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DC PINUPS By John Keaveney (2018-2020) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 7/10)

John Keaveney Loves women. All women. And he loves painting them as the pinups they are. Gorgeous and buxom. Among the many AMP and limited edition prints he has done, my favorites are his Series of DC Comics heroines pinups which are ALL gathered above (Click on each image for details).

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INDIANA JONES TRILOGY (1981-1989) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 2/10)

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas have created - with the Indiana Jones saga - one of the best ever adventure movie series of all time (at least the first 3 movies). Let's revisit them with the his great collection of AMP / limited edition prints (Click on each image for details).

Director: Steven Spielberg Actors: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery

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CASINO (1995) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 6/10)

Martin Scorcese's Mob masterpiece, casino is so rich with details including Robert De Niro's colorful suits which were the direct inspiration to some of the best AMP / limited edition prints in recent years as show with those two from Yvan Quinet and Jake Kontou (Click on each image for details).

Director: Martin Scorcese Actors: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci

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The LAST WALTZ (1978) - BOB DYLAN POSTERS (Part 4/10)

When The Band, one of the greatest American-Canadian bands ever decided to split in 1976, they opted to it in fashion by putting a live concert reuniting most of the Artists they played with over the years.

They hired Martin Scorcese to film the 4 hour long live show which was held at the Winterland in San Francisco on Thanksgiving day

Having been Bob Dylan’s backing band in 1966, 1969 and 1974, they managed to bring him out of semi retirement to be one of the guests in the All-star lineup you can see on the various movie posters above from Belgium, East Germany, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania and the US and France as well as the two original BGP concert posters (click on each for details)

Director: Martin Scorcese  Actors: Bob Dylan, The Band, Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr , Neil Young

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SHOWGIRLS (1995) - SHOWGIRLS ON PAPER (Part 7/10)

One of the most panned movies by the critics when it initially came out and a Box office Bomb, this fabulous satire of the seedy side of Las Vegas showgirls revue became over the years a cult movie

Above are posters from Japan and Italy (click on each image for details)

Director: Paul Verhoeven Actors: Kyle McLachlan, Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon

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JAMES BOND by Paul Mann (2018-2024) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 5/10)

PAUL MANN is probably the greatest living illustrator after Robert McGinnis. After a long career as an Ad illustrator, his Star shone even brighter when he was commissioned to revisit James Bond's Dr. No creating an instant iconic AMP. Since then he did many more James Bond related paintings / limited edition prints which are ALL gathered above (Click on each image for details).

Director: Terence Young, Guy Hamilton, John Glen Actors: Sean Connery, Roger Moore, George Lazenby, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig

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VERTIGO (1958) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 9/10)

One of the most colorful movie ever filmed and my favorite Alfred Hitchcock movie is without a doubt Vertigo. That masterpiece also inspired tens of designers/Artists in the last 12 years who each added a new visual twist on the AMP / limited edition prints gathered above (Click on each image for details).

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Actors: James Stewart, Kim Novak

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COLUMBO (1971-1978) - PETER FALK POSTERS (Part 1/10)

PETER FALK is obviously world famous for his role as Lieutenant Columbo whom he portrayed for 8 seasons between 1971 and 1978 in 43 episodes

But before reaching stardom, he worked hard as secondary actor making himself known and respected early in his career as he received not one but two Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actor in 1961 and 1962.

This allowed him to get second Top billing in big production movies he was cast along major Stars. He also acted in many movies with his very good friends John Cassavetes and Ben Gazzara between 1969 and 1977.

A meticulous actor he worked non stop, perfecting his unique mix of comedic timing and rough voice and looks slouching and looking odd as his right eye was closed due to an incurable cancer he got at age 3.

We start this 10 Part Tribute to his movie sand TV movies with a super rare collection of nearly ALL the Italian movie posters created between 1978 and 1977 when several of his Columbo episodes were released theatrically due to the immense success of the Tv series there

Above are original movie posters from Italy (click on each image for details).

Director: N/A Actors: Peter Falk,

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WALT DISNEY MOVIES by Ben Harman (2020-2024) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 1/10)

Long gone is the era where movie posters were designed and printed to make the moviegoer go wow with stunning artwork made by a skilled illustrator / designer.

That era ended in the late 80's-early 90's with the advent of photoshop and the standardization of production, creating images that would "fit" the needs of every country through "globalization", i.e. the denying of each nation and culture's singularities.

Thankfully salvation arrived in the late 2000's with independent movie theaters such as Alamo Drafthouse and their merchandising  arm, Mondo, who commissioned vibrant new creators / designers / Artists to create limited edition prints for the classic movies being screened.

In just 3 years by 2011, Mondo became a powerhouse releasing hundreds of prints (limited from 75 to 200 copies only) which sold out instantly (literally in less than 30 seconds!!!) on their website. Their example was followed by other theaters (Castro in San Francisco...) and Galleries (Bottleneck, Spoke Art, Mad Duck, DarkHall Mansion...) launching not only a truly Artistic movement called AMP, Alternative Movie Posters but also a new generation of incredibly talented creators / illustrators which THIS 10 PART BLOG is devoted to.

We start with most of the incredble limited eidtion prints create dby Ben Harman from his Disney series. he also did a Pixar series (Click on each image for details).

Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wolfgang Reitherman Actors: N/A

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KILL BILL VOL.1 & 2 (2003-2004) - AMP: ALTERNATIVE MOVIE POSTERS (Part 4/10)

Tarantino's movies were heaven sent for designers who reimagined many of his iconic scenes thru fantastic AMP / limited edition prints.

Two of them, ie the 2 volumes of KILL BILL spawned so many great new Alternative posters as you can see above (Click on each image for details).

Director: Quentin Tarantino Actors: Uma Thurman, David Carradine

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MAHLER (1974) - MAESTRI: COMPOSERS IN MOVIES (Part 10/10)

We conclude this brief overview of movies based on music composer' biopics as we started, i.e. with another Ken Russell's fantasy Musical biography this time devoted to Gustav Mahler encompassing his romantic affairs, conversion from Judaism to Christianity and failed marriage all shown in a succession of flashbacks

Above are the two different original Italian posters with heavy imagery linked to Nazisploitation!!! as well as the Japanese poster for the first release there in 1987 (Click on each image for details).

Director: Ken Russell Actors: Robert Powell, Glenda Hale

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LEVI'S JEANS (1971) - JEANS ADVERTISING POSTERS (Part 1/10)

Founded in 1853, the Strauss Levi company (Now known as LEVI's) introduced its first Blue Jean in 1873 which at first was a garment for workers and cowboys due to its strong Denim fabric

By the mid 50's it became a symbol of freedom thanks to James Dean and Marlon Brando wearing them in Rebel Without A Cause and The Wild One and then Rock bands who threw their tight suits in favor of wearing more comfy and cooler Jeans

The American brand is the number one Jeans company in the world

By the early 70's, its European affiliates decide dto embrace the freedom of thoughts and wear and asked Dutch advertising legend, Ida Van Bladel to come up with a new campaign.

The Naked Jeans image has been an instant hit, with its iconic poster reproduced in countless fashion and advertising books. This is the original 1971 poster.

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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (1990) - CHRISTMAS MOVIES (Part 3/10)

The first entry in this Blog of a Christmas movie directed by Tim Burton (see Parts 5 and 8) and his first masterpiece

To sell the Hollywood Studios a pitch where a fabricated outcast with scissorhands is being adopted by a suburban family and fall in love with a gorgeous woman all at Christmas time is no mean feat and Burton clearly made it happen, creating a modern day Xmas Fantasy and initiating a long collaboration with Johnny Depp.

Above are the two different original Japanese posters as well as two limited edition prints by Laurent Durieux (Click on each image for details).

Director: Tim Burton Actors: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder

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The NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993) - CHRISTMAS MOVIES (Part 8/10)

The third entry in this Blog of a Christmas movie directed by Tim Burton (see Parts 3 and 5)...and my favorite Xmas movie.

The Music, the animation, the designs, the darkness...All thse elements combined creating a sense of joy and beauty.

A true Tour de force that must be watched around Xmas and the Holiday season to put you in a jolly mood.

Above are the original Japanese release of the movie and a limited edition print by Kevin Wilson (Click on each image for details).

Director: Tim Burton Actors: Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara

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LIDO revue posters (1982-1994) - SHOWGIRLS ON PAPER (Part 5/10)

Designer Rene Gruau was the go to Artist for the Parisian cabaret, Le Lido and its Bluebell Girls painting many images which have now become iconic all around the world as shown above (click on each for details)

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BATMAN RETURNS (1992) - CHRISTMAS MOVIES (Part 5/10)

The second entry in this Blog of a Christmas movie directed by Tim Burton (see Parts 3 and 8) and another dark twist on the Holiday.

Christmas in Gotham City cannot be joyful and luminous so Tim Burton created some of the most incredible sets and visuals in dark and blue tones allowing The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Batman(Keaton) to joust while Catwoman is dancing all around them

The best Batman movie after Nolan's trilogy.

Above are the two different original Japanese posters (Click on each image for details).

Director: Tim Burton Actors: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer

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