since the very beginning, cinema has provided plenty of memorable antagonists for us to boo and hiss, as well as a fair few that give us sleepless nights.

This week we begin our two-part countdown of forty of the finest.

Last month we were sad to learn of the passing of movie poster legend Robert E. McGinnis. 

In a career of nearly eighty years, he created over seventy movie posters, including some of the most iconic of the second half of the twentieth century.

Each year, the great and the good of film production, distribution and exhibition gather for the official convention of the National Association of Theatre Owners, CinemaCon.

This year some incredible new movie trailers were released. Here is our pick of the best of them!

Last week we popped along to the incredible Star Wars toy convention, Echo Base Live. The amazing collection of original figures took us back to childhood and the heady days of the '70s and '80s.

Back then the appearance of a Star Wars actor on the BBC was quite something. Luckily the Beeb has pulled some of the best bits together for us.

Enjoy!

Over 30 years after it was first released, the almost universal love felt towards Shawshank is all the more remarkable considering it flopped hard at the box office.

Why does Frank Darabont’s prison tale strike such a chord with so many people?

Seeing as The Matrix didn't make our list of the greatest trailers, we thought we should redress the balance!

So, this week Lee Adams takes a look at how the Wachowskis’ groundbreaking cyberpunk action thriller became an iconic pop culture moment that still speaks to viewers today.