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Jun 22, 2021

Amsel's Lost Art: KRULL!!!

My most recent posts highlight some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. While Amsel's talents were in high demand, he often...

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

Oct 28, 2018

Andrea Alvin discusses John Alvin, Richard Amsel, and the legacies of those gone far too soon...

It’s been over three years since I filmed my first interview for the documentary, and I realize that a day must soon come when it’s time...

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 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 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 7, 2017

Roger Reed: The illustrated man

I remember, as a kid, thumbing through a 1984 edition of ILLUSTRATOR IN AMERICA at my local library. It was a massive, oversized coffee...

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...

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...

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 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...

Jan 29, 2016

IMAGINE FX celebrates fantasy movie posters!

lmagine FX magazine has dedicated its March cover story to Classic Fantasy Film Art, celebrating what was the last great era of...

Aug 24, 2015

Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture

I've updated the BOOKS & PRINT page to include the following: Ballyhoo! Posters as Portraiture. Wendy Wick Reaves' book features Amsel's...

Dec 30, 2014

Amsel tribute show from 2007; details on abandoned book project.

Since creating this site, I've had occasional conversations with artist and fellow Amsel fan, Randal Tolbert. He just provided me with...

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