The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

This week we were saddened to hear of the passing of artist Roger Kastel.

His illustrations for 1974's Jaws and the 1980 Star Wars sequel The Empire Strikes Back are as iconic as movie poster come.

This week's blog post celebrates his life and contribution to movie poster art.

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.

Lee Adams is a lover of the psychological and the supernatural, stuff that creeps under his skin rather than just goosing him with a cheap jump scare.

So, as Halloween approaches, here are eleven horror picks from him that reflect those tastes…

With a hat-trick of masterpieces in the ‘70s, William Friedkin established himself as one of Hollywood’s most fearless and innovative directors. When he passed away recently at the age of 87, the movie world also lost one of its most entertaining and forthright raconteurs. 

With the release of another Exorcist film, Lee Adams takes an in depth look at the series to date.

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…

At the beginning of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull we see the hat before we see our hero.

With that hat playing a key supporting role in this Summer's Dial of Destiny, Lee Adams takes a look at some more of the most iconic costume items of clothing in 20th Century cinema history.

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…

A few weeks ago, we reported that the late Richard Amsel was being inducted in to the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.

Look at the list of this year’s inductees and you will find another name familiar to movie poster fans...

You would be surprised how many movies may have been filmed just around the corner from you.

Helpfully, the BBC’s fantastic film buff Ali Plumb has put together a short series highlighting some of them.