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AMSEL campaign is a 2025 Gold Award Winner at the Davey Awards!
AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART  is now a Gold Award Winner at this year's DAVEY AWARDS , in the category of Social Campaigns-Arts, Culture & Lifestyle. While the film itself is still in progress, the award recognizes all the work done for the project so far -- from the teaser trailer and website, to (and especially) our news reporting about Richard Amsel's life, work, and creative legacy. I've now dedicated about 10 years to making this documentary, following even more ye
Oct 21


Remembering Robert Redford (1936-2025)
Robert Redford, the megawatt movie star of some of the greatest films of all time, as well as an Oscar-winning director, producer,...
Sep 16


Charity raffle prize @ Adventurer's Summit
Two prints of Richard Amsel's RAIDERS posters have been donated to a charitable fundraiser, held at the ADVENTURER'S SUMMIT Sept. 12-14....
Sep 11


Revisiting lost works: PAPILLON and CUBA
I previously wrote about Amsel’s poster work for both PAPILLON  and CUBA , neither of which were used for the films’ main marketing...
Sep 1


Finding new life for JUDGE ROY BEAN...
Sorry I haven’t posted any updates in a while. I’ve been busy this summer preparing for a new position at a nearby high school,...
Aug 31


FLASH GORDON’s Melody Anderson / Tonys salute to David Byrd
I’ve written in the past about 1980’s FLASH GORDON , which has grown hugely popular over the years, and whose poster remains one of...
Jun 8


Silver Winner, Documentary Series at The 2025 Telly Awards!
AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART is now a Silver Winner at this year's TELLY AWARDS.   Work done for the forthcoming AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR...
May 20


Honored by the 2025 Communicator Awards!
I'm proud to share that my work on AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART  has received a 2025 Communicator Award for Excellence, in the...
May 7


Spring match donation week / Remembering ROBERT McGINNIS (1926-2025)
SPRING MATCH CAMPAIGN: Own one of Richard Amsel's personal MAD MAX posters!   First, our SPRING MATCH 2025 donation promo has now...
Apr 14


R.I.P.: Richard Chamberlain (1934-2025)
R.I.P.: RICHARD CHAMBERLAIN, the dashing, handsome Hollywood star known for his roles as "Dr. Kildare", and epic miniseries "Shogun" and...
Mar 30


Full Amsel Q&A from Frida RAIDERS screening
Last Thursday, March 13th, I had the great pleasure of doing a Q&A about Richard Amsel's art for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, following a...
Mar 15


RAIDERS at Frida Cinema with Amsel Q&A / MUSEO poster show details
I previously wrote about a current exhibit  at The MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center  in Anaheim, "Painted for the Pictures: The...
Mar 3


DAVID EDWARD BYRD April 4, 1941 – Feb. 3, 2025
David Edward Byrd – artist, genius, advocate, and one of my dearest, most cherished friends – died yesterday. I can’t write much about...
Feb 4


On David Byrd and Michael Woods: Creative geniuses, and helping hands...
The editing of the film is still coming along. I’m still looking to do a few more interviews in the coming months (at this point,...
Feb 3


Amsel featured in upcoming MUSEO poster show / California fires
Last year I interviewed Clark Silva , a museum curator and art historian who has a special love of movie posters. He's been developing an...
Jan 27
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