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...
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May 21, 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 4, 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 3, 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...
Feb 11, 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 10, 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 7, 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...
Jan 19, 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 1, 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...
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...
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,...
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