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Fish Tank / A1 / Czechoslovakia

20.10.16

Poster Poster

A unique design by Bohdan Heblik features on this Czech poster for the release of director Andrea Arnold‘s 2009 film Fish Tank. The British director won an Oscar for her short film Wasp in 2003 and her first feature-length film, Red Road, was released three years later. Like her first film, Fish Tank is a slice of gritty British realism focusing on a female protagonist. The location has changed, however, with East London replacing Glasgow.

Katie Jarvis plays the main character, 15-year-old Mia. Jarvis was a first-time actress who was cast after one of the film’s casting assistants saw her arguing with her boyfriend in public. Mia is a troubled teen who has been expelled from school multiple times. She lives with her mum Joanne (longtime Eastenders actress Kierston Wareing) and her younger sister on a council estate. She’s also a bit of a loner and has recently fallen out with her friend Keeley. Mia dreams of pursuing a career as a dancer and practices her moves in an empty flat on the estate. The arrival of her mum’s new boyfriend Connor (Michael Fassbender, just on the cusp of superstardom) into their home unsettles Mia. Although events quickly spiral out of control, Connor will prove to have a profound effect on the direction Mia’s life takes.

This Czech poster was created in 2010 for a yearly film festival called Projekt 100. Each year, AČFK (the Association of Czech Film Clubs) selects a handful of classic films (and recent films of particular note) to be distributed at independent cinemas throughout the Czech Republic.

Bohdan Heblik is a prolific Czech designer who has a personal website featuring plenty of examples of his work. There’s not much in the way of a biography but I believe he was born in 1978 and currently lives in Prague. It appears he’s worked on posters for the Projekt 100 festival three times, including 2010 when this poster was created. If you look on this page you can see the other designs he created that year, including one for the 1971 film Harold and Maude.

Alien / screen print / Ken Taylor / regular / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Alien
AKA
Star Beast (USA - working title) | Alien - Den 8. passager (Denmark)
Year of Film
1979
Director
Ridley Scott
Starring
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto
Origin of Film
USA | UK
Genre(s) of Film
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Regular
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Ken Taylor
Artist
Ken Taylor
Size (inches)
23 9/16" x 35.5"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Alien / screen print / variant / Ken Taylor / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Alien
AKA
Star Beast (USA - working title) | Alien - Den 8. passager (Denmark)
Year of Film
1979
Director
Ridley Scott
Starring
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto
Origin of Film
USA | UK
Genre(s) of Film
Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, John Hurt, Ian Holm, Yaphet Kotto,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Variant
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Ken Taylor
Artist
Ken Taylor
Size (inches)
23 9/16" x 35.5"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Halloween / screen print / Methane Studios / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Halloween
AKA
The Babysitter Murders (USA - working title) | Halloween: la notte delle streghe [The night of the witches] (Italy)
Year of Film
1978
Director
John Carpenter
Starring
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, John Michael Graham, Nancy Stephens
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis, Nancy Kyes, P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, John Michael Graham, Nancy Stephens,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Methane Studios
Artist
Methane Studios
Size (inches)
19 1/16" x 27"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Maradona by Kusturica / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Maradona by Kusturica
AKA
--
Year of Film
2008
Director
Emir Kusturica
Starring
Manu Chao, Lucas Fuica, Emir Kusturica, Diego Armando Maradona
Origin of Film
Spain | France
Genre(s) of Film
Manu Chao, Lucas Fuica, Emir Kusturica, Diego Armando Maradona,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Size (inches)
20 6/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Moon / screen print / All City / regular / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Moon
AKA
--
Year of Film
2009
Director
Duncan Jones
Starring
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Robin Chalk, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart
Origin of Film
UK
Genre(s) of Film
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Robin Chalk, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Regular
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2010
Designer
All City Media
Artist
Martin Ansin
Size (inches)
23 14/16" x 35 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Moon / screen print / All City / variant / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Moon
AKA
--
Year of Film
2009
Director
Duncan Jones
Starring
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Robin Chalk, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart
Origin of Film
UK
Genre(s) of Film
Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Robin Chalk, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Benedict Wong, Matt Berry, Malcolm Stewart,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Variant
Origin of Poster
UK
Year of Poster
2010
Designer
All City Media
Artist
Martin Ansin
Size (inches)
23 14/16" x 36"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Taken / B2 / Japan

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Taken
AKA
96 Hours (Japan - English title / Germany) Io vi troverò [I will find you] (Italy)
Year of Film
2008
Director
Pierre Morel
Starring
Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Xander Berkeley, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy
Origin of Film
France
Genre(s) of Film
Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace, Xander Berkeley, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy,
Type of Poster
B2
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Japan
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Unknown
Artist
--
Size (inches)
20 7/16" x 28 13/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Taming The Light / festival / giclee / Ireland

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Taming The Light
AKA
--
Year of Film
N/A
Director
N/A
Starring
N/A
Origin of Film
N/A
Genre(s) of Film
N/A,
Type of Poster
Giclee
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Ireland
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Martin Ansin
Artist
Martin Ansin
Size (inches)
23 9/16" x 35 7/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

The Big Lebowski / screen print / Tyler Stout / regular / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster

The Big Lebowski / screen print / Tyler Stout / Posters and Toys variant / USA

21.05.11

Poster Poster

This is the scarce Posters and Toys variant of the 2011 screen print by Tyler Stout for the much-loved Coen Brothers classic, The Big LebowskiJeff Bridges stars as The Dude, a lifelong slacker who also happens to share his name with a millionaire philanthropist with a trophy wife who owes money to a shady pornographer. A pair of hired goons break into his place, rough him up and urinate on his rug. When the goons realise they have the wrong man they leave The Dude alone but, after consulting with his friends Walter (a memorable turn by John Goodman) and Donny (Steve Buscemi), he decides to seek out the real Lebowski to seek compensation for the rug, but things start to spiral out of control when the wife is kidnapped and he agrees to help secure her return.

To say the film has become something of a cultural phenomenon since its release in 1998 would be an understatement. As well as a worldwide legion of fans, there’s the annual Lebowski-Fest, which started in 2002 in Louisville, Kentucky and has since been held in several other cities. Jeff Bridges iconic ‘The Dude’ character is even the focus behind a form of religion called Dudeism.

I’d have a hard time choosing between this and Fargo as my favourite Coen Brothers film, although Raising Arizona and Barton Fink are also strong contenders.

I recently spotted this rather excellent GIF.

The Human Centipede (First Sequence) / one sheet / advance / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
The Human Centipede (First Sequence)
AKA
--
Year of Film
2009
Director
Tom Six
Starring
Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, Akihiro Kitamura, Peter Blankenstein, Bernd Kostrau, Rene de Wit
Origin of Film
Netherlands
Genre(s) of Film
Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie, Akihiro Kitamura, Peter Blankenstein, Bernd Kostrau, Rene de Wit,
Type of Poster
One sheet
Style of Poster
Advance
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2010
Designer
Art Machine
Artist
--
Size (inches)
27" x 39 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
NSS #
--
Tagline
Their flesh is his fantasy

The Monster Squad / screen print / Tyler Stout / regular / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
The Monster Squad
AKA
Monster Busters (Germany) | Scuola di mostri [Monster school] (Italy)
Year of Film
1987
Director
Fred Dekker
Starring
Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Michael Faustino, Stephen Macht, Leonardo Cimino, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan, Ashley Bank, Lisa Fuller, Jack Gwillim
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Michael Faustino, Stephen Macht, Leonardo Cimino, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan, Ashley Bank, Lisa Fuller, Jack Gwillim,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Regular
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Tyler Stout
Artist
Tyler Stout
Size (inches)
24" x 36"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

The Monster Squad / screen print / Tyler Stout / variant / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
The Monster Squad
AKA
Monster Busters (Germany) | Scuola di mostri [Monster school] (Italy)
Year of Film
1987
Director
Fred Dekker
Starring
Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Michael Faustino, Stephen Macht, Leonardo Cimino, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan, Ashley Bank, Lisa Fuller, Jack Gwillim
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Brent Chalem, Ryan Lambert, Michael Faustino, Stephen Macht, Leonardo Cimino, Duncan Regehr, Tom Noonan, Ashley Bank, Lisa Fuller, Jack Gwillim,
Type of Poster
screen print
Style of Poster
Variant
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Tyler Stout
Artist
Tyler Stout
Size (inches)
23 15/16" x 36"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

The Royal Tenenbaums / screen print / Daniel Danger / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
The Royal Tenenbaums
AKA
--
Year of Film
2001
Director
Wes Anderson
Starring
Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Andrew Wilson, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Danny Glover, Bill Murray,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Regular
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Daniel Danger
Artist
Daniel Danger
Size (inches)
13 1/16" x 24 14/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

This Is Spinal Tap / screen print / The Small Stakes / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Total Recall / screen print / Tyler Stout / regular / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Total Recall
AKA
Atto di forza [Act of force] (Italy)
Year of Film
1990
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson, Jr., Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson, Jr., Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Regular
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Tyler Stout
Artist
Tyler Stout
Size (inches)
24" x 36"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Total Recall / screen print / Tyler Stout / variant / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster
Title
Total Recall
AKA
Atto di forza [Act of force] (Italy)
Year of Film
1990
Director
Paul Verhoeven
Starring
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson, Jr., Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker
Origin of Film
USA
Genre(s) of Film
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Ronny Cox, Michael Ironside, Marshall Bell, Mel Johnson, Jr., Roy Brocksmith, Ray Baker,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
Variant - AP
Origin of Poster
USA
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Tyler Stout
Artist
Tyler Stout
Size (inches)
24" x 36"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

Watchmen / one sheet / teaser / San Diego Comic Con / USA

17.05.11

Poster Poster

Clockwork Orange / screen print / Nelson Ponce / Cuba

13.01.12

Poster Poster
Title
Clockwork Orange
AKA
Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (USA - poster title) | Arancia meccanica (Italy)
Year of Film
1971
Director
Stanley Kubrick
Starring
Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke, Michael Bates, James Marcus, Michael Tarn, Patrick Magee
Origin of Film
USA | UK
Genre(s) of Film
Malcolm McDowell, Warren Clarke, Michael Bates, James Marcus, Michael Tarn, Patrick Magee,
Type of Poster
Screen print
Style of Poster
--
Origin of Poster
Cuba
Year of Poster
2009
Designer
Nelson Ponce
Artist
Nelson Ponce
Size (inches)
20 2/16" x 30 3/16"
SS or DS
SS
Tagline
--

In August 2011 I was lucky enough to visit the island of Cuba for a ten day trip, which was a fantastic experience. It really does feel like a country stuck in a time warp, circa 1965, particularly once you leave the capital and head into the countryside. It’s a stunningly beautiful island with very hospitable people but the relative poverty of the country is clear to see. It’s often said that the government is likely to relax the current freeze on foreign (particularly Western) investment once ‘Comandante’ Fidel Castro passes away, although with his brother Raul currently in charge very little has changed. This article on the BBC gives you an insight into the current situation.

The Cuban people’s love for film and cinema-going is legendary and our guidebook claimed that at the end of the 1950s there were over 300 cinemas in the capital Havana alone. Today, these great old buildings continue to thrive and whilst there I witnessed the queues of people lining up to see the latest releases. I took this picture of the Yara cinema in the Vedado area of Havana.

Whilst in Havana I visited a bookshop that was selling original Cuban propaganda posters printed in the 1950s and 60s by OSPAAAL. They also had a handful of screen-printed film posters, all of which were reprints of the original Cuban cinema posters or re-imagined designs by local artists. They are officially screen printed by the ICAIC (Instituto Cubano de Artes Industrias Cinematografia) in Havana.

This poster for Stanley Kubrick’s classic Clockwork Orange was designed by the Cuban artist Nelson Ponce (full name Nelson Ponce Sanchez) who was born in 1976 and is a graphic designer and illustrator who also teaches at the ISDI (Instituto Superior de Diseño Industrial) in Havana. His re-imagined poster for the Cuban film Vampiros en la Habana, which was released in 1999, won him acclaim from both the design community and the Cuban public.

The Havana Cultura website has a great interview with the designer.

Whilst at the shop I also picked up a couple of other film posters and a handful of original propaganda posters which I plan to post on the site in the coming months.