That’s it, I’m starting a new column. On Christmas Eve. Why? Because I’m the editor of this site and I have something to say: Hello, my name is Neil and I’m addicted to collecting movie posters. I have a moderate collection of classics (a Saul Bass Vertigo and an Italian Dr. No) to some modern favorites (Miracle and 300) to some absurd ones (one year, Brian Gibson bought me a poster for the Lizzie McGuire movie, signed by Hilary Duff. I never have it on the wall, but I keep it for kitsch/weirdness value.)

That said, I am a lover of the postered arts. It usually causes me to hold up press screenings, as I’m usually in the halls inspecting the latest posters and it kills my productivity every day that a great new poster is released. So here I am, trying to channel my love in this new weekly column This Week in Movie Posters. Original, I know.

Starting next week, this column will run every Friday, but seeing as Friday is Christmas, you’re getting one early this week. So here we go, time to talk about the best and the worst, and what they’re saying about their respective films.

Robin Hood – Bloodiest Poster of the Week

What is it saying about the film? It’s telling us that this is going to be one bloody affair. The close up of Russell Crowe looking vengefully down the shaft of an arrow is there to remind us that Crowe was a badass in Gladiator, and that he and Ridley Scott are looking to recreate said magic with Hood. It’s a mean poster, and one that will effectively draw attention. Poster courtesy of Warner Bros.

Psycho – The Work of Mario Graciotti

Special Prize of the Week: Our friends at /Film hipped me to the work of Mario Graciotti, who has published some awesome prints on Deviant Art under the name Mr. Bluebird. His posters range from the work of Paul Thomas Anderson to Pixar to Alfred Hitchcock. In fact, his Hitchcock posters are an inspired blend of Tom Whalen and Saul Bass. I dig, indeed. Check out his work on Deviant Art.

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