Vintage Pulp | Jul 31 2009 |
Various movie posters from Russia, Poland, Hungary, Turkey, and the former West Germany, circa ’50s, ’60s and ’70s.
Modern Pulp | Jul 18 2009 |
Amazing Star 80 promo poster from Poland, painted by Maciej Woltman circa 1984. At a time when American movie posters had devolved into nothing more than glorified high school yearbook photos, the Polish designers were in their heyday of rethinking and improving the original art to produce something exciting to potential moviegoers. More fine examples here, here and, from earlier this week, here.
Vintage Pulp | Jul 16 2009 |
Here’s a movie we’ve seen a bunch—The Enforcer, with Humphrey Bogart and Zero Mostel. The film’s Israeli promo art is fantastic, and is another example of Bogie’s impeccable fashion sense. He proves here that it’s possible to pull off the very tricky fedora/bowtie/pistol look, and as a bonus, he even rocks a pocket square and sports a couple of rings. It’s not for amateurs, but if you think you’ve got the moxie, try this multiple accessory look and see if you don’t get laid. In the meantime we have more great Enforcer posters below from Germany, Poland, Italy, and Spain.
Modern Pulp | May 11 2009 |
Just because today seemed like a good day for it, we dug into the vault and posted two Polish posters for Steven Spielberg’s 1981 pulp blockbuster Raiders of the Lost Ark. Vintage Polish cinema art is hot right now, and the appeal stems mainly from the fact that their designers always rethought the material entirely. These are two of the best examples you'll find.
Vintage Pulp | Mar 27 2009 |
Here we go again with Vertigo. This time we have a brilliant bullseye themed Polish one sheet to add to the amazing French and Italian ones we posted a while back. Again, we can’t choose a favorite. The three are distinct, and awesome.