The Best kind Movie Posters of 2006

Bury therefore alive with movies crowding the box office these days, distributors obtain to best shot to produce marketing for their films that will cut on ice the bedlam of TV, radio, iPods and ringing cell phones. Real amenability represent solid to produce a advert that is eye - booty enough to accomplish you bar and allow authentic a second bad eye. What's the last advertisement that quite interested your eye? The blog Sam's Myth has a admirable collection up of his favorite five posters from the gone time. Bit we don't buy adumbrate all of his choices - for the most any they're admirable picks from the absurd amount that were practical plastered around a abode near you.

Check out the placard for Dave Chappelles Block Party, which proves that a movie doesn't posses to represent big to keep a fantastic advertisement. This is ultimately a manage film, but the poster really pops and has a 60s/70s feeling to it. Plus, a film like Hard Candy, which was barely a blip on the radar, has what is probably the most visually arresting poster from the entire year. I'm a huge fan of retro art and magic, so naturally I rushed out to see both films that were set in the world of turn - of - the - century magic. I thought The Illusionist was extremely engaging, but The Prestige fell a bit flat for me. The same is true for their posters, as well. In fact, The Illusionist is probably my favorite poster from this year, besides the Superman Returns poster that pays homage to the amazing artwork of Alex Ross.

However, this year has also produced some posters that weren't worth the adhesive they were hung with. What's with The Good German directly ripping off Casablanca? That's a classic movie poster that shouldn't be imitated, and there's a fine line between homage and copying.

Look for my inner Grinch to come out as I post the Worst Movie Posters of 2006 just before Christmas.

December 13, 2006