The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

Did you know that Kurt Russell landed his role in 1994's Stargate as the producers ran a global poll and found he had zero unlikeability?

This week we take a look at the sixty year career of the great everyman actor.

As magician, novelist, stand-up comedian, essayist, banjo player, producer, film star and all-round entertainer Steve Martin turns 80, Lee Adams takes a look at the ten funniest films of one of Hollywood’s true renaissance men. 

As we gear up for the return of clueless cop Frank Drebin (well, his son, anyway) in The Naked Gun, let’s take a look back at how the ZAZ team perfected the art of big-screen buffoonery in the ‘70s and ‘80s…

Since his eye-catching calling card Memento in 2000, Christopher Nolan has become one of the most influential and profitable filmmakers of the 21st Century.

Over almost 25 years, it hasn’t escaped anyone’s notice that he repeatedly comes back to one obsessive theme: Time and its all-encompassing effect on our lives. 

Let’s take a look at the Nolan movies where chronology plays a major part in how the narrative unfolds.

Over the past 12 months there has been a lot of discussion online about whether 1994 or 1999 was the better year for cinema as they celebrated their 30th and 25th anniversaries respectively. 

Great pedigree, but our blogger Lee Adams is here to argue the case for an even better year for celluloid that unfurled half a century ago. Yes, it's 1974!

We’ve talked about Sylvester Stallone’s career path compared to that of his rival Arnold Schwarzenegger in the past, but now it is time to look at the movies in greater detail.

We have ranked his 1980's films. Do you agree with us?

In 2002, film critic Colin McCabe ruffled feathers by submitting Carry on Cleo and Carry On Up The Khyber among his picks for the 100 Greatest Films Ever Made.

They may not be fine art, but we Brits loved a Carry On on a bank holiday!

This week Lee Adams takes a look at the cultural impact of the much-loved and equally much frowned-upon comedy series.

Legendary broadcaster Terry Wogan had many great guests on his chat show during its 10 year run, but none were as live wire as a young actor named Nicolas Cage!

In the thirty plus years since that madcap interview, the colourful actor has racked up over 100 movies.

This week Lee Adams takes a fantastic look at his career to date.

With Timothée Chalamet now donning the famous top hat of Mr. Willy Wonka in the marvellous prequel, Lee Adams asked his kids to rank their favourite Roald Dahl movies.

Some of their placings may surprise you!

Both Al Pacino and Robert De Niro were born in New York, the city that would often provide a backdrop for their films as they established themselves as two of the most gifted actors of their generation.

This week, Lee Adams takes a look at their long and (mostly) illustrious careers.

As Britain’s biggest and most famous city, London has played host to hundreds of both homegrown and overseas movie productions.

This week, our very own expat film buff, Lee Adams, takes a look at how it isn’t all just phone boxes and beefeaters on film…

This summer was all about the box office clash between Barbie and Oppenheimer, two releases that have made a refreshing change from the usual roster of sequels and superhero movies.

In the background, the evergreen Tom Cruise raised pulses once again with his latest outing as secret agent Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One.

This week, Lee Adams takes a look at his glittering career so far…