A typical varied assortment of wonder and weirdness. This month features the likes of Richard Pryor, John Waters, David Bowie, Charles Bronson and Jason Vorhees.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Posterized: Now Playing May 1981
Seeing how the whole apocalypse thing never materialized, let's take a gander at the films that were released in the United States thirty years ago this month.
A typical varied assortment of wonder and weirdness. This month features the likes of Richard Pryor, John Waters, David Bowie, Charles Bronson and Jason Vorhees.
A typical varied assortment of wonder and weirdness. This month features the likes of Richard Pryor, John Waters, David Bowie, Charles Bronson and Jason Vorhees.
It seems they used a lot more artwork for posters in 1981, instead the lame posters of today that just show someones face.
ReplyDeleteI still have fondness for the westerns here, OUTLAND and DEATH HUNT... mostly for Marvin, Bronson, Connery and Sternhagen. I won't comment on THE LEGEND OF THE LONE RANGER, though. And a big thumbs up for the really underrated gem for May '81: HIGH RISK. Thanks, Colonel.
ReplyDelete@Mummbles---yes, the art of movie poster has definitely nosedived in the last 30 years.
ReplyDelete@Leopard13--I am a fan of Outland too, have not seen Death Hunt but it's definitely something I plan on visiting this year. Thanks for the head's up on High Risk, that's one I honestly knew nothing about. I've heard nothing but horrible things about the legend of the lone ranger, to the point that I am actually somewhat morbidly curious about that one.