2017

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Dec 4, 2017

Happy 70th birthday, Richard.

December 4th marks what would have been Richard Amsel’s 70th birthday, and I’d be terribly remiss if I didn’t post an update to mark that...

Sep 2, 2017

eBay Beware / About the Poster

It's been a while since my last post, but I've still been keeping busy with the film, including doing more interviews, motion graphics,...

Jul 23, 2017

Indiewire on Amsel

INDIEWIRE has a nice little profile on Richard Amsel, coinciding with their writeup of Kevin Burke's documentary 24x36: A Movie About...

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 20, 2017

Rediscovered: Amsel cover for THE BAY OF NOON

Yet another rediscovered early Amsel work, this one for Pocket Books' 1972 paperback edition of THE BAY OF NOON, by Shirley Hazzard. Very...

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 17, 2017

Rediscovered: Amsel piece for RCA Records (Updated!)

I still have yet to write up everything about my last trip to the East Coast, even as I plan to fly out yet again next week. It's been a...

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 19, 2017

Revering the art: The collectors (Part 1)

"I love that they cast Tina Turner in the movie," Joel Ulster says. "She's tougher and stronger than Mel Gibson. He's just got a big...

May 14, 2017

Fond memories, forever friends

I first created the Amsel appreciation site in early 2008. Back then it was a struggle to find people who knew Richard Amsel personally....

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 12, 2017

Rediscovered: Amsel's other John C. Attle poster!

A lot of different subjects have been discussed during my interviews for the documentary. I'm not yet sure how they will fall into place,...

May 12, 2017

Website updates, or lack thereof.

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...

May 9, 2017

Forever thanks.

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...

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...

Apr 27, 2017

Mean Streets

Almost a year to the day after my last trip in 2016, I was back on a plane headed for the East Coast. (As fate would have it, I did...

Mar 15, 2017

Project updates...and thanks.

Sorry for the lack of updates as of late. I’ve been busy with my job at WB, evening classes, and other personal matters. But that doesn’t...

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...