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- 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...
- 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...
- Oct 14, 2016
David Edward Byrd: an "old hippie" forever young at heart
"There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” Such was a lyric by the great Paul Williams, and it dances inside my head...
- Oct 14, 2016
David Edward Byrd: an "old hippie" forever young at heart
“There’s not a word yet for old friends who’ve just met.” Such was a lyric by the great Paul Williams, and it dances inside my head...
- Sep 22, 2016
Bob Esty - Disco Citizen
Last November, shortly before the documentary was announced, I interviewed legendary songwriter and music producer Bob Esty in his West...
- Sep 20, 2016
David Layton - lone survivor
I first heard from David Layton back in 2012, when he reached out to me through my Amsel Appreciation site. Layton is a successful...
- Sep 11, 2016
Mark Raats - Carrying the torch of illustration
One of the great joys I've had with this project is the opportunity to meet and befriend extraordinary people, many whose work I've long...
- Sep 5, 2016
Amsel's unused art for CUBA
I've tried for years to find a good quality color image of Amsel's unused art for the 1979 Sean Connery thriller, CUBA. The best thus far...
- Aug 29, 2016
Sam J. Jones - with a mighty hand, a mighty heart
It was on my birthday that I received a personal email from Sam J. Jones, responding to my request to interview him about Richard Amsel's...
- Aug 4, 2016
Status updates...
There's been an obvious lack of updates to this site as of late, as most of my free time has been spent doing interviews for the...
- Aug 4, 2016
New trailer for "24x36", a documentary about movie posters!
Behold, the new trailer for 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters -- Kevin Burke's documentary on movie poster art! Hard to believe it was...
- Aug 4, 2016
New trailer for "24x36", a documentary about movie posters!
Behold, the new trailer for 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters -- Kevin Burke's documentary on movie poster art! Both David Edward Byrd...
- Jul 31, 2016
David J. Negron: In the tradition of the masters
Contrary to the modern trends of digital painting, there are some artists who carry on the classical tradition, painting with the same...
- Jul 24, 2016
Paul Shipper: The new generation
Throughout the past year, everyone I had interviewed for the film was more or less a contemporary of Richard Amsel, including close...
- Jul 17, 2016
Mike Salisbury: Like a Rolling Stone
"I've done it all," answers Mike Salisbury, after I sheepishly ask him to describe himself. The man's not kidding. This is the guy who...
- Jul 13, 2016
Project updates
After fits and starts, the momentum of the film seems to finally be rolling, and I'm happy... Happy that I can collaborate with people...
- Jul 11, 2016
The fantastic worlds of William Stout
Working on this project over the past few months, there have been times when I've felt the weight of the world upon my shoulders. I...
- Jul 1, 2016
FLASH! Aaaa-Uuuugh?!?!?
Can't imagine how I missed this one, but here's a campy teaser poster used by Universal for TED 2 way back when. It looks like it not...
- Jun 23, 2016
THE LAST TYCOON
Special thanks to Luís Álvaro for letting me know about this one: Amsel's artwork for Elia Kazan's film of THE LAST TYCOON, starring...
- Jun 18, 2016
Randy Glass interview...
I can't remember when, exactly, I first started chatting online with artist Randy Glass about Richard Amsel's work, but when we finally...
- Jun 15, 2016
Cinemalad Productions receives 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship from Fractured Atlas!
Hey guys, I have some wonderful news to share. Since this project's inception, I've struggled with deciding what would be the most...
- Jun 5, 2016
Interviewing Charlo Crossley -- sister act, class act, letting mercy kick in...
Late last year I was introduced to the great Charlo Crossley, a former member of Bette Midler's Harlettes, and a featured player in such...