The art of the grindhouse love it or hate it. Let's see the best and possibly worst posters ever. Here's a few starters I know Mike will appreciate.
The Beyond:
http://www.ilcancello.com/LOCANDINE%20E%20FILM/LOCANDINE/
POSTER%20-%20THE%20BEYOND%20(ASIAN).JPG
http://www.gdarkness.com/POSTER%20-%20THE%20BEYOND%
20(FRENCH).JPG
http://www.aintitcool.com/museum/media/beyond-laser.jpg
And the most awe inspiring title ever:
http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/
271843.1020.A.jpg
Some real classics.
http://images.heritagecoin.com/images/HNAI/75/55074/
55074007013o.jpg
http://www.thezreview.co.uk/posters/posterimages/f/
frightnight.jpg
http://www.gdarkness.com/1970%20-%20Bird%20With%20The%
20Crystal%20Plumage,%20The%20(Poster).jpg
http://www.argento.vervost.de/argento/birdart1.jpg
http://www.darkskyfilms.com/images/Henry_banned.jpg
http://home.blarg.net/~dr_z/Movie/Posters/Reproductions/
Race2000_Rep.jpg
http://www.delijst.net/delijst/filedump/18+%20movie%
20posters/Death%20Race%202000.jpg
http://www.moviesonline.ca/movie-gallery/albums/userpics/
normal_MadMaxPoster.jpg
Ok here's a simple example of why vintage painted posters DESTROY all others
CLASSIC
http://images.heritagecoin.com/images/HNAI/75/616/
616051002a.jpg
CRAPIC
http://www.impawards.com/1986/posters/
texas_chainsaw_massacre_two.jpg
Man on man! Speaking of killer posters. The art dept. for V for Vendetta has some awesome artists working for them.
http://chud.com/nextraimages/v_for_vendetta_ver3.jpg
http://chud.com/nextraimages/v_for_vendetta_ver5.jpg
http://chud.com/nextraimages/v_for_vendetta_ver4.jpg
Someone did their research. Double Damn. I haven't seen a recent movie poster I wanted to buy in a long time.
I wonder if Carpenter likes the painted posters.
http://movies.nnov.ru/Covers/Big%20Trouble%20In%20Little%
20China.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/
B0000D14KT.03.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://japanld.free.fr/cover/05701-05800/05738.jpg
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/
B0002JK73Y.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
http://www.cosedaunaltromondo.it/immagini/tipologie/
R0119542_001.jpg - Best one for ENY. Doesn't look like Kurt Russel and the tattoo is in the wrong place but damn is it mean looking.
Another fun comparison:
http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/937/posters/poster1.jpg
vs.
http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/filmes/halloween-2/
halloween-2-poster01.jpg
No contest there.
Off tangent a little there. And now back to the grindhouse posters. Pamela Grier is:
http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/Coffy.jpg
http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/cinebl1.jpg
and her competition
http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/cleopatrajones1sh.jpg
Best Blaxploitation film EVER
http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/blacula.jpg
Fred Williamson wasn't just Boss Nigger he was also:
http://www.pointshop.com/id-1343/ImgUpload/
P_693705_879843.jpg
Lastly, this one is a WTF poster:
http://www.cinemasterpieces.com/frogshalf.jpg
Sam Elliott? http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000385/
I like it when movies like that are just buried in a big actors long resume.
If only the DVD cover for Duel was this poster:
http://qwipster.net/duel.jpg
that's crazy cool.
http://www.cinemawasteland.com/xcart/product.php? productid=21039&cat=335&page=13
Check out this Belgian poster for "Phantasm"
I don't know how good this film will actually be but the old school poster design is wicked:
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm627740672/tt0200465
Great posters, Ben! Boss
Great posters, Ben! Boss Nigger is a definite own! Same with L' Aldila' (The Beyond). Check out these groovy things as well.
http://www.horror-wood.com/lace.h4.jpg
http://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/1/b70-774
http://www.horror-wood.com/hayley15.jpg
http://www.horror-wood.com/hayley4.jpg