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- May 21, 2018
R.I.P.: Bill Gold, 1921-2018
I was saddened by the news of Bill Gold's passing. In a career spanning six decades, Bill Gold worked on some of the most famous movie...
- May 4, 2018
At long last: Richard Amsel to be honored on the AIDS Memorial Quilt
It was around this time a year ago when I interviewed Rhona Gross at her home in North Carolina. She was a classmate of Richard Amsel’s...
- May 3, 2018
The (worst) best-laid plans...
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” ― Woody Allen I can’t believe we’re already into the month of May, and I...
- Feb 11, 2018
New images & acquisitions
For the uninitiated, I run two different websites on Richard Amsel. The first is www.richardamsel.info / www.richard-amsel.com, now going...
- Feb 11, 2018
Another Amsel rediscovery: Merv Griffin portrait
However extensive I've tried to be with my research into Richard Amsel's life and work, there always seems to be a new discovery (or,...
- Feb 10, 2018
Eleonora Duse
During my early research for preparing this website, I got to know producer Michael Danahy, who was friends with Richard Amsel during the...
- Feb 7, 2018
TEN YEARS!
It's hard to believe that I launched this website 10 years ago today. I began building the website in late 2007. I was unemployed at the...
- Jan 19, 2018
Rediscovered Amsel: "River of No Return"
It was over two years ago when I met Michael Danahy -- during the second interview I conducted for the documentary. I've yet to do a...
- Jan 1, 2018
Onward and upward into 2018!
2017 is now coming to a close, and part of me just wants to shout out “Goodbye and good riddance!” There have been some dark times these...
- Dec 4, 2017
Happy 70th birthday, Richard.
December 4th marks what would have been Richard Amsel’s 70th birthday, and I’d be terribly remiss if I didn’t post an update to mark that...
- Sep 2, 2017
eBay Beware / About the Poster
It's been a while since my last post, but I've still been keeping busy with the film, including doing more interviews, motion graphics,...
- Jul 23, 2017
Indiewire on Amsel
INDIEWIRE has a nice little profile on Richard Amsel, coinciding with their writeup of Kevin Burke's documentary 24x36: A Movie About...
- Jul 15, 2017
Status updates / Movie poster momentum
The last few weeks have been pretty crazy. I just got back from a second trip to the east coast in the last four months; while I did film...
- Jun 20, 2017
CREATIVE BLOQ: Are movie posters in a design crisis?
CREATIVE BLOQ posted this interesting article on the state of movie posters, and Richard Amsel is mentioned in the article. Here is an...
- Jun 20, 2017
Rediscovered: Amsel cover for THE BAY OF NOON
Yet another rediscovered early Amsel work, this one for Pocket Books' 1972 paperback edition of THE BAY OF NOON, by Shirley Hazzard. Very...
- Jun 17, 2017
HUFFPOST Article: Peak, Amsel, and Struzan
I first remember seeing Erik Sharkey, the director of the wonderful documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, when the film screened...
- Jun 17, 2017
Rediscovered: Amsel piece for RCA Records (Updated!)
I still have yet to write up everything about my last trip to the East Coast, even as I plan to fly out yet again next week. It's been a...
- Jun 16, 2017
HUFFPOST Article: Peak, Amsel, and Struzan
I first remember seeing Erik Sharkey, the director of the wonderful documentary DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, when the film screened...
- May 28, 2017
The Life and Legacy of Bob Peak
The poster dates back to the early 19th century, and since its early days with the work of Henry Toulouse-Latrec, it has continually...
- May 19, 2017
Revering the art: The collectors (Part 1)
"I love that they cast Tina Turner in the movie," Joel Ulster says. "She's tougher and stronger than Mel Gibson. He's just got a big...
- May 14, 2017
Fond memories, forever friends
I first created the Amsel appreciation site in early 2008. Back then it was a struggle to find people who knew Richard Amsel personally....
- May 13, 2017
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters
At long, long last, it's here: the documentary 24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters, Kevin Burke's loving valentine to movie art. David...
- May 13, 2017
24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters
At long, long last, it's here: the documentary 24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters, Kevin Burke's loving valentine to movie art. David...
- May 12, 2017
Rediscovered: Amsel's other John C. Attle poster!
A lot of different subjects have been discussed during my interviews for the documentary. I'm not yet sure how they will fall into place,...