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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
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...
May 2, 2019
Warner Bros. Tribute Art Show
I know, I know... I have a lot of catching up to do. My 2018 ended with a purchase of a new home, while much of 2019 (thus far) was spent...
Jul 18, 2018
Cheryl Henson, THE DARK CRYSTAL, and fathers' legacies: Part 3.
(Read PART 1 / PART 2.) It's June 28th, 2018. Finally, the interview is about to happen. Erik and I had arrived early, and set up the...
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 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 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 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...
Mar 11, 2017
CB Creative Bloq deems Amsel's RAIDERS poster #1
Cavan Scott's Creative Bloq has placed Amsel's rerelease poster for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK at the very top of his 25 top movie posters...
Mar 11, 2017
CB Creative Bloq deems Amsel's RAIDERS poster #1
Cavan Scott's Creative Bloq has placed Amsel's rerelease poster for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK at the very top of his 25 top movie posters...
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...
Jan 3, 2017
Why Star Wars Needs to Use Illustrators Like Drew Struzan for its Posters
Erik Sharkey, the director of DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, wrote this lovely tribute article to illustrated movie poster art for THE...
Jan 3, 2017
Why Star Wars Needs to Use Illustrators Like Drew Struzan for its Posters
Erik Sharkey, the director of DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, wrote this lovely tribute article to illustrated movie poster art for THE...
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...
Oct 19, 2015
The illustrated poster is dead. Long live the illustrated poster.
No, it's not directly Amsel related, but this post does mark an important discussion concerning illustrated movie posters nowadays, and...
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