2023 3/3

Mar 12, 2023

Happy birthday, Liza!

Wishing a very happy 77th birthday to the legendary Liza Minelli. (And that's LIZA with a "Z", in case you needed reminding.) Pictured...

Mar 10, 2023

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Richard Lester’s CUBA, released in 1979 and starring Sean Connery and...

Mar 3, 2023

Upcoming fundraising changes

I’ve just learned that our project’s fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, has implemented new fundraising guidelines. (Fractured Atlas...

Mar 1, 2023

Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc

The Album Cover Hall of Fame website has included mention of our recent Richard Amsel and Bette Midler video, as well as the documentary:...

Mar 1, 2023

Happy birthday, Harry Belafonte!

Harry Belafonte turns 96 today. I'm using this to showcase a wonderful motion graphic done for the documentary by Morgan Strahorn, using...

Feb 26, 2023

Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler

As February comes to a close, I wanted to give you a little sneak peek of a clip from the film, focusing on Richard Amsel’s association...

Feb 22, 2023

Why your donations matter…

This documentary has been a longtime passion project, involving years of work and research. It also represents a significant monetary...

Feb 18, 2023

AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...

No matter how many hours of footage I’ve filmed for the documentary, there’s a narrative challenge that is virtually insurmountable: only...

Feb 15, 2023

R.I.P.: Raquel Welch

Saddened by the passing of the legendary RAQUEL WELCH, who died today after a brief illness. In addition to doing the poster for Wech's...

Feb 13, 2023

“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”

…and to follow up on my earlier post about Amsel’s unused art for NEW YORK, NEW YORK, the artist also sketched a cover for THE MANHATTAN...

Feb 13, 2023

Amsel’s Lost Art: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) The song “New York, New York” has become so synonymous with the city of...

Feb 12, 2023

Amsel’s Lost Art: GREYSTOKE

(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) I was saddened by the recent passing of British director Hugh Hudson,...

Feb 6, 2023

New promos for 2023 (and win an original RAIDERS poster)!

After all these years, it’s strange to think that this project will finally take shape and see the light of day. It’s been a long...

Feb 3, 2023

Giving thanks to all of you!

2022 was a pivotal year for us, and a number of you helped make that happen. This message is obviously long overdue. I had intended to...