The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

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…

As Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny swings (or shuffles) into theatres, join Lee Adams for a look back at the incredibly popular adventure franchise so far.

Last week, he covered Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom. Now it’s time for The Last Crusade and the Indiana Jones movie that should remain nameless… but is the fourth one all that bad?

After fifteen years, a fifth Indiana Jones film is (quite unbelievably) upon us. To celebrate the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Lee Adams takes a look back at over forty years of Indiana Jones.

This week, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.

Enjoy!

Tim Burton has a visual style as strong as any other director and an eccentric sensibility that distinguishes his movies from most. 

They haven't all been hits and our resident film-buff is still having nightmares over the ending to Planet of the Apes.

As part of his healing, let's take a look at Lee Adams' top 10 Tim Burton movies!

‘80s and ‘90s action cinema was dominated by the long-standing rivalry between two larger-than-life superstars, before they buried the hatchet and finally appeared together onscreen in The Expendables.

This week Lee Adams takes a look at how their careers played out in movie posters…

Art of the Movies HQ is about 2.5 miles from Warner Brothers Studios Leavesden but, incredibly, until last weekend, the AotM family had never been to their Making of Harry Potter experience.

What an experience it is! Without spoiling any of the magic, here are a few of our highlights. 

The cult comedy The Big Lebowski recently marked its 25th Anniversary, causing Dudes all over the world to break out the White Russians.

To celebrate, in the second half of this two-parter, here are Lee Adams' 20 favourite scenes from the unique world of the Coen Brothers…

The cult comedy The Big Lebowski recently marked its 25th Anniversary, causing Dudes all over the world to break out the White Russians.

To celebrate, in the first half of this two-parter, here are Lee Adams' 20 favourite scenes from the unique world of the Coen Brothers…

Paul Thomas Anderson’s exuberant sophomore feature Boogie Nights turned 25 recently, and in the intervening years he has put together one of the most fascinating filmographies in Hollywood.

This week Lee Adams casts an eye over the career of this modern master.

From Ice Skating at the Wollman Rink and the Fifth Avenue Light Show, to Macy's Santaland and Central Park in the snow, there is no better city to visit in the winter-time.

But, the Big Apple has always had a bruised underbelly.

This week, Lee Adams kicks off 2023 by taking a cinematic look at the gritty New York of the 1970s...