I want to thank everyone who donated to our Spring Match promo. While we were not selected for the $1k match from our Fiscal sponsor, I’m...

It's a bit embarrassing how I've failed to give proper writeups to key contributors over the years, particularly those interviews I...

I recently wrote about Richard Amsel’s fondness for Disney, and his unfulfilled dreams of becoming an animator. I also did a recent...

One of the most popular and widely shared posts on this site was my writeup for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK’s 40th anniversary, where I went...

Over the years I've done a few interviews for "THE INDYCAST" podcast to discuss the Richard Amsel website and documentary. The podcast is...

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

This only came to my knowledge tonight, but it put a smile on my face and I felt it was worth sharing... My friends Mitch Hallock and Ed...

I'm only a month overdue on this...so, yeah, my bad. Sorry. Announcing the winner of the giveaway prize! (Sorry for the ridiculous...

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner of the RAIDERS print. I've been recuperating from a hospital stay, and bedridden this past...

I've decided to add yet another incentive before the year's end! Those who donate at least $30 to our project through our Fractured Atlas...

A major motivation for my embarking on this film came during my interview for Kevin Burke's documentary, 24x36: A Movie About Movie...

Admittedly, I've been putting so much time into the documentary that updates to this site have been lacking. I don't want to have to...

Since filming my first interview nearly two years ago, I've kept a list of people to thank within the end credits of the film. I have yet...

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

“Do you mind if I smoke?” Spiros Angelikas asks me, politely. His voice is smooth, smoky, calm, and assured, with a thick but...

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...

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...

Erik Sharkey, the director of DREW: THE MAN BEHIND THE POSTER, wrote this lovely tribute article to illustrated movie poster art for THE...

It's been a while since I've done my last filmed interview, as the past two months I've been focusing on the soft launch of the Indiegogo...

My previous post mentioned the challenges I've had in trying to locate quality reproductions of Amsel's work for inclusion in the film,...

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...

Contrary to the modern trends of digital painting, there are some artists who carry on the classical tradition, painting with the same...

"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...

To follow up on my Jan. 29th post, IMAGINE FX dedicated its March cover story to Classic Fantasy Film Art, celebrating what was the last...