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Full Amsel Q&A from Frida RAIDERS screening
Last Thursday, March 13th, I had the great pleasure of doing a Q&A about Richard Amsel's art for RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, following a...
Mar 16


RAIDERS at Frida Cinema with Amsel Q&A / MUSEO poster show details
I previously wrote about a current exhibit at The MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center in Anaheim, "Painted for the Pictures: The...
Mar 4


DAVID EDWARD BYRD April 4, 1941 – Feb. 3, 2025
David Edward Byrd – artist, genius, advocate, and one of my dearest, most cherished friends – died yesterday. I can’t write much about...
Feb 4


Amsel featured in upcoming MUSEO poster show / California fires
Last year I interviewed Clark Silva , a museum curator and art historian who has a special love of movie posters. He's been developing an...
Jan 28


Giving thanks / Remembering Greg Hildebrandt (1939-2024)
OUR GRATITUDE As November comes to a close, I want to give thanks to all of you for your ongoing support of this project. Whether you’ve...
Dec 1, 2024


Robert Tanenbaum
My most recent interview, filmed less than two weeks ago, was with artist and poster illustrator Robert Tanenbaum. Tanenbaum’s work...
May 29, 2024


Dylan Struzan on creative legacies, lost opportunities, and the rising threat of A.I.
When I first announced the documentary in late 2015, I was immediately bombarded with scores of messages resembling one of the following:...
May 21, 2024


Merv Bloch: A Lifelong Movie Marketing Odyssey
The interviews done for the documentary include some distinguished names in the advertising world, from Spiros Angelikas to Mike...
May 19, 2024


Spring match promo now up! / Bob Peak inspired concert / Byrd GoFundMe updates / In memoriam: Martin Radeer
There are a number of updates this week that I wanted to share... SPRING MATCH CAMPAIGN: Own one of Richard Amsel's personal MAD MAX...
Apr 14, 2024


SPRING MATCH CAMPAIGN: Own one of Amsel's personal MAD MAX posters!
Our fiscal sponsor, Fractured Atlas, is distributing $1,000 to 20 different projects for their annual Spring Match campaign. Every...
Apr 13, 2024


Alvin’s BLADE RUNNER and the fight for art ownership / Tribute to Dan Goozeé
I felt compelled to write about some recent news concerning poster art. While they don’t specifically pertain to Richard Amsel, they’re...
Apr 11, 2024


David Byrd fundraiser / Dawn Baillie show at NYC's POSTER HOUSE / March donation promo!
Hey guys, now that we’re approaching the end of March, I thought it’d be better to consolidate some recent updates and news... ...
Mar 21, 2024


Amsel’s Lost Art: OLD BOYFRIENDS
(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) One of Amsel's more obscure pieces was for the 1979 romantic drama OLD...
Mar 7, 2024


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 18, 2023


R.I.P.: Roger Kastel (1932-2023)
I'm sad to learn of the passing of legendary artist, ROGER KASTEL, whose illustration work included such posters as THE EMPIRE STRIKES...
Nov 15, 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 24, 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...
Sep 6, 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 24, 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...
Aug 2, 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 24, 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 23, 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 22, 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 29, 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 12, 2023
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