Hori Smoku Sailor Jerry
Hori Smoku is a documentary featuring the life and work of Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. Obsessed with is works, yet I don’t have any of his style tattoos. I think it’s soon time to remedy that. Read More
Great Showdowns
I don’t know what generation you’re from, but if you love film like I do (and not in a snobby way) – then you’re going to love Great Showdowns by artist Scott Campbell. Scott is art director at a video game firm called Double Fine and is posting a new Showdown each day. I can’t get enough! Oh, and even if you’re not in my generation … my 6 year old even got a kick out of these drawings from these movie classics. This... Read More
Herb & Dorothy
HERB & DOROTHY Trailer from Herb & Dorothy on Vimeo. You don’t have to be a Rockefeller to collect art. This wonderful story is about Herb & Dorothy, a postal worker and a libararian who have proved that you don’t need to be a millionaire to be an art collector. Read More
Nothing In Common
Nothing in Common is a great 80′s film featuring Jackie Gleason and Tom Hanks as a Creative Director. Above is the teaser trailer for it, unfortunately I can’t find my favorite part by itself but you see a bit of it around 0:42 seconds where his creative team is presenting him with different ideas. It’s really a great movie and I never saw it until last week. If you’re one of those whose life revolves around work, watch this... Read More
Type Video
Jay-Z on iLike – Get updates inside iTunes An all type video for the new song Brooklyn Go Hard for the upcoming film Notorious about the deceased Notorious B.I.G’s upcoming. By Evan Roth. Read More
Poster Art
Not like many theaters, which used posters provided by the movie studios, Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta showed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films almost exclusively and had two artists on staff strictly for the poster art. Charles Reese Collier and Sid Smith made posters piececs of art using chalk and paint for each new film, no computer. Amazing! Architectural Digest has a wonderful article on the artists of Loew’s Theater and a feast for the... Read More
Illustration Gold
If there were a gold medal for illustration, then Drew Struzan would sweep the olympics with his amazing talent. You probably already know his work, but don’t even know it. He’s the man responsible for the eye-catching poster illustrations done for Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Harry and the Hendersons and some of my favorite films below. Johnny Dangerously Johnny Dangerously starring Michael Keaton. If it’s on the tv, I’m watching... Read More
Dane Cook; Comedian, Design Critic.
Poster I am a fan of Dane Cook’s. My husband and I have enjoyed his comedy since we first saw him on Comedy Central (a younger and cleaner looking Dane). At one point I remember reading on his website that if he wasn’t a comedian he probably would be a graphic designer. Well, he’s gone one step further and has decided to critique the poster and marketing efforts for his upcoming film my best friend’s girl. He mostly criticizes... Read More
