The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

There are few things in movies as thrilling as the perfect entrance, but a lot of hard work and serendipitous choices need to align to bring them to the silver screen in the first place.

This week Lee Adams take a look at the stories behind six of the greatest…

As 2023 draws to a close, we take our annual look back at some of the big films of the last twelve months and share trailers for some of the most exciting movies of the new year.

Wishing you all the very best for 2024!

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!

Robin Hardy’s folk horror classic The Wicker Man is 50 years old this month. To celebrate, Lee Adams takes a look at the film’s journey from its humble beginnings to its current status as one of the greatest British horror movies ever made.

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.