The Original Movie Posters Blog - Art of the Movies

Each New Year we read big predictions for the twelve months that lie ahead. The rise of Artificial Intelligence is always on the list.

Computers can now beat grandmasters at chess and even (nearly) drive cars. Could they produce movie posters?

Let's have a look!

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...

2022 has marked some-what of a recovery for cinema and movie theatres. Top Gun: Maverick soared high and Avatar: The Way of Water is currently breaking records.

It all bodes well for a bumper 2023. Here we take a look at the top 10 films of 2022 and share all the trailers for our pick of next year's big films. Enjoy!

With Avatar: The Way of Water hitting the big screen and shaping up to be the must-see film of Christmas, Lee Adams takes a look at the blockbuster career of James Cameron…

SPOILER ALERT - He isn't a fan of Pandora!

We still have Avatar: The Way of Water to round out this year, but we are already looking forward to some of the cinematic gems of 2023, and we have just been treated to two incredible trailers.

Enjoy!

To say we have lost some British legends this year would be an understatement (RIP Maam). 

One of those titans, British composer, musician and singer, Monty Norman made an extraordinary contribution to movie music, and you will be able to hum it. 

This week we share news of a fantastic new book for fans of Studio Ghibli and Japanese Anime movies.

Plus, we have teamed up with Waterstones to give you a chance to win two books and a framed Spirited Away movie poster!

With just six weeks to wait before the most hotly anticipated film of the season hits the big screen, 20th Century Studios have just released a new trailer for James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water!

You can enjoy it here!

Back in early 2021 we shared the journey of artist, author, screen-writer and film-maker Adam McDaniel and his forty year mission to promote and preserve the work of artist Richard Amsel.

After thousands of miles and over fifty interviews, one hundred hours of footage is currently being edited into Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art and Adam has just shared a teasing trailer with us!

Enjoy!

As the spookiest night of the year draws near, it must be time for another of our movie poster quizzes!

Below are twenty Horror movie posters - with a twist - we have carefully removed the titles!

So, draw the curtains, check behind the sofa and ignore that squeaking floor board... It is time for The Horror Movie Poster Quiz!

Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is now hailed as the great director's masterpiece and its influence can be seen all the way from Contact to Interstellar.

It is hard to believe it was initially panned by critics and by the studio's own executives (who Kubrick had kept at arm's length throughout production).

It is one of our favourite films and so we were delighted to stumble across an incredible set of films that explore "How Kubrick Made 2001".

Enjoy!