The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

This week we share news of a fantastic new book for fans of Studio Ghibli and Japanese Anime movies.

Plus, we have teamed up with Waterstones to give you a chance to win two books and a framed Spirited Away movie poster!

With just six weeks to wait before the most hotly anticipated film of the season hits the big screen, 20th Century Studios have just released a new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water!

You can enjoy it here!

Back in early 2021 we shared the journey of artist, author, screen-writer and film-maker Adam McDaniel and his forty year mission to promote and preserve the work of artist Richard Amsel.

After thousands of miles and over fifty interviews, one hundred hours of footage is currently being edited into Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art and Adam has just shared a teasing trailer with us!

Enjoy!

After an impossible 2020 and a very difficult 2021, the start of the year was still sluggish for UK cinemas. While Tom Cruise soared to new heights, there weren't many blockbuster releases following him. But, things are looking up.

This week, we take a quick look back at UK cinema attendances to date, before sharing the trailers for the biggest releases yet to come!

Outside of the original trilogy, the films of the Star Wars universe polarise fans like the rift between the light and dark side of The Force.

There is however one film that, to this writer and Star Wars fan, wins out and Lucasfilm have just released a trailer for a new series that dovetails in to it.

Sit back and enjoy a teaser for Andor! 

Back in November 2020 we were excited to report that Disney had started development of a sequel to George Lucas’ magical fantasy “Willow”.

After nearly a year’s filming, a stunning trailer was finally revealed at the recent Star Wars Celebration.

You can watch it here!

It is clear that Tom Cruise puts his all in to every movie he makes. In every press interview and media experience he is the consummate professional – engaged, smiles and laughter, and never short of time.

A great example of his good humour and passion can be found in his recent interview with BBC film critic, Ali Plumb. 

You can find that and a link to over 140 of  Plumb's filmed interviews here...

What does a film-maker do when the technology to create his film does not exist? Well, if you are George Lucas, you invent it.

Released on Disney+ on 27th July 2022, a six part series Light & Magic will take us back in time, to the earliest days of Lucas' Industrial Light and Magic and look behind the scenes as they create effects for some of the biggest films of the past fifty years.

You can watch the trailer here!

The instantly recognisable Jurassic Park logo is one of the most iconic movie titles of all time.

With the release of Jurassic World: Dominion, we take a look at the evolution of a design that has lasted over thirty years.

Can you believe that we are nearly half way through the year already?

This week we take a look back at the blockbusters released so far and preview the best of the films yet to come.

You can watch all of their trailers here!

Premiering in New York City on May 12, 1986, Top Gun would open at 1028 U.S. movie theatres a few days later. At the end of its theatrical run, it had taken $357M at the box office.

Now, after thirty-six years, it is time to zip up our flight suits, climb in to our cockpits and fire up the after-burners. It is time for Top Gun: Maverick!

On its December release, we will have waited thirteen years for Avatar: The Way of Water.

To give a taste of what is to come, an official teaser trailer has just been released. It is breath taking. The level of realism takes computer generated imagery and movie making to another level.

You can watch it here!