The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

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!

With Alien: Romulus gaining rave reviews this year, we continue our series looking back at the original four movies in the Alien franchise.

Next up, the most troubled, maligned, debated, and re-appraised film in the entire series: David Fincher’s Alien 3.

It was with great sadness that we learned last week of the passing of artist Greg Hildebrandt. 

If you are a Tolkien or Star Wars fan. You will know the work of The Hildebrandt Brothers.

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?

Bloodsuckers have appeared in movies since the 1920's, but between then and 1979, there was very little in the way of innovation.

This week we continue our countdown to Halloween with an exploration of the decade when vampires were everywhere and they didn't all wear capes..

We have a 4th Century monk and a 6th Century Pope to thank for the seven deadly sins.

And, we have David Fincher to thank for 1995's serial killer thriller Seven.

Nearly thirty years later, we continue our countdown to Halloween with a look back at a dark masterpiece that still has the ability to surprise, shock and make us look at modern society a little differently.

A month out, we are starting our countdown to Halloween!

Let’s start by taking a look at a classic ghost story, its terrifying big-screen adaptation, and.. Ahem… slightly less effective big-budget remake.

We have a new sister website to introduce!

How did that come about?

It all stared when we stumbled across two wonderful vintage British Railways travel posters. You can read the full story in this blog post. 

How well do you know your movies and their locations? 

Below we have twelve vintage travel posters inspired by some of our favourite movies.

How many can you identify?

There have always been hit songs from movies in the music charts but the ‘90s took it to a whole new level. It was the decade when a string of mega chart-toppers were wall-to-wall on the radio and formed an integral part of the soundtrack of our lives.

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest movie-related hits of the decade.