Category: Movies

Cut It Out: The Silhouette Art of Jordan Monsell

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Another post relating to when I was a little kid growing up in the 60’s… it wasn’t unusual to see small framed  silhouettes in houses.  Folks could get them done of their family members or other people/things and they were pretty cool looking.

 Recently the Hero Complex Gallery had a showing called Cut It Out: The Silhouette Art of Jordan Monsell. Mr. Monsell creates silhouettes of pop culture icons from movies and television.  The pieces are guaranteed to bring a smile to your face.

Source: /Film.

The Universal Monsters by Aurora

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When I was a little kid growing up in the 60’s all the boys went through a model-building period.  A lot of my friends liked cars, or planes or ships.  I was more drawn to the Universal Monsters by Aurora.

I probably had ’em all at some point.  My problem was once built, I would play with them as if they were GI Joes or Johnny West action figures.

Ah, good times.

 

Robert Rodriguez on Directors, Movie Art and More

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Recently Quint from AICN interviewed Robert Rodriguez about his Frazetta Gallery at SXSW.

So you’re probably wondering why the Drew Struzan First Blood  painting leads our post, right?  That’s because Robert Rodriguez owns the original and it is also on display at his Frazetta Gallery.  You can also see Frank Miller originals there too.

The interview covers a lot of ground and is more than worth a read!

Artists Inspired by Quotes, Lines & Lyrics

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“…there’s one thing I do know, son, and that is you are here for a reason…”

The poster above is my favorite poster from Quotes, Lines & Lyrics a show held recently at the Hero Complex Gallery in LA.  Quotes, Lines & Lyrics featured the creations of over 70 artists who created posters inspired by famous lines of dialogue from a movie, TV show or song.

You can see more and bigger versions of the posters here at /Film.

Frazetta and 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About “From Dusk Till Dawn”

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Mental_Floss presents 15 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About From Dusk Till Dawn.  Here are my three favorites…

7. IT’S GEORGE CLOONEY’S FIRST HOLLYWOOD FILM ROLE

Tarantino pitched Clooney on the film after directing him in ER.

9. THERE’S A GREAT HOMAGE TO RODRIGUEZ’S FAVORITE DIRECTOR

The character Scott Fuller wears a t-shirt that reads “Precinct 13,” a nod to the film Assault on Precinct 13, the second film by John Carpenter.

13. IT USED TO INCLUDE A FAMOUS TARANTINO SPEECH

The infamous Ezekiel 25:17 speech from Pulp Fiction was originally in Tarantino’s script for From Dusk Till Dawn. It was meant to be spoken by Harvey Keitel’s character as he fends off the vampires before being killed.