Film Posters of the 50s: The Essential Movies of the Decade; From The Reel Poster Gallery Collection
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (551 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1854107194 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Film Posters of the 60s evokes the era when James Bond flicks were envelope-pushing fantasies for the bachelor-pad set." Newsweek"
Five Stars Excellent movie poster book. Well-Chosen Poster Selection Marred by Layout and Brevity If I were only measuring this book by the 250+ images of movie posters in it, I would say it deserved more than five stars. Unfortunately, the layout has two flaws. Many of the images are reproduced in unnecessarily too small sizes. Some of the two page spreads have the key point of interest right in the middle of the crease. The book also would benefit from a much more thorough discussion of the techniques used in the posters.This book is the third in a series that also covers the 60s and 70s in earlier versions.This volume could have been entitled "The Movies Strike Back at Television." The posters emphasize new technologies (like . "So Good You Can Hang the Book on the Wall" according to James N Simpson. Like the other decade books in this series Film Posters of the 50's is a sensational buy. You could either keep it intact as a collection of posters in a book to show and discuss with friends, or cut the book up and actually have a vast number of posters up on your wall. This book is about a third the size of your standard film poster and most movies are full page colour. Any of them would look great up on the wall. Don't know what the previous reviewer is complaining about, must have confused this book with a similar title or something because this ain't like he describes.The 50's decade has films by Bogart, Cary Grant, James Dean a
For those who formed part of 50s cinema audiences, this book will trigger a host of memories; those too young to remember will find their eyes opened to a time when the movies that today fill up the TV schedules after midnight were stuff of headlines.
Graham Marsh is a graphic designer who has already collaborated with Tony Nourmand on Film Posters of the 50s, the 60s, the 70s, the 80s, as well as Hitchcock Poster Art. Tony Nourmand is the proprietor of the Reel Poster Gallery in London, from whose collection all the images in this book come.