tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post3192061916694338845..comments2024-03-26T05:01:57.793-07:00Comments on DREAMS ARE WHAT LE CINEMA IS FOR...: THE SHOW BEGAN ON THE SIDEWALK: TOP 20 Favorite Movie Posters Ken Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-28225119089970837692021-01-27T06:53:26.549-08:002021-01-27T06:53:26.549-08:00Oh, yes, I remember that ELECTION poster. Interest...Oh, yes, I remember that ELECTION poster. Interesting that the whole poster/pin-up craze passed you by. But even during the 60s and early 70s when the Haight district was full of poster shops, people who owned movie posters were sort of rare. And I never saw framed ones until I moved to LA. But where I grew up in SF, seemed everyone had music convert posters and rock stars.<br />Though the city now is plastered with billboards and places to promote movies, the art of movie poster design seems to have died. I can't even recall the last time I was taken with the poster art of a film.Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-26062270345702280072021-01-25T17:24:00.528-08:002021-01-25T17:24:00.528-08:00Oddly enough, I've never bought or received as...Oddly enough, I've never bought or received as a gift a movie poster in my entire life. I came from a very pretentious Darien household and the only thing we put on walls were carefully matted black and white photographs of people, places or golden retrievers. Even in college I hung Indian print bedspreads, Bob Marley and Joni Mitchell posters, and carefully matted black and white photographs of people, places, and golden retrievers. <br />I do have a lot of favorite movie posters even if I never owned them. A relatively recent one I liked was ELECTION, with a cowed Matthew Broderick hiding inside the giant, open mouth of Reese Witherspoon. A very inventive idea for one of my favorite movies of the last 25 years.Kipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-48862698317174607112016-05-11T18:12:25.814-07:002016-05-11T18:12:25.814-07:00Hi Lila
I wish I still had my old movie ad scrapbo...Hi Lila<br />I wish I still had my old movie ad scrapbook. Whenever I look through old Newspapers in the Google archives, I still get a thrill from looking at the movie sections from the 70s. Such variety! (And with drive-ins still around, an amazing amount of schlock and exploitation).<br /><br />So very cool that you too had a thing for the Sunday Pink Section, and collected ads in the bargain. Nice to know that some things continue through the ages even as moviegoing changes.<br />Thanks for sharing the story about winning that "heaven Can Wait" poster. I would have flipped! When I moved to LA, that poster image dominated the "entrance" to the Sunset Strip on a billboard right by the Chateau Marmont (the space occupied by the revolving Myra Breckinridge statue in the 60s).<br />Thanks for the link to the Bee gees poster. I forget how hairy a trio they were. Did you throw them over for a punk band when you got older?<br />And yes, Richard Amsel's art was really all over the place. He was practically the Norman Rockwell of my generation. And so sad about his early demise. Someday someone needs to write about all the art that was potentially lost due to the AIDS epidemic and the Reagan administration's inaction. Personally, I'm convinced that Broadway wouldn't be as "Disneyfied" as it is today.<br /><br />And as for my Tumblr blog, at the advice of a writer friend of mine, as I start to get more serious about this writing thing, I deleted my old account and started a new one devoted exclusively to movies and this blog (no political rants or off-topic stuff). It can be linked be clicking on the Tumblr button on the sidebar. Should you find me again, please tag me, I lost your Tumblr account and want to re-follow.<br /><br />Great to hear from you Lila, and thanks for the interest!Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-73708560591234651192016-05-11T13:46:12.102-07:002016-05-11T13:46:12.102-07:00As I've probably said before, I looove your re...As I've probably said before, I looove your reminiscences of growing up in northern California and how they intersect with my own history. In high school, every Monday morning I would rush to the library so I could read that weekend's Pink Book! And I still have ads from it for films and bands in my old scrapbooks (usually torn out surreptitiously. As a punk rock kid, I had no respect for square concepts like library property!).<br /><br />In an almost-but-not-quite-spooky coincidence, my parents regularly listened to KNBR in the Frank and Mike days--though I was more of a Carter B. Smith girl myself--and that Heaven Can Wait poster you included? I won one in a KNBR contest. No idea where it is now, alas, though I'm not bothered by that as much as I wish I could find another copy of the 4-ft. tall Bee Gees poster I had in 8th grade! <br /><br />https://www.pinterest.com/pin/354165958170396286/<br /><br />The mention of Richard Amsel's name pinged my memory and when I Googled, I instantly recognized his work. Anyone who grew up with TV Guide in the 70's and 80's could say the same, though I hadn't realized the extent of his seminal work with film posters and album covers as well. (That iconic Divine Miss M cover!) I also hadn't known that he had died from AIDS in 1985. Just when I think I know most of the notable people lost to the plague, I always find always another one. Dammit.<br /><br />BTW, I was distressed at the disappearance of your Tumblr--is everything okay?lilianavonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09363096499107106137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-40415303847559864332016-04-27T08:01:04.145-07:002016-04-27T08:01:04.145-07:00Hi Wille
Thank you very much. Yes, for whatever re...Hi Wille<br />Thank you very much. Yes, for whatever reason, I'm really glad movies became such a vessel of escape/discovery/learning for me. I used to know someone who saw one or two movies a well. She just saw everything that came out, but they really didn't mean anything to her. She used them like some people use TV-to pass the time and kill a few hours. <br />It always felt like she was getting 10% of a 100% experience.<br /><br />And it's curious about the whole "positive" think on film. I really don't enjoy boosterism and rah-rah defending of movies either. I like critical thinking that takes in the good and bad of a film and still arrive at a perspective. <br />I used to belong to some FB mmovie sites, but the members were so gung-ho/fanatic in their devotion to a movie, they jumped down the throat of anyone who expressed a critical observation.<br />So the struggle is always for me to work at keeping my eyes open with an equally open mind. Not easy when I have my personal faves, but I try.<br />Thanks for noticing, Wille.Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-50173956475365657522016-04-25T04:05:38.182-07:002016-04-25T04:05:38.182-07:00Hi Ken. It's interesting what you write about ...Hi Ken. It's interesting what you write about movies being throw away "time-killing escapism" for some people while being much more important to others who want to go back and re-evaluate and re-experince the same films.<br /><br />I hadn't thought about the Casino Royale poster girl being covered in paint instead of gold! A full-boy painting is less painful than a full-body tattoo!<br /><br />Yes, you're blog is much more positive in tone about films than most film sites, especially the ones who write about older films. That's a relief! Thank you for sharing your views on your very entertaining and fun blog!<br />-WilleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-88358265040780033412016-04-24T18:24:54.641-07:002016-04-24T18:24:54.641-07:00Yes, another terrific Richard Amsel poster! I thin...Yes, another terrific Richard Amsel poster! I think it works for the very reason you say; it instantly evokes nostalgia, yet the image is of to not-very-wholesome con men.<br />I wish I remembered the Mad magazine cover, it sounds amusing. Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-78667160802012142382016-04-24T09:30:53.418-07:002016-04-24T09:30:53.418-07:00My favorite poster is the one for "The Sting....My favorite poster is the one for "The Sting." I always thought it was a cheeky subversion of those old "Saturday Evening Post" covers and all the "good old days" nostalgia associated with them. Also, it was the inspiration for a great Mad Magazine cover-when they did their version of "The Sting," the cover of the issue read, "We salute the Big Con" and showed Nixon and Agnew as Gondorff and Hooker, enjoying their ill-gotten gains, and below, in smaller letters, "and we also zing The Sting." Maynard's Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09941230385981785004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-61411886858048097762016-04-23T14:34:10.390-07:002016-04-23T14:34:10.390-07:00So happy you enjoyed the post!
Glad to hear from a...So happy you enjoyed the post!<br />Glad to hear from another poster collector who went through the (apparently requisite) period of pinning up every poster they own until frames and more wall space were discovered.<br />I know what you mean about liking a film not being enough...it has to have a great poster too. A great many of my favorite films have terrible posters (Demon Seed and The Fan come to mind).<br />Love your choices, particularly the "Gloria" poster, and I rally appreciate having the lings to look at-thanks for that.<br />Foreign posters are often so dazzling in their graphics, the Polish ones (when they are not downright terrifying) often qualify as works of graphic art.<br />oh, and since I have "What's the Matter with Helen?" on DVD, I'm familiar with that DVD cover art. Oy! How does stuff like that even get approved? Just terrible!<br />Thanks for sharing your fave poster choices with us. Such a cool an diverse selection. <br />I'll sign off thanking you as Vito, with apologies if your name is Kevin (I wasn't sure if maybe you might have gotten my name wrong or if you are telling me yours...I'm easily confused!) Thanks!Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-75315844426848283862016-04-23T10:00:55.251-07:002016-04-23T10:00:55.251-07:00Love this article. I've been collecting movie ...Love this article. I've been collecting movie posters for decades. The photo of your first apartment looked very much like mine--including many of the same posters on the wall. My guidelines are that I must lovethe movie and love the poster. Because there's lots of movies I love and they have lackluster posters (THE HOURS). One of my alltime favorites is Cassavetes's GLORIA with Gena Rowlands shooting a pistol in various directions (http://www.moviepostershop.com/gloria-movie-poster-1980). And I love the giant pill image for VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (http://www.moviepostershop.com/valley-of-the-dolls-movie-poster-1967).<br /><br />I also think some foreign posters have better images than the US versions--like WAIT UNTIL DARK's Japanese poster (http://www.illustractiongallery.com/crime-detective-noir/4094-wait-until-dark--japanese-.html), WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE's French poster (http://www.moviepostershop.com/whatever-happened-to-baby-jane-movie-poster-1962/CJ6109).<br /><br />As for WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH HELEN? (a movie I love), theer is so many things wrong with that poster. First it's the spoiler. Then it's the awful tagline ("So you've met someone and you know how it feels. Goody. Goody.") The only thing worse is the DVD cover, which ups the spoiler ante by putting a knife in Shelley Winters's hand (http://www.amazon.com/Matter-Whoever-Auntie-Midnite-Feature/dp/B000068TPG).<br /><br />Thanks! Kevin!vitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474066051537140686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-33675206971112697192016-04-22T07:26:04.010-07:002016-04-22T07:26:04.010-07:00Thanks Ken! It's an honor to be linked to you...Thanks Ken! It's an honor to be linked to your site. You are welcome at Steel Town Girl anytime, and bring Poseidon!Roberta Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065433889234217024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-23084054996984784882016-04-21T15:54:22.378-07:002016-04-21T15:54:22.378-07:00Hey MDG!
Love that you have that dynamic Saul Bass...Hey MDG!<br />Love that you have that dynamic Saul Bass poster in your office. And your taste in off-size, low-budget horror and exploitation posters is the stuff of true collectors. Those exploitation films often had the most vivid poster designs. <br />By the way, in all my years of movie-mania, I have never come across the term "Benton Card" and had to Google it. Who knew? A whole sub category of film promotional material I knew nothing about! Love finding out new movie things!<br /><br />The practice of spicing up movie posters with sex often led to hilarious results. In the heyday of video rental stores, I was often aghast at the overheated cover art for the most benign movies. That and what you mention about the new DVD cover for "Planet of the Apes" ...what a moronic (and desperate) cover art decision!<br />Thanks for the educational comment, MDG!Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-2880854506396566942016-04-21T15:26:45.674-07:002016-04-21T15:26:45.674-07:00Hi Wille
Thanks very much. I don't know that I...Hi Wille<br />Thanks very much. I don't know that I'm so much the right person to write about this period in movies, so much that I feel grateful (now) that I was such an emotional basket-case as an adolescent, that, at a time when movies were really going through an unprecedented shift, I was growing up shy and insecure and needing to "find" something in what would otherwise be the time-killing escapism so many of my peers perceived movies to be.<br />I probably missed a lot of other things in 60s-70s culture, but I was very "awake" about movies.<br /><br />That "Eyes" poster you describe sounds great. An online search turned up an image of a Japanese Laura mars poster that might look like the one you describe.<br />The "Casino Royale" poster of course is a big favorite. It's one I still have, but would have appeared as #21 or something.<br />When i read about it online, I find people frequently impose modern sensibilities onto it and describe it as an image of a psychedelically tattooed woman. Oldsters like myself know that the 60s was the era of body painting (a la "Laugh In" ) and the image suggests the fusing of the full-body painting of the original James Bond "Goldfinger" girl with the wacky, psychedelic nature of this comic spoof. <br />To confuse matters, in 1981 I purchased the poster for the distasteful Bruce Dern film "Tattoo" because the imagery reminded me of Casino Royale. It was a short-lived attraction - I sold that poster in a hurry.<br /><br />I laughed at your description of Julie Christie's hair being a "drab mid-seventies perm" on the Shampoo cover- Ha! Indeed it is. She's so gorgeous, but the hair does her no favors. Hawn, however...Wow!<br />As for MacGraw, I would love to think those gorgeous long legs belong to her and not some leg model (like that whole Julia Roberts/Pretty Woman poster scandal that nobody cared about).<br /><br />Lastly, thanks for expressing an interest in what movies I might actually loathe! It's always so much fun (and easier) to write about movies one hates. My keys just fly across the keyboard. That (along with the fact that so much movie writing on the internet is vitriolic) is one of the reasons I chose to write a blog about movies I like. From a writing standpoint I find it so much more challenging trying to describe good things.<br />Perhaps after so many years of establishing goodwill, I'll let go with one post where I can lay into the films that drive me up a wall!<br />Or better still, maybe I'll just have an open forum and ask you all to tell me what films YOU dislike!<br />Thanks, Wille.Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-92110247737153211772016-04-21T14:59:28.333-07:002016-04-21T14:59:28.333-07:00That's wonderful news, Roberta! I already chec...That's wonderful news, Roberta! I already checked out your funny and well-written blog, so I hope you don't mind my linking it with my favorites in the side banner. Your conversational writing style and perceptive observational skills promises a continuously pleasurable escape form my own head. Congrats! Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-46729280925348811202016-04-21T10:34:55.661-07:002016-04-21T10:34:55.661-07:00Great selection, Ken! I went through a phase of bu...Great selection, Ken! I went through a phase of buying (contemporary) posters in the late 70s/early 80s, but never had the money to frame/wallspace to display them. When we were looking the in archives for art to put in the office area at work a couple yearsd ago (my office is in a university library), I was able to snag the Bass "Man with the Golden Arm" poster for my office.<br /><br />My own taste in posters runs more to low-budget horror or exploitation flicks from the 50s-early 60s, ideally in an "extinct" format like a half-sheet or window card. (I got my son a Strait-Jacket Benton card for his college apartment.)<br /><br />"In writing this post I wanted to include a tiny section on movie posters that do a lousy job of sneaking sex into their posters..." made me think about when I worked at a 16mm rental agency/video dealer in the early 80s and how the video box art would always sex up the art, especially on the back cover.<br /><br />Finally, re: your comments on "What's the Matter with Helen"--have you seen the dvd cover for the latest release of the original Planet of the Apes? Guess they figure it's no secret at this point. MDG14450https://www.blogger.com/profile/01123092027299291617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-60488133938742468252016-04-21T04:00:36.670-07:002016-04-21T04:00:36.670-07:00I've said it before and I'll say it again....I've said it before and I'll say it again. I'm so envious of you having experienced these classic films and posters when they were first released! You really are the right person to be writing about them! I discovered films from 60s and 70s on late night television but you got to see them on big screens!<br /><br />I once had a small poster for "Casino Royale" (1967 of course) which I've regrettably lost. I like the poster for "Death on hte Nile". I have another poster for "Eyes of Laura Mars" than the one you've got. It features Faye with a camera and leg out to the side with a picture of Lulu and Miichele fighting. I think that is my favourite poster that I own.<br /> <br />So many great movies and posters from that era. Of your list I like the Barbarella one the most. I really wish I had that on the wall. Not much space for that, though. The others on your list are classics too. I can't understand why Julie Christie has a drab mid-seventies perm on the poster for "Shampoo" when she's got such stunning haircuts in the film! I have a slight Ali MacGraw fascination and I wish she had worn a slit skirt in "Just Tell Me..." rather than just on the poster. She looks so good on it with those legs! The "Rosemary's Baby" poster is just as chilling as the film and you're so right about how irony-free the "Saturday Night Fever" poster is.<br /><br />It would be great to read about why you don't like that movie and also a list of your least favourite films!<br />-Wille<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-79259955131063938132016-04-20T20:54:52.122-07:002016-04-20T20:54:52.122-07:00I have to agree with you about the Bob Peak poster...I have to agree with you about the Bob Peak poster art for "Camelot." my parents belonged to the Columbia House record club, and the Camelot soundtrack was the featured record that month. No one in my household was interested in it, but as you may recall, Columbi House will send it to you unless you mail them a "not interested" card. <br />When the album came I was struck by the cover art and found in it all that you described. Indeed, it reminded me more of the hippie rock and roll posters for The Fillmore than the world of King Arthur, but that was its appeal. It's just a stunning image.<br />Bob Peak was feted with a gallery show of his art here in LA some years ago, and the original ink and paint illustration kind of took my breath away.<br /><br />Bloody Mama I remember very well, and I can completely appreciate its appeal. Posters for 70s exploitation films seemed to have an aesthetic of their own, and of the many gangster films of the era, I recall how "Bloody Mama" caught my eye. The same with "The Honeymoon Killers" - a poster which really unnerved me at the time. I only saw the film relatively recently and was blown away by it, but never forgot that poster.<br />Thanks for the eclectic contributions! Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-26552774908357495552016-04-20T20:46:24.207-07:002016-04-20T20:46:24.207-07:00Ken, glad I gave you a chuckle. Your blog has give...Ken, glad I gave you a chuckle. Your blog has given me endless moments of entertainment. I do write a blog, called Steel Town Girl, that focuses on growing up in western Pennsylvania in the 1970s. You and Poseidon inspired me to do it!Roberta Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065433889234217024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-45277229455654649822016-04-20T16:49:51.761-07:002016-04-20T16:49:51.761-07:00There are two - totally unrelated - film posters t...There are two - totally unrelated - film posters that are favorites of mine. <br /><br />The first is for the 1967 CAMELOT. That lush illustration caught my eye when I was 10 years old. I saw it for the first time when attending the roadshow release. It swirls with movement and has such vivid color. Even as it depicts the Arthurian legend, it is absolutely of 1967 in its style and intent. It's nothing like the MGM studio would have done. It drips with intrigue and sex. Vanessa Redgrave's orange hair flying all over the place is still eye-catching. And how sultry she is. There is the additional matter of those numerous images of Franco Nero, on whom I developed a deep and confusing 10 year old's crush as the film unspooled. He's still hard to top. I suppose. At least in CAMELOT. For decades, I've been toting around the country a framed copy of the CAMELOT film poster. It is the only film poster I've ever owned.<br /><br />The other is the poster for BLOODY MAMA. High trash, but the copy is so funny. All of them, as there are a few. Plus, you get Shelley Winters chomping a cigar and slinging a tommy gun. It's hard to beat that for an image that commands attention. <br /><br />Honorable mention goes to The Honeymoon Killers. How BOLD to promote a movie with the image of Shirley Stoler in her underwear being pawed by a seemingly nude Tony Lo Bianco, while both sit on a trunk with an arm sticking out. It's a shocking, coarse, vulgar image... just like the movie. But what an image to sink the ad budget into. Risky as a sales piece, but certainly memorable. George W. Tushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050905945846094987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-1449743338205332792016-04-20T15:14:31.345-07:002016-04-20T15:14:31.345-07:00Yes--this is the one. I loved it! But, then again,...Yes--this is the one. I loved it! But, then again, I also had Maxfield Parrish posters. Child of the 1970s indeed!<br /><br />https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Musketeers_1974.jpgDiscoDollyDebnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-68941856924060007462016-04-20T14:36:19.783-07:002016-04-20T14:36:19.783-07:00please accept my sincere apologies Poseidon. I di...please accept my sincere apologies Poseidon. I did misunderstand what you were referencing.<br /> I love this blog so much I get very protective of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-61081260338585397312016-04-20T13:18:29.045-07:002016-04-20T13:18:29.045-07:00Yes!Those Mad magazine parodies were the best. I s...Yes!Those Mad magazine parodies were the best. I still have a copy of that Mad magazine issue. What comes to mind immediately is the drawing of Twiggy standing on the sidelines as the nude body double for Mia Farrow during the coven body-painting sequence.Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-67755434199392763332016-04-20T12:52:36.093-07:002016-04-20T12:52:36.093-07:00"Say a prayer for Rosemary's baby". ..."Say a prayer for Rosemary's baby". The Mad magazine parody was excellent, "Rose-Mia's boo boo". Frank was in the dream sequence singing scooby dooby doo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-52010516043673032372016-04-20T12:22:55.420-07:002016-04-20T12:22:55.420-07:00Hi Bella
"Metropolis"...excellent poster...Hi Bella<br />"Metropolis"...excellent poster! And such an arrestingly bold graphic.<br />You're the first person to ever reference the Rosemary's Baby phone campaign and relate an actual experience of calling in! What a thrilling memory to have...and to have your parents take you to see such a hotly-anticipated film, to boot.<br /><br />I was unaware of the movie's phone-in campaign at the time, but many years later on Ebay I was able to purchase a record of the various radio and TV ads for the film, and included was the taped message for people who called that number. One of these days I have to commit it to mp3. I think a lot of Rosemary's baby fans would get a kick out of hearing it.<br />can't tell you how much I appreciate hearing from another soul caught up "Rosemary's Baby" fever at the time it occured. As you said, good times! Thanks, Bella! Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2627032459273165000.post-55601890405138320972016-04-20T12:06:52.815-07:002016-04-20T12:06:52.815-07:00Roberta
I really wish you wrote a blog. The entire...Roberta<br />I really wish you wrote a blog. The entire section about misleading ad art is so spot-on and hilarious! <br />Your recounting of of the "Gone With the Wind" experience is the kind of stuff I live for. That's the true moviegoer's experience...not just following the action onscreen, but processing that action through something very specific and personal within each of us. I can relate.<br /> In writing this post I wanted to include a tiny section on movie posters that do a lousy job of sneaking sex into their posters (worst offender, a Mary Poppins poster in which the raised, twirling skirt of the Edwardian-era nanny reveals a pair of shapely bare legs in 1960s pumps).<br />Anyhow, I truly feel your pain, and the Julie Christie hair discrepancy wasn't lost on me either (I have a soft spot for the ridiculous, Streisand-ish hairdo she's given in the film, but it's clear the poster doesn't want to give any indication it takes place in you to know it takes place in 1968).<br /><br />One of my sisters studied graphic art, and Richard Amsel's work was a big influence on her style. His posters and TV guide covers were indeed very classy. And no star ever had to worry about being captured in an odd or unflattering light. Not only did he capture the resemblance, but he glamorized (Matthau on the Hello Dolly poster).<br />Finally, it's nice to hear other people responded to how chilling the catchline "Pray for Rosemary's Baby" was to young ears. Talk about generating interest! <br />Thanks a million, Roberta.! Your comment gave me such a chuckle and got me to thinking of all the misleading poster images I've seen over the years. Ken Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04940648971296673233noreply@blogger.com