Comments on: The Death of Movie Poster Art http://drawn.ca/archive/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/ llustration, Comics, Animation, and Cartoon Art Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:52:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Drawn! The Illustration Blog » Blog Archive » John Berkey, Master of the Universe http://drawn.ca/archive/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/comment-page-1/#comment-24080 Drawn! The Illustration Blog » Blog Archive » John Berkey, Master of the Universe Fri, 02 Dec 2005 21:21:33 +0000 http://drawn.ca/2005/05/02/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/#comment-24080 [...] “I’ve never cared much about science fiction,” says renowned sci-fi illustrator John Berkey in an interview in CityPages. “I have yet to see Star Wars. I suppose I should see it one of these days.” Granted, the man paints more than just spaceships and robots (he painted the infamous Old Elvis stamp) but it’s funny to hear that the man with such a prolific portfolio of the cosmic and interstellar, did it not out of love, but because it’s where the money was. (John Berkey was also mentioned in another Drawn! post about movie poster art) [...] [...] “I’ve never cared much about science fiction,” says renowned sci-fi illustrator John Berkey in an interview in CityPages. “I have yet to see Star Wars. I suppose I should see it one of these days.” Granted, the man paints more than just spaceships and robots (he painted the infamous Old Elvis stamp) but it’s funny to hear that the man with such a prolific portfolio of the cosmic and interstellar, did it not out of love, but because it’s where the money was. (John Berkey was also mentioned in another Drawn! post about movie poster art) [...]

]]> By: Graeme http://drawn.ca/archive/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/comment-page-1/#comment-1222 Graeme Fri, 06 May 2005 22:28:30 +0000 http://drawn.ca/2005/05/02/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/#comment-1222 When I was in Poland I noticed how many American movies of the past had Polish-designed posters. Now they just use the standard distributor issued poster. At least there's still the opera and the theatre. To check out some posters of the past, check out this website: http://www.theartofposter.com/newex.htm When I was in Poland I noticed how many American movies of the past had Polish-designed posters. Now they just use the standard distributor issued poster. At least there’s still the opera and the theatre.

To check out some posters of the past, check out this website:
http://www.theartofposter.com/newex.htm

]]> By: Graeme http://drawn.ca/archive/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/comment-page-1/#comment-686143 Graeme Fri, 06 May 2005 22:28:00 +0000 http://drawn.ca/2005/05/02/the-death-of-movie-poster-art/#comment-686143 When I was in Poland I noticed how many American movies of the past had Polish-designed posters. Now they just use the standard distributor issued poster. At least there's still the opera and the theatre. To check out some posters of the past, check out this website: http://www.theartofposter.com/newex.htm When I was in Poland I noticed how many American movies of the past had Polish-designed posters. Now they just use the standard distributor issued poster. At least there’s still the opera and the theatre.

To check out some posters of the past, check out this website:
http://www.theartofposter.com/newex.htm

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