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Dec 1, 2023
Book update: RICHARD AMSEL: THE ART OF ENTERTAINMENT
For Immediate Release RICHARD AMSEL: THE ART OF ENTERTAINMENT to explore the life and work of celebrated illustrator Richard Amsel In...
Nov 18, 2023
Trying to do justice to that Amsel magic...
Some years ago I posted this video montage, illustrating a "before and after" comparison of old and new images. My aim was to show not...
Nov 15, 2023
Receive credits on the film! / New rewards incentives! / THE BOOK!
As the year comes to a close, I wanted to update people on what’s happening with the film. Right now we’re still editing AND doing some...
Oct 24, 2023
Poster Child: David Edward Byrd's first book!
I’ve often written about David Edward Byrd, and how integral his association with the documentary has been. David is a legendary...
Oct 16, 2023
Alice "Bunny" Carter's speech at The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame event
I previously wrote about Richard Amsel's posthumous honor of being inducted into The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, in a special...
Oct 15, 2023
Sid Ganis: ”I'm a part of this thing, motion pictures…”
It’s an interview I’d been trying to get for eight years: SID GANIS, the former SVP of Lucasfilm, who played a critical role in the...
Sep 14, 2023
Tribute to Robert Harris
I just returned from New York, covering The Society of Illustrators’ Hall of Fame event. I’ll post about that shortly, but felt it was...
Sep 6, 2023
My Week with Marilyn...
In 1981, Amsel created an illustration of Marilyn Monroe for RCA home video's release of THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH on videodisc. The portrait...
Aug 31, 2023
Candle in the Wind...
Remembering the life of Diana Spencer, who passed away on August 31, 1997 at the age of 36. Pictured is Richard Amsel's TV Guide cover...
Aug 24, 2023
Amsel’s Lost Art: JEAN HARLOW
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Among the many, many unpublished portraits by Richard Amsel was this...
Aug 24, 2023
The last work: THE JEWEL OF THE NILE
I’ve been occasionally asked what was Richard Amsel’s last work before he died on November 13th, 1985. His last finished movie poster was...
Aug 21, 2023
Amsel…the tattoo artist!
I’ve written about how Richard Amsel was far more than just an illustrator of movie posters and magazine covers. He was an aspiring...
Aug 9, 2023
Trying to get the word out…again!
Over the past two months, I’ve been preparing personalized letters and customized press kits, including brochures, prints, and postcards,...
Aug 2, 2023
Filmmaker Adam McDaniel's video Q&A now available
For Immediate Release Filmmaker Adam McDaniel conducts video Q&A regarding AMSEL: ILLUSTRATOR OF THE LOST ART Documentary to Profile the...
Jul 24, 2023
Read the Society of Illustrators' announcement regarding Richard Amsel
I had mentioned that Richard Amsel will be inducted into The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, in a special event to be held on...
Jul 23, 2023
Amsel’s Lost Art: THE CHAMP
(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Franco Zeffirelli’s 1979 sentimental remake of THE CHAMP may have divided...
Jul 22, 2023
Amsel’s Lost Art: SAHARA...and Brooke Shields' 17th birthday bash!
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) SAHARA was an exotic adventure/racing drama starring Brooke Shields, set...
Jul 14, 2023
Gary Bralow and the truth behind the Richard Amsel estate
This post is a continuation of my June 27th entry, regarding my research into the Richard Amsel estate. As I’ve mentioned, one of the...
Jul 8, 2023
Amsel to be inducted into The Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
This just in: The Society of Illustrators in New York is inducting Richard Amsel into their Hall of Fame, in a special ceremony on Sept....
Jun 29, 2023
A look into Amsel’s process behind the RAIDERS poster
With the release of INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, I wanted to share a new promo featurette that has been a long, long time...
Jun 27, 2023
Judith Davis Goldman and the bittersweet advantages of time
Many years of work and research have been poured into this project, long before I filmed my first interview with David Byrd in the summer...
Jun 20, 2023
Gary Goldman on animation, Disney, and unrealized dreams
I recently wrote about Richard Amsel’s fondness for Disney, and his unfulfilled dreams of becoming an animator. It was one of the reasons...
Jun 12, 2023
RAIDERS and INDY-fever...
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...
Jun 1, 2023
Pride month, and Richard Amsel's defining iconography
June is LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH, which has become a tradition in the United States following the Stonewall riots' gay liberation protests in...
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