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- 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 12, 2021
Donate now for the chance to win a print of Amsel's RAIDERS artwork, and receive other perks!
With RAIDERS fever in the air this weekend, I thought it was time to have another series of donation incentives for the documentary....

- 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 7, 2021
Amsel's panel for the AIDS Memorial Quilt finally viewable on the Interactive AIDS Quilt page
I want to thank everyone for their kind comments regarding my recent writeup celebrating Richard Amsel’s two posters for RAIDERS OF THE...

- 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...

- Apr 27, 2021
"Reclaiming my time" / Project Updates / Tribute to Stephen Kempfe
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...

- Feb 10, 2021
ART OF THE MOVIES interview
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...

- Dec 30, 2020
New "INDYCAST" Podcast
Over the years I've done a few interviews for "THE INDYCAST" podcast to discuss the Richard Amsel website and documentary. The podcast is...

- Dec 29, 2020
HE SHOOTS, HE DRAWS PODCAST
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

- Dec 13, 2020
GORDON’S ALIVE???
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...

- Dec 4, 2020
YES, THERE WILL BE A BOOK.
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...

- Dec 4, 2020
YES, THERE WILL BE A BOOK.
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...

- Dec 1, 2020
WORLD AIDS DAY
Today marks yet another WORLD AIDS DAY, where we commemorate those lost to AIDS, as well as support the many people still struggling to...

- Nov 13, 2020
35 years gone...
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...

- Nov 13, 2020
35 years gone.
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...

- Jul 23, 2020
SDCC Movie Poster Panel, Struzan, Shipper, and more goodness!
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...

- Jul 15, 2020
Big Steps, Changing Times...
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...

- Jul 12, 2020
Still moving forward!
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...

- May 4, 2020
"Mitch & Ed's" movie poster passion
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...

- Mar 22, 2020
R.I.P.: Kenny Rogers (1938-2020)
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...

- Mar 19, 2020
Ryan's Daughter - Amsel's unused artwork
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...

- Jan 26, 2020
Winner announced for the giveaway!
I'm only a month overdue on this...so, yeah, my bad. Sorry. Announcing the winner of the giveaway prize! (Sorry for the ridiculous...