Movie Poster: Thunder Soul

This is the Official Awesome SXSW Teaser Poster for “Thunder Soul” as designed by the crazy talents at Concept Arts.

"The Kashmere Stage Band was one of the greatest bands ever. Not just a high school band, not just a stage band, but a one of a kind, unique mixture of talent, attitudes and creativity. It was fostered in an environment where the administration realized the importance of music and instrumental music in the schools and in the community. It was able to become an icon for the school, the community and the city as well."

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Movie Poster: Predators

Poster design by Troublemaker Studios










This video is priceless!

see the actual movie trail/sneek peek here.

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Movie Poster: Why Did I Get Married Too

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Movie Poster: Who Do You Love

I don't like the looks of this. Creepy scheming guy in the back is poised and ready to line his pockets with unsuspecting extremely talented seated man's blood, sweat and brilliance. Alas, these painful stories must be told. Enter Elvis stage right.
I likes the looks of this here postah here though. I likes it very much. 














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Movie Poster: The Art of the Steal

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Movie Poster: Karate Kid 2010

Jaden: Dad I want a movie.

Will: Which one?

This is how Hollywood family dynasties begin.

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Film Poster: The Limits of Control

This a very striking poster for a most curious movie. I relished every artsy fartsy moment of it. It was all about the visuals for me. If you like subtlety, restraint and well, control in your cinema watching this joints for you.













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PUTNEY SWOPE - Truth and Soul Inc. (re-post)

PUTNEY SWOPE (1969) This film, a satire directed by Robert Downey Sr., puts a subversive spin on a portrait that became increasingly prevalent during the 1960s: the adman as soulless peddler. The plot is centered on a token black man on the board of an agency who is improbably promoted to chairman. He renames the shop Truth and Soul Inc. (somebody's gotta use that) and insists on dropping all accounts for products like tobacco and toy guns.

“I’ve been supervising the war-toy account for 12 years,” an executive complains, “and let me tell you something: Deny a young boy the right to have a toy gun and you’ll suppress his destructive urges and he’ll turn out to be a homosexual — or worse.”

Fun fact: “Putney Swope” was filmed in black and white, but the commercial parodies appear in color. The best is for an imaginary acne remedy, which a girl praised this way: “My man uses Face Off. He’s really out of sight — and so are his pimples.”

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Review – Precious “A Work Of Art” (Toronto Film Festival Screening)

By Tambay, on September 13th, 2009

(Yet another bangin' poster)

John Foote from In Contention was present for a screening of Precious at the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival, and he called it, simply, “a work of art,” praising Lee Daniels’ direction, calling it “a masterpiece,” and “this year’s best film;” he also lauded the perfomances, carrying on the chant calling for lead actressGabourey Sidibe to be nominated in the “Best Actress” category when awards season rolls around!

read more about how precious you really are @ Shadow & Act

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Couples Retreat: The Case Of The “Vanishing Black People”

By Tambay, on September 4th, 2009

North American poster on left (coloreds allowed, back of the bus please)
International poster on right. (no coloreds allowed, "someone get Vince a lei, that should be ethnic(y) enough")

Does this only go to further encourage that infamous industry belief that movies with black people in them don’t sell overseas?

The 2 posters [above] are for a film titled Couples Retreat, a comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation, and, naturally, hilarity and hijinx ensue.

The first poster was created for the North American market, and clearly shows all 4 couples (as mentioned in the above synopsis), including the lone black couple played by Faizon Love and Kali Hawk. From their positioning in the poster (distant rear), it’s obvious to us how prominently they are featured in the film itself – likely not very much… certainly not as much as the other 3 couples, positioned in front of them.

Now, look at the poster at the [right], which was created for the international market – which means countries in Europe and Asia mostly. Who’s so obviously missing – even though it’s a film about 4 couples? It’s not as if they were so prominently displayed in the North American poster anyway. Why intentionally photoshop them out of the image entirely. I can’t think of any reason to remove them from the international poster, can you? Other than a fear that they might actually deter international audiences from seeing the film; or, the characters are so inconsequential to the story that their presence on the poster isn’t necessary. Then why put them on the American poster if that were the case? As I started this post asking, does this only go to further encourage that infamous industry belief that movies with black people in them don’t sell overseas?

Questions, questions… anybody have answers?


Evanesced from Shadow & Act

Thanks Tambay

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Precious Movie Poster 2

Precious, the Tyler Perry and Oprah Winfrey associated photoplay has issued another engrossing poster. I think it's intriguing on its own but if you see the trailer for the movie you would understand more the uncertain strokes and the deliberate ambiguity of the central form. I love the touch of the ID necklace allusion over the anthropomorphic chiaroscuro play behind it.

What! Yeah I said it, Tyler Perry & chiaroscuro in the same paragraph! Don't judge me! You don't know me like that!

See the first poster over yonder.

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Black Dynamite: Movie Posters

"When “The Man” murders his brother, pumps heroin into local orphanages, and floods the ghetto with adulterated malt liquor, Black Dynamite is the one hero willing to fight all the way from the blood-soaked city streets to the hallowed halls of the Honky House."

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Design Inspiration: Alamo Poster Archive

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Madea Goes To Jail: Movie Poster(s) (Update)

"Madea Goes to Jail" Locks Up Top Spot at Box Office

Tyler Perry's "Madea Goes to Jail" led the box office with a $41.1 million opening weekend ($20.236 per screen average), making it the biggest opening weekend ever for both Perry and the film's studio, Lionsgate. "Madea's Family Reunion" was Perry's biggest opening three years ago when it bowed to $30 million and a $13,688 average. "Madea Goes to Jall" has already grossed more than the $37.1 million "The Family That Preys" grossed in its entire run. The previous Lionsgate high was "Saw III" which opened to the tune of $33.6 million in 2006.

Made for less than $20 million, cheap by Hollywood standards, "Madea Goes to Jail" drew a younger, more diverse crowd than Perry typically draws. According to Steve Rothenberg, the studio's domestic distribution president, 35% of ticketbuyers were under 25, up from 18% for his last movie, The Family That Preys; 13% were Hispanic, up from 5%. The core audience remained African-American women.

Perry's seven films have combined to gross $300 million to date at the domestic box office.

Talked through the entire movie & got this story from Black Talent News.


Tyler Perry always does a lighter more ephemeral early version of his movie posters. This seems to be an increasing trend across the movie industry. This precursor to the "Jail" flick follows suite in that trend. It's captivating if not terribly misleading but, perhaps the whole point is just to get your curiosity piqued. It does just that. Below is where the mad-capped hilarity begins and for the movie going audience sake I hope it doesn't end there.



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G.I. Joe Movie Campaign

GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra looks like it might be a summer blockbuster on the level of an Iron Man or maybe even The Dark Knight. Here are one of many movie posters for the film due out this summer, this one features Marlon Wayans as Ripcord https://sites.google.com/site/mayuradocs/PinIt.png

Honeydripper

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Movie Poster Art

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Back to Africa

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I like Tyler Perry's movie...

...Posters! Mostly the teaser posters. Movies issue early version of film advertisements that are often stunning. After they get you all lathered up, they dumb it down and release the lame all over you (Super soak that Oooooh!) I'm not a fan of the T.P. movies so much. But, there is a place, an audience and a purpose for what he does. He directs them at a very specific audience (let's call them colored evangelicals, for lack of a better term) and it works. He makes tons of loot. As "commercial artists we should understand and laude his success. Plus, plus the brother just built a big ass movie studio in the hood... by my house, down the skreet. That's how we say it; skreet. https://sites.google.com/site/mayuradocs/PinIt.png