The tagline of my documentary is "Illustrator of the Lost Art" for three reasons. First, it's an obvious (if perhaps tacky) play on...

For some time now, I've had friendly communications with writer and author Mark O'Connell, whose lovely book WATCHING SKIES: STAR WARS,...

With RAIDERS fever in the air this weekend, I thought it was time to have another series of donation incentives for the documentary....

Last February I posted an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. Today he posted a lovely retrospective of...

I want to thank everyone for their kind comments regarding my recent writeup celebrating Richard Amsel’s two posters for RAIDERS OF THE...

June 12th marks the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. To celebrate, I wanted to share some details about the two posters...

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...

Here we are, nearing the end of the first quarter of 2021, and I realize that I’ve yet to give a single update since last December. Sorry...

Last December I did an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. I'm happy to share that Kennedy's writeups are...

Over the years I've done a few interviews for "THE INDYCAST" podcast to discuss the Richard Amsel website and documentary. The podcast is...

The first of these interviews was with DAVE CLAYTON, for his podcast “HE SHOOTS, HE DRAWS”. It’s easily the most detailed and candid convers

I want to give a shout out to John Walsh, whose new book, FLASH GORDON: THE OFFICIAL STORY OF THE FILM, is the definitive resource into...

It is a question I’ve been asked literally hundreds of times since I first launched www.richardamsel.info back in early 2008. As December...

It is a question I’ve been asked literally hundreds of times since I first launched www.richardamsel.info back in early 2008. As December...

Today marks yet another WORLD AIDS DAY, where we commemorate those lost to AIDS, as well as support the many people still struggling to...

35 years ago today, at 7:15 am EST on Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 1985, Richard Amsel died in New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 37 years...

35 years ago today, at 7:15 am EST on Wednesday, Nov. 13th, 1985, Richard Amsel died in New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. He was 37 years...

This year’s San Diego ComicCon is now underway, offering a number of streaming events over the next few days. Among them is the return of...

OK, time for me to share a little more personal news. It’s been on the forecast for some time, but now I can finally divulge it. After...

It’s been hard for me to think of a proper update in light of current world events. Things have escalated so far, so fast, and I doubt I...

This only came to my knowledge tonight, but it put a smile on my face and I felt it was worth sharing... My friends Mitch Hallock and Ed...

I wanted to pay tribute to the late KENNY ROGERS, who passed away Friday. Richard Amsel did a portrait of Rogers for the singer's 1982...

I bought another one of Amsel's original works about six months ago, and had been meaning to write about it ever since: Amsel's unused...

I'm only a month overdue on this...so, yeah, my bad. Sorry. Announcing the winner of the giveaway prize! (Sorry for the ridiculous...