Film Posters - part 1

2012 Lincoln

In recognition of yesterday's 2013 Oscar Awards, and Daniel Day Lewis' historic third Best Actor Oscar, I thought I'd take a look at some contemporary (and one or two not so contemporary) film posters.

I have quite an extensive digital archive of film posters and will put together some themes on here from time to time in the future. I like the fact that a simple, strong, monochromatic design was used for the Lincoln poster, and have put together a group of other minimal, monochromatic (for the most part) designs that I like.

There is often more than one version of a film poster (and has been throughout the history of film posters). The next one here is an 'alternative' poster for Zero Dark Thirty, another 2013 Oscar nominee:

2012 Zero Dark Thirty

1976 Rocky

1977 Eraserhead

1981 Gallipoli

1999 The Blair Witch Project

2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2002 American Gangster

2002 American Gangster

2002 Duets

2004 Criminal

2004 I, Robot

2005 Gypo

2006 Blood Diamond

2006 Madea's Family Reunion

2006 Stranger Than Fiction

2008 Doubt

2008 The Universe of Keith Haring

2009 Madea Goes to Jail

2009 Moon

2009 Rage

2010 Athlete

2010 Buried

2010 Catfish

2010 Leaves of Grass

2010 Repo Men

2010 Lake Mungo

2010 The Scenesters

2011 Elevator

2012 Bert Stern - Original Madman

2012 My Week With Marilyn