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- May 2
Amsel's ORIENT EXPRESS
Kino Lorber has just announced an upcoming 4K BluRay of MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS -- Sidney Lumet's Oscar winning 1974 film adaptation...
- Apr 7
INDIANA JONES *illustrated* poster revealed...
Since RAIDERS' release in 1981, a number of artists have contributed posters for the INDIANA JONES films. Richard Amsel and Drew...
- Mar 12
Happy birthday, Liza!
Wishing a very happy 77th birthday to the legendary Liza Minelli. (And that's LIZA with a "Z", in case you needed reminding.) Pictured...
- Mar 10
Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA
(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Richard Lester’s CUBA, released in 1979 and starring Sean Connery and...
- Feb 13
Amsel’s Lost Art: NEW YORK, NEW YORK
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) The song “New York, New York” has become so synonymous with the city of...
- Nov 2, 2022
Jeffrey Wells / "Cutting the Habit" revisited
To follow up to my Sept. 12th post ("Cutting the habit -- and the poster"), which shared film critic/blogger Jeffrey Wells' comments...
- Sep 13, 2022
Cutting the habit -- and the poster
Jeffrey Wells called out a little edit made to Amsel's MCCABE & MRS. MILLER poster on the HBO Max page, and it gave me a laugh. Warren...
- Jul 20, 2022
RAIDERS, re-loved...
Last Saturday, July 16th, marked the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS' nationwide re-release in theaters. I remember it vividly. Long before...
- Jul 24, 2021
Site updates: Merging the blog archives
The folks at WIX, which I use to maintain this site, have finally included a feature I've long hoped for: the ability to merge different...
- Jun 22, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: KRULL!!!
My most recent posts highlight some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. While Amsel's talents were in high demand, he often...
- Jun 18, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: FUNNY LADY
My previous post highlighted Amsel's unused poster for TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. which was just one of the many pieces that has fallen into...
- Jun 18, 2021
Amsel's Lost Art: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT
The tagline of my documentary is "Illustrator of the Lost Art" for three reasons. First, it's an obvious (if perhaps tacky) play on...
- Jun 12, 2021
YAHOO! MOVIES profiles RAIDERS' 40th, gives Amsel his due...
For some time now, I've had friendly communications with writer and author Mark O'Connell, whose lovely book WATCHING SKIES: STAR WARS,...
- Jun 10, 2021
ART OF THE MOVIES posts Amsel Retrospective
Last February I posted an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. Today he posted a lovely retrospective of...
- Jun 4, 2021
The Return of the Great Adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK celebrates 40 years!
June 12th marks the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. To celebrate, I wanted to share some details about the two posters...
- May 11, 2021
Upcoming POSTER HOUSE panel: 50 Movie Posters that Changed Entertainment Marketing
I wanted to share the news of an upcoming Zoom panel, hosted by POSTER HOUSE in New York City. The event will be held next Monday, May...