Archive for the ‘Posters’ Category
Filed under: Drama, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Posters
Harry Brown has been one of those titles I’ve seen crop up from time to time, the kind that makes waves at a few festivals, building a nice buzz before disappearing without ever really establishing a feel for what it’s all about. Well, Cinematical was just given the chance to premiere the poster ahead of the film’s theatrical release in the US on April 30th thanks to Samuel Goldwyn and I’ve not only finally learned what it’s actually about, but that if you want to instantly sell me a ticket to a movie, just make a poster that prominently features Michael Caine holding a revolver while a city burns itself to the ground behind him.
It’s an eye catching design, no doubt, but what really drives the image home is the indifferent, curious lack of remorse in Caine’s face, a face audiences have likely grown accustomed to seeing bearing only smiles and general good will in recent years. Good will, however, seems to be precisely what Harry Brown runs out of, according to the film’s official synopsis:
“Set in modern day Britain, Harry Brown follows one man’s journey through a chaotic world where teenage violence runs rampant. As a modest, law abiding citizen, Brown lives alone. His only companion is his best friend Leonard. When Leonard is killed, Brown reaches his breaking point.”
What happens after he’s reached his breaking point, I don’t know, but color me interested come this April. Check out the Harry Brown poster in full below.
Gallery: ‘Harry Brown’ Poster Premiere
Filed under: Documentary, SXSW, Posters
The morning of November 5th, 2008 I happened to be on my way to Africa for work. I remember the charge and energy in the air sitting in the lounge waiting to fly out of DC. I remember the buzz around me, people in every corner talking to those around them about what had happened the night before. I remember the adoration in voices and the sheer frustration in others’. When I arrived in the Ivory Coast 20 hours later, I experienced something I, quite honestly, never expected to experience. Upon hearing our accents, strangers at the airport would walk up to myself and my co-workers and shake our hands, thanking us for being Americans.
It was surreal. I remember distinctly thinking that there were people halfway around the world who cared more about the election of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America than I did. And it wasn’t that I didn’t care; I was ecstatic, in fact. But there I was, surrounded by people deeply affected by what had just happened on the other side of the planet even though it ostensibly had little bearing on their own lives. “I really hope someone makes a documentary about this,” I thought. I never would have guessed 15 months later I’d be writing about the poster premiere for such a film.
Two weeks before the election, filmmaker Jeff Deutchman reached out to friends and strangers around the globe to begin recording their experiences, good or bad, leading up to the momentous day. He then spent the intervening year assembling the footage into a “participatory documentary” called 11/4/08, which will have its world premiere at SXSW on March 13th. It’s our pleasure to debut the posters for this unique cultural experiment, so please do check them out in the gallery below and then head over to the official 11/4/08 website for more information about their creation as well as more info about the film, which is still accepting footage, by the way; so if you’ve got something good to share, I’m sure Deutchman would be happy to take a look.
Gallery: 11/04/08 Poster Premiere
Filed under: Drama, Samuel Goldwyn Films, Posters
Harry Brown has been one of those titles I’ve seen crop up from time to time, the kind that makes waves at a few festivals, building a nice buzz before disappearing without ever really establishing a feel for what it’s all about. Well, Cinematical was just given the chance to premiere the poster ahead of the film’s theatrical release in the US on April 30th thanks to Samuel Goldwyn and I’ve not only finally learned what it’s actually about, but that if you want to instantly sell me a ticket to a movie, just make a poster that prominently features Michael Caine holding a revolver while a city burns itself to the ground behind him.
It’s an eye catching design, no doubt, but what really drives the image home is the indifferent, curious lack of remorse in Caine’s face, a face audiences have likely grown accustomed to seeing bearing only smiles and general good will in recent years. Good will, however, seems to be precisely what Harry Brown runs out of, according to the film’s official synopsis:
“Set in modern day Britain, Harry Brown follows one man’s journey through a chaotic world where teenage violence runs rampant. As a modest, law abiding citizen, Brown lives alone. His only companion is his best friend Leonard. When Leonard is killed, Brown reaches his breaking point.”
What happens after he’s reached his breaking point, I don’t know, but color me interested come this April. Check out the Harry Brown poster in full below.
Gallery: ‘Harry Brown’ Poster Premiere
Among the many things that have become popular again following the invention of the internet, folks seem to be really diggin’ retro movie posters as of late — so much so that a week doesn’t go by without someone posting up new retro posters for older movies, whether they’re advertising a screening or some sort of gallery showing. Retro posters are hot! Now, artist Travis Coburn has created a new batch of retro posters specifically for the BAFTA Best Picture nominees (aka British Academy Awards), which include Avatar, An Education, The Hurt Locker, Precious and Up in the Air. And for those who weren’t already aware, The Hurt Locker won. Does that mean it’ll win the Oscar? Gotta wait till March 7th to find that out.
I like this whole Retro Poster Revolution and I hope it continues. I hope other studios use this trend to their advantage by hiring real artists to come up with a poster that’s original and unique. Universal recently scored points with the geek audience when they brought on legendary monster artist Basil Gogos to create a unique poster for The Wolfman. Why don’t more studios do that? Our movie posters are really suffering these days from over-photoshopping and floating heads syndrome. And while I understand the studio’s desire to create their usual generic movie poster, I also urge them to use some of that marketing money to put out something fun and original, too.
Check out the BAFTA posters by clicking through the gallery below, and see more of Travis’ work over here. No word on whether these will go on sale, but if there’s enough hype perhaps they will.
Gallery: BAFTA Best Picture Retro Posters
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Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Universal, Posters
With the March 19th release date for Repo Men fast approaching, Universal has seen fit to kick the marketing up a notch for their Jude Law and Forest Whitaker-starring genre hybrid about a future in which life-saving organ transplants can be repossessed if a customer gets behind on their payments. Their campaign includes a run of posters advertising the fictional organ donation conglomerate, ominously titled The Union, and today the Moviefone network (of which Cinematical is a part) has been given four of their artificial organ advertisements to unveil.
And, honestly, I do dig the mood they’re going for here (I’m also a big fan of posters that don’t actually have the film’s title on it). It’s clear from the trailer that Miguel Sapochnik’s film had a twisted sense of humor, but these new posters, combined with the real website for the fake Union corporation, are sure driving that tongue deeper into the cheek. Check out the “We Encourage You to Drink Irresponsibly” variant in full below and head over to Inside Movies, Sci-Fi Squad and Horror Squad for the other three (I’m particularly fond of that last one).
Oh, and if you’re looking to make some cash, keep your eye out for an upcoming team up between Universal, Repo Men, and Wired that will give four lucky nomads a chance at $10,000 grand if they can stay hidden off the grid for about a month.
Filed under: Action, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Movie Marketing, Images, Posters
A few weeks ago, we got a sneak peek at Roman Polanski’s newest film, The Ghost Writer, previously known as The Ghost, and we can finally loosen our lips a tad to talk about this thriller. (A full review of the final cut will be forthcoming the week of release.) Ewan McGregor plays a professional ghost writer known for more fluffy and financially successful books than serious political biographies. Nevertheless, he is brought in at the last minute to finish the memoirs of former British PM Adam Lang after the previous ghost writer — and Lang’s close friend — mysteriously drowns before finishing the book.
Lang has sequestered himself on a little island in New England to finish his memoirs, but the handsome and athletic figurehead seems seems far less interested in politics than his savvy wife Ruth. The book’s deadline isn’t the only thing looming in this ominous, rainy little town.
Polanski has assembled a very strong cast with McGregor, Pierce Brosnan as Adam Lang, Kim Cattrall as Amelia, Lang’s right-hand woman, and Olivia Williams in a stand-out performance as his wife Ruth. The Ghost Writer is a meticulously crafted, stylish film that brings an old Hollywood, noir sensibility to this story by Robert Harris that I liked more, the more I thought about it afterward.
Check out the high-res version of the poster below.
The Ghost Writer opens on February 19, 2010, in limited release.
Gallery: The Ghost Writer
Filed under: Documentary, Slamdance, Exhibition, Posters
As you all know, alongside Sundance there’s Slamdance, and Cinematical has just received this exclusive poster for William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, which is part of Slamdance’s Documentary Competition. Yony Leyser’s doc details Burroughs’ life as a Beat author and icon, and includes not only never-before-seen footage, but also a narration by Peter Weller, a soundtrack by Sonic Youth and the Patti Smith Group, and interviews with a whole lot of interesting folks like John Waters, Patti Smith, David Cronenberg, Amiri Baraka, Gus Van Sant… You can see the whole list on the poster in the gallery below, which includes not only the interview list, but of course — a cat. As fans know: “A cat’s rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering. “
Burroughs at Slamdance + Ginsberg at Sundance … it’s a good, Beat-filled month to be in Utah. The film is screening Friday, January 22, 5:30 PM at the Main Screening Room, and Wednesday, January 27, 7:30 PM at the Gallery Screening Room.
Check out the full synopsis after the jump.
Gallery: William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
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Filed under: Comedy, Independent, Sundance, Images, Posters
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One of the brand new additions to the Sundance Film Festival this year that a lot of people will be keeping an eye on is their NEXT category, which features 8 films that were made for either very little money or no money at all. I dig the idea behind the category, and the fact that Sundance is trying to once again return to celebrating the true spirit of independent film, and I look forward to seeing what these scrappy little show dogs bring to the table.
One such film is called Bass Ackwards, and today Cinematical has its exclusive poster premiere. The film follows a dude whose life sorta falls apart to the point where he rents a van and decides to drive across country to go move back in with his parents. It’s on this road trip, though, that he meets some people who help him find a reason to love life again. One of the cool things about Bass Ackwards is that they struck a very unique deal to make the film available via multiple platforms (digital, VOD, DVD) the day after the festival ends, on February 1st. So make sure you keep an eye out for it.
In the meantime, you can read more about Bass Ackwards in our Sundance Primer on the film, and you can check out the full poster by clicking the image below.
Gallery: ‘Bass Ackwards’ Poster
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fandom, Movie Marketing, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Posters
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While the world awaits word from the world premiere of James Cameron’s Avatar, Paramount is combating that buzz with a little buzz of their own. The studio has just released a character poster for Mickey Rourke’s Whiplash in Iron Man 2. This poster debut follows last week’s one-sheet featuring Iron Man and War Machine standing back-to-back, and one imagines the studio will next debut a character poster for Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, as well as one for Sam Rockwell’s Justin Hammer. And hey, if we’re lucky enough maybe we’ll get a solo poster for Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury (the fanboys would go wild for that).
Rumor has it that a trailer for Iron Man 2 will be attached to either James Cameron’s Avatar or Sherlock Holmes later this month. Holmes seems like the logical choice, though screening it alongside Avatar will guarantee that the sequel’s core fanbase will be there to devour it. In the poster above, you’ll see Whiplash in what will most likely not be his full finished costume. He’s standing in front of a wall full of Tony Stark-related newspaper articles, because, well, everyone knows the psychotic villains in movies need to obsessively collect newspaper clippings featuring their nemesis. It’s just a rule, ya know?
Check out the full poster (courtesy of Apple) below. Iron Man 2 hits theaters on May 7th.
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Posters
Okay, so it’s only two images, one still shot and a teaser poster from Tron: Legacy. Yet even that alone is enough to get this fanboy’s adrenaline moving faster than a lightcycle. MSN Movies has a look at the two images, complete with a “The Game Has Changed” tagline on the new poster. And it most certainly has changed. I’m starting to worry that there won’t be much actual Tron in this Tron. After all, Bruce Boxleitner has only “filmed a role” for the movie. Hopefully the story will explain it.
But hey, enough of my yakkin’! This is a new Tron movie, right? I still won’t forget the electric feeling in the audience at Comic-Con two years ago when Disney snuck in the teaser trailer. There was a ripple of “What the?!” across the crowd, and then the feeling of me peeing my own pants. Tron was one of those pivotal movies in my childhood, and it’s being revisited in some fashion. Now if I could just finish plans to build my own Recognizer and take over the world…
Check out the Tron: Legacy teaser poster right after the break.
Continue reading Look! New ‘Tron: Legacy’ Images and Poster!
