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May 6, 2017
Spiros Angelikas: The most interesting man in the advertising world
“Do you mind if I smoke?” Spiros Angelikas asks me, politely. His voice is smooth, smoky, calm, and assured, with a thick but...
May 5, 2017
20,000 Leagues of his own: interviewing Greg Hildebrandt
It’s almost impossible to overstate how greatly our modern conceptions of fantasy art have been shaped by the work of the Brothers...
Apr 27, 2017
Mean Streets
Almost a year to the day after my last trip in 2016, I was back on a plane headed for the East Coast. (As fate would have it, I did...
Mar 15, 2017
Project updates...and thanks.
Sorry for the lack of updates as of late. I’ve been busy with my job at WB, evening classes, and other personal matters. But that doesn’t...
Mar 11, 2017
CB Creative Bloq deems Amsel's RAIDERS poster #1
Cavan Scott's Creative Bloq has placed Amsel's rerelease poster for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK at the very top of his 25 top movie posters...
Mar 11, 2017
CB Creative Bloq deems Amsel's RAIDERS poster #1
Cavan Scott's Creative Bloq has placed Amsel's rerelease poster for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK at the very top of his 25 top movie posters...
Feb 5, 2017
Indiegogo campaign postponed - but perks are still available!
I was planning on relaunching our Indiegogo campaign this weekend, but in my heart, I felt that the timing just wasn't right. There are...
Jan 23, 2017
My Indycast interview regarding Amsel!
Last Thursday I did a Skype interview with Ed Dolista for the Indycast blog. We discussed the Amsel documentary at length, and it was...
Jan 23, 2017
Indiegogo campaign to relaunch Feb. 4th - but perks are still available!
Last November, I was admittedly in a rush to launch the first Indiegogo campaign, just because I was anxious and wanted to put drafting...
Jan 16, 2017
Nathan Anderson and a sense of adventure.
It had been a while since my last filmed interview for the documentary. Not that I haven't been busy in the time since -- I was just...
Jan 14, 2017
David Byrd on PBS SoCal!
David Edward Byrd, Amsel's friend and a critical interview for our film, is the subject of a PBS SoCal profile on local artists. I hope...
Jan 7, 2017
INSIDER'S ACCESS page is now live!
The INSIDER'S ACCESS page is now live! For those who have contributed to the film's Fractured Atlas or Indiegogo campaigns, as well as...
Jan 4, 2017
Sending thoughts & prayers to Bob Esty
I just heard that Bob Esty suffered another stroke this morning, and is currently at the hospital. It was a little over a year ago when I...
Jan 3, 2017
Why Star Wars Needs to Use Illustrators Like Drew Struzan for its Posters
Erik Sharkey, the director of DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, wrote this lovely tribute article to illustrated movie poster art for THE...
Jan 3, 2017
Why Star Wars Needs to Use Illustrators Like Drew Struzan for its Posters
Erik Sharkey, the director of DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, wrote this lovely tribute article to illustrated movie poster art for THE...
Dec 19, 2016
Amsel, animated!
It's been a while since I've done my last filmed interview, as the past two months I've been focusing on the soft launch of the Indiegogo...
Nov 26, 2016
Cleaning up images...
For months I've wrestled with the ongoing process of finding the best possible images of Richard Amsel's artwork for use in the film....
Nov 22, 2016
INSIDER'S ACCESS - DECEMBER GIVEAWAY!
We'll be giving away a limited color print of an early Amsel sketch of Marilyn Monroe, to one lucky Indiegogo backer. Just join our...
Nov 18, 2016
The INDIEGOGO campaign...
And so it begins -- our crowdfunding campaign through INDIEGOGO, in partnership with FRACTURED ATLAS. While I've already done over 20...
Nov 18, 2016
The INDIEGOGO campaign...
And so it begins -- our crowdfunding campaign through INDIEGOGO, in partnership with FRACTURED ATLAS. While I've already done over 20...
Nov 3, 2016
The Papillon flies...
However successful Amsel was in his career, he still had to fight for every job -- and he lost a number of them. Many of his unused...
Nov 3, 2016
The Papillon flies...
However successful Amsel was in his career, he still had to fight for every job -- and he lost a number of them. Many of his unused...
Oct 28, 2016
Hidden in plain sight...
My previous post mentioned the challenges I've had in trying to locate quality reproductions of Amsel's work for inclusion in the film,...
Oct 22, 2016
Jackpot.
One of the biggest challenges I've had for both the www.richardamsel.info website and the forthcoming film is finding quality images that...
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