Iconic Movie Posters

Posted on March 23, 2013 at 3:51 pm

Trailers are so accessible these days that we sometimes overlook the power of a really great movie poster.  I like this list of the greatest movie posters of all time because it is a great reminder of some iconic images and because it includes commentary from designers on what makes those posters so good.  Not surprisingly, most of the film posters are horror/sci-fi/fantasy, as that provides the greatest opportunities for imagination, but there are also strong images for crime movies like “Pulp Fiction” and “The Usual Suspects.”  Without looking, can you guess what they picked as the all-time best?  You might also want to compare it to the list of best-selling movie posters.

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Offensive Reference to the Pope Added to “Last Exorcism” Movie Ads

Posted on February 26, 2013 at 11:45 am

“The Last Exorcism, Part 2” looks pretty bad.  It’s a “cold open” (not shown to critics in time for reviews), which is always a bad sign.  But its recent amendment to add a reference to appear to tie the resignation of the pope to its story of satanic possession is appallingly offensive.

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