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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

Jul 5, 2019

Andrea & John Alvin art show

Last summer I had the pleasure of interviewing the amazingly talented Andrea Alvin at her lovely home in Rhinebeck, New York. She...

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...

Jun 11, 2018

WATCHING SKIES: Amsel remembered

The latest INDY CAST Indiana Jones podcast (episode 266) features an interview with author Mark O'Connell about his book, WATCHING SKIES...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Christie's 2000 Masters of Cinema Art auction

I've just added a page detailing the 2000 Christie's auction, Masters of Cinema Art. In June of 2000, Christie's held an extensive...

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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