Flavorwire.com, one of the more interesting sites reporting on modern culture, has an excellent article analyzing movie poster clichés. The one below is titled:
How do you properly express your tough-love relationship? By standing back to back!
Nice to see the 1949 B&W Spencer Tracy-Kathrine Hepburn feature, Adam's Rib
, get a run amongst that selection.
The flavorwire site features fifteen collections, each illustrating another example of an over-used movie poster idea. My favourite is #2: "There is only one color of dress for romantic comedies."
Take a look for yourself:
, get a run amongst that selection.The flavorwire site features fifteen collections, each illustrating another example of an over-used movie poster idea. My favourite is #2: "There is only one color of dress for romantic comedies."
Take a look for yourself:
1 comment:
It is very clever to make a poster of posters. The juxtaposition illuminates similar elements beautifully. I hadn't realised how strongly psychologically based movie posters were.
Thanks for the link, Henry.
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