Monday, March 26, 2012

Planet of the Apes

USA, 2001
Director: Tim Burton
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Battle for the Planet of the Apes

USA, 1973
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy

Very dramatic poster with great use of colour.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Flash Gordon

USA, 1980
Director: Mike Hodges
Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Ornella Muti

Amazing fantasy artwork by Renato Casaro. They just don't make posters like this any more.

Friday, March 23, 2012

Gwendoline

aka The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak
France, 1984
Director: Just Jaeckin
Starring: Tawny Kitaen, Brent Huff, Zabou Breitman

Interesting poster uses a spot-uv overlay technique to make the subject stand out from the background.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Lifeforce

United Kingdom, 1985
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth

Great sci-fi artwork! This poster is A4 size rather than the usual B5.

Monday, March 12, 2012

The Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis

Japan, 2011
Director: Ryu Kaneda
Starring: Megumi Kagurazaka, Akari Hoshino, Rei Yoshii

Sunday, March 11, 2012

The Adventures of Super Monkey

Japan, 2007
Director: Kensaku Sawada
Starring: Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Ito

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Sukeban Deka: Revenge of the Kazama Sisters

Japan, 1988
Director: Hideo Tanaka
Starring: Yui Asaka, Yuka Ohnishi, Yuma Nakamura

Friday, March 9, 2012

Sukeban Deka

Japan, 1987
Director: Hideo Tanaka
Starring: Yoko Minamino, Haruko Sagara, Akie Yoshizawa, Yui Asaka

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Princess From the Moon

Japan, 1987
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Wakao Ayako, Yasuko Sawaguchi, Kyoko Kishida, Koji Ishizaka

Deluxe chirashi featuring gold inks, befitting the quality of the cast and director.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

47 Ronin

Japan, 1994
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai, Rie Miyazawa, Renji Ishibashi

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Seven Samurai

Japan, 1954
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Starring: Toshiro Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima

Awesome poster for the 1991 release of this classic.

Monday, March 5, 2012

Party 7

Japan, 2000
Director: Katsuhito Ishii
Starring: Asano Tadanobu, Masatoshi Nagase, Keisuke Horibe, Yoshinori Okada, Ren Ohsugi

Sunday, March 4, 2012

Roman Returns

Japan, 2010
Director: Shun Nakahara, Shoichiro Masumoto
Starring: Sakiko Takao, Masaki Miura, Masashi Endo, Yoshiki Kanahashi, Hoka Kinoshita, Kotono

Roman Porno returns with this double-bill of 'Afternoon Delight Apartment Wife' and 'Any and Every Which Way'

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Paradise

USA, 1982
Director: Stuart Gillard
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Willie Aames

This Blue lagoon knock-off was Phoebe Cates' debut role. Haven't seen the movie itself but the fantastic artwork by legendary Italian artist Enzo Sciotti makes for a great poster!