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Happy birthday, Liza!

Happy birthday, Liza!

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

Upcoming fundraising changes

Upcoming fundraising changes

Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc

Album Cover Hall of Fame's March newsletter mentions Amsel doc

Happy birthday, Harry Belafonte!

Happy birthday, Harry Belafonte!

Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler

Featurette/sneak peek: Richard Amsel and Bette Midler

Why your donations matter…

Why your donations matter…

AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...

AMSEL, the Animated / Calling all animators...

R.I.P.: Raquel Welch

R.I.P.: Raquel Welch

“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”

“Let Your Fingers Do the Walking…”

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Happy birthday, Liza!

Mar 12, 2023

Happy birthday, Liza!

Wishing a very happy 77th birthday to the legendary Liza Minelli. (And that's LIZA with a "Z", in case you needed reminding.) Pictured...

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

Mar 10, 2023

Amsel’s Lost Art: CUBA

(The post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) Richard Lester’s CUBA, released in 1979 and starring Sean Connery and...

Amsel’s Lost Art: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

Feb 13, 2023

Amsel’s Lost Art: NEW YORK, NEW YORK

(This post is part of an ongoing series of Amsel’s “lost” work…) The song “New York, New York” has become so synonymous with the city of...

Jeffrey Wells / "Cutting the Habit" revisited

Nov 2, 2022

Jeffrey Wells / "Cutting the Habit" revisited

To follow up to my Sept. 12th post ("Cutting the habit -- and the poster"), which shared film critic/blogger Jeffrey Wells' comments...

Cutting the habit -- and the poster

Sep 13, 2022

Cutting the habit -- and the poster

Jeffrey Wells called out a little edit made to Amsel's MCCABE & MRS. MILLER poster on the HBO Max page, and it gave me a laugh. Warren...

RAIDERS, re-loved...

Jul 20, 2022

RAIDERS, re-loved...

Last Saturday, July 16th, marked the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS' nationwide re-release in theaters. I remember it vividly. Long before...

Site updates: Merging the blog archives

Jul 24, 2021

Site updates: Merging the blog archives

The folks at WIX, which I use to maintain this site, have finally included a feature I've long hoped for: the ability to merge different...

Amsel's Lost Art: KRULL!!!

Jun 22, 2021

Amsel's Lost Art: KRULL!!!

My most recent posts highlight some of Richard Amsel's unused and rarely seen works. While Amsel's talents were in high demand, he often...

Amsel's Lost Art: FUNNY LADY

Jun 18, 2021

Amsel's Lost Art: FUNNY LADY

My previous post highlighted Amsel's unused poster for TERMS OF ENDEARMENT. which was just one of the many pieces that has fallen into...

Amsel's Lost Art: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

Jun 18, 2021

Amsel's Lost Art: TERMS OF ENDEARMENT

The tagline of my documentary is "Illustrator of the Lost Art" for three reasons. First, it's an obvious (if perhaps tacky) play on...

YAHOO! MOVIES profiles RAIDERS' 40th, gives Amsel his due...

Jun 12, 2021

YAHOO! MOVIES profiles RAIDERS' 40th, gives Amsel his due...

For some time now, I've had friendly communications with writer and author Mark O'Connell, whose lovely book WATCHING SKIES: STAR WARS,...

ART OF THE MOVIES posts Amsel Retrospective

Jun 10, 2021

ART OF THE MOVIES posts Amsel Retrospective

Last February I posted an interview with writer Adam Kennedy, for his blog ART OF THE MOVIES. Today he posted a lovely retrospective of...

The Return of the Great Adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK celebrates 40 years!

Jun 4, 2021

The Return of the Great Adventure: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK celebrates 40 years!

June 12th marks the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. To celebrate, I wanted to share some details about the two posters...

Upcoming POSTER HOUSE panel: 50 Movie Posters that Changed Entertainment Marketing

May 11, 2021

Upcoming POSTER HOUSE panel: 50 Movie Posters that Changed Entertainment Marketing

I wanted to share the news of an upcoming Zoom panel, hosted by POSTER HOUSE in New York City. The event will be held next Monday, May...

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