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Cheryl Henson, THE DARK CRYSTAL, and fathers' legacies: Part 1.
“Hey man, are you sure you’re gonna be up for this?” It is early October, 2017. Erik Sharkey poses the question to me over the phone the...
Jul 9, 2018


WATCHING SKIES: Amsel remembered
The latest INDY CAST Indiana Jones podcast (episode 266) features an interview with author Mark O'Connell about his book, WATCHING SKIES...
Jun 11, 2018


From Woodstock to Broadway: The Poster Art of David Byrd
Check out this terrific profile of David Edward Byrd, written by Angelina Lippert for Poster House. I'm happy to say that David is still...
Jun 7, 2018


Amsel, animated redux
A major motivation for my embarking on this film came during my interview for Kevin Burke's documentary, 24x36: A Movie About Movie...
Jun 3, 2018


R.I.P.: Bill Gold, 1921-2018
I was saddened by the news of Bill Gold's passing. In a career spanning six decades, Bill Gold worked on some of the most famous movie...
May 21, 2018


At long last: Richard Amsel to be honored on the AIDS Memorial Quilt
It was around this time a year ago when I interviewed Rhona Gross at her home in North Carolina. She was a classmate of Richard Amsel’s...
May 4, 2018
The (worst) best-laid plans...
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.” ― Woody Allen I can’t believe we’re already into the month of May, and I...
May 3, 2018


New images & acquisitions
For the uninitiated, I run two different websites on Richard Amsel. The first is www.richardamsel.info / www.richard-amsel.com, now going...
Feb 11, 2018


Another Amsel rediscovery: Merv Griffin portrait
However extensive I've tried to be with my research into Richard Amsel's life and work, there always seems to be a new discovery (or,...
Feb 11, 2018


Eleonora Duse
During my early research for preparing this website, I got to know producer Michael Danahy, who was friends with Richard Amsel during the...
Feb 10, 2018


TEN YEARS!
It's hard to believe that I launched this website 10 years ago today. I began building the website in late 2007. I was unemployed at the...
Feb 7, 2018


Rediscovered Amsel: "River of No Return"
It was over two years ago when I met Michael Danahy -- during the second interview I conducted for the documentary. I've yet to do a...
Jan 19, 2018


Onward and upward into 2018!
2017 is now coming to a close, and part of me just wants to shout out “Goodbye and good riddance!” There have been some dark times these...
Jan 1, 2018


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...
Dec 4, 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,...
Sep 2, 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 23, 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...
Jul 15, 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 20, 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 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 16, 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 28, 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 19, 2017
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