Inglorious Basterds

Inglorious Basterds is an interesting movie that is beset against itself I think. Trying to be two different movies at the same time and not quite working in the "have your cake and eat it too" way that I'm sure it was intended. However, aside from a few glaring exceptions, this is the a only Tarantino movie that almost doesn't feel like a Tarantino movie. And I mean that as a compliment. Not that I don't like the man's earlier work it's just good to see him at least attempting to step outside of his own, albeit wacky and inventive, box.

In the spirit of keeping it simple I opted to go with this as opposed to something a little more macabre, haha a lot of that kinda stuff had already been pretty much done.

Kill Bill

I finally got to watch Kill Bill again after many years, I liked it immensely more than I did the first time. Probably because I have a better understanding at what was at play here stylistically, but hey, I was young what did I know? Either way I liked the whole snake/code name thing so I thought I would play with that.

Jackie Brown

Because I am an honest man, I will tell you the truth right out. I had NO FREAKING clue what to do for Jackie Brown. I tried to do the gloves Sam Jackson wears...no go, I tried to make a play off of when De Niro blows away that chick in the parking lot...nothing. Ultimately I came up with the two bags...it's simple, it's mysterious, and you'll know what's up right away if you'd seen the movie.

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is easily the most done movie for fan posters hands down. Period. And it's no wonder, so many different visual cues that just make you go "Hey Pulp Fiction!" It's just that ingrained in the movie watching psyche.
I decided to go a "less is more" route. Choosing the one image that more or less (no pun intended) happens in the background but is the emotional crux for the film. Everybody loves the burger scene...but nobody ever seems to pay attention that a hit man has a profound spiritual awakening after almost getting blown away 5 times over.

Reservoir Dogs

Doing posters for the works of Quentin Tarantino is a daunting task. Not necessarily because the movies lack anything visual to channel for a poster...not by a long shot. Quite the opposite really, the movies have SO MUCH going on as far little visual inside jokes and themes that just about everybody who decides to redesign posters ends up doing them eventually. So the creative well is running dry, you know?

But I think I did alright with this one. I'm kind of experimenting with different retro styles and I kind of wanted practice with that trippy 50's minimalism that you used to see in a lot of. The coffins...though you could accuse me of being spoilery...but get this: The movie takes place in a coffin factory or something. There are coffins all up in the background. So there you are haha double meaning.

Shutter Island

I almost didn't watch this movie because a lot of the underwhelming buzz I was hearing about it when it dropped. That and that whole "for the criminally insane" line in the trailer that looked SUPER cheesey even for Leo. But I watched it on Netflix not long ago and I was pleasantly surprised. I don't know why I should have been but I was. Really good film. I had a few ideas for the design here but in the end I decided to keep it simple. If you've seen the movie it's still a powerful symbol.

The Departed

I hadn't seen this one in a while either. But I happened to get a chance to watch it again. They had it for like $5 at Target...the WIDESCREEN VERSION!!! They never have the widescreen version, you can imagine my joy. Super good movie, Nicholson is a god.

The Aviator

Truth be told, I kinda came up with this one on the fly. I haven't seen The Aviator since it first came out in '04. However, my younger brother James had seen the movie recently for school or something and whenever someone would mention the movie he would go "Come in with the milk. Come in with the milk.Come in with the milk.Come in with the milk." So based on that...here you go. You can thank him for this one a little more than me haha.

Gangs of New York

This is the poster that more or less inspired the whole extended Scorsese project. I thought the razor would make a cool image. This one is kinda my favorite =).

Martin Scorsese Super Set Breakdown Part IV: Casino

Casino was a particularly difficult because it seemed like every idea I had, at least three other posters existed doing the same thing. It came down to motivation then. What is it De Niro wanted throughout? To be a big shot running his own casino. The Taj was that casino. The poker chip was just a cool way to play with the colors I wanted to use and not do something overt like a marque or something.

Martin Scorsese Super Set Breakdown Part III: Goodfellas

This guy is an oldy but a goody, and the basis for the entire Martin Scorsese Super Set. This goes back to the tried and true technique of choosing a scene I love and building a poster around it. This a turning point for the whole film as well as the lead in to the chilling yet perfect opening sequence. Plus it's the only time in film history an act of violence is committed with Donovan's Atlantis playing in the background.

Martin Scorsese Super Set Break Down Part II: Raging Bull

Raging Bull was a bit of a daunting task. It's one of my favorite of Mr. Scorsese's films. But I figured the best parts, and most visually engaging scenes for that matter, happened inside the ring. The blood on the ropes is a throwback to the extreme close up (you guys know which one) after De Niro gets beaten to a bloody stump fighting Sugar Ray Williams.

Martin Scorsese Super Set Breakdown Part I: Taxi Driver

So I'm going to start posting stuff in sets individually here. Maybe provide a little insight into what was going on. My Martin Scorsese Super Set was my most recent endeavor. The earliest film in that set was the 1976 classic Taxi Driver. In all honesty, this was the last poster I worked on and I wasn't sure I was even going to include this movie because it's been a couple years since I've seen it. But I had the idea and it fit pretty well with the color scheme I used for this particular set.

More to come. =)

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