First Look: Two Cool New Posters for Give ‘Em Hell Malone

Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on April 27, 2009 Share

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Not too long ago we wrote here and there about Thomas Jane’s upcoming crime drama, a noir piece known as Give ‘Em Hell Malone. Heck, we even posted a teaser trailer back in November. But in the past several months we haven’t heard much about the film, which is still without distribution and thus without a release date. And while I don’t have any news on the release date front, I have received a few awesome new posters for the film that may or may not be appearing at the Cannes Marketplace next month.

The Russel Mulchahy directed film will also star Doug Hutchison, Ving Rhames, French Stewart and Elsa Pataky.

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Clinton

On the lipstick poster, you should put small pictures of the other main characters; fill that white space up in-between the credits and the gun/car! Basically, you've got 2 silhouette shots against 1 photo-drawn looking shot; so by doing this it should balance it out a bit, and also give the prospective audience member a better understanding of who he's likely to be giving "HELL" too. But the lipstick one is definetley the one you should put out in theatres!

Voltron

simple bad-assery

GUNMAN

I suppose no one can complain about the composition, the balance of typeface and color, the dramatic impact of the images, or the ability they have to invoke mood and character, SO, they complain about typefaces and taglines. Because some people just HAVE TO complain.

Or, maybe some folks really do prefer giant heads and blurred out motion on all their posters. I suppose so.

If you think this is at all like The Spirit, then one viewing of the trailer will put six rounds into the chest of that idea, and leave it dead and bleeding in a dark hallway. Then, later on, it will come back and light the idea on fire. Honestly.

Or maybe it's a compliment, because The Spirit ad campaign was the only thing about the movie that was good. It had some killer posters!

Mark Hosack

All I have to say is thank God for Tim Bradstreet.

Great work here!

irish46

I'm a big fan of the posters, I just love them. I think when I walk into my local MJR theater that they are going to stand out versus all the hollywood head crap that is on display there now...hell, give me one of those 14 foot long banners hanging from the rafters. that would be super bad. But where is the notion coming from that this is a black and white movie? It's not. Check out the trailer. This thing is going to kick some action movie ass!

Tim Bradstreet

Heh, thanks for the kind words tek, nah, just used Impact which may be overused but seemed right for this. Sorry you don't like the poster. Can't please everyone.
I think the tagline is pretty cool. Finding the right font for that was difficult but everyone decided this was the best way to go. I just follow orders on that note.

It's a retro looking hero in an out of time, nameless city environment. Thankfully I didn't see The Spirit, but I have seen films like Asphalt Jungle, Point Blank, and The Killing (1956). You all will be happy to know that Malone is much more in THAT vein.

tek

Gotta be the worst poster I've seen in a while... typefaces are terrible. Did they use the LOLbuilder to make it?

David G

These are the kind of posters that used to get made. The kind that MAKES you WANT to buy em. SIgn me up for two copies each!!! Wonderfully crafted and classic for the new gen. DOnt care what anyone says, Im def in line for this one. Even though Deep Blue was a lame story, I still enjoyed it and anything else with Tom Jane. This esp looks good, but whos looking for the Academy Award here? Comn. Yes Spirit sucked but last I checked, this was not a Miller stripped through the mud film.Not every movie thats black and white and placed around the 30's-50's will be compared to that anyways, right?

HempKnight 757

Damn Mr.Death you stole the words right out of my mouth. For sure gives me a Spirit vibe. it should have been even harder to kill

phrenetik

Is it just me, or is the tagline incredibly cheesy? I think the movie will seem grittier and more serious without the tagline. Or at least change the font!