What a Twist!

The poster for The Last Airbender looks oddly familiar... 

(Thanks SKX!)

If you're still not convinced, check out the other poster released for The Last Airbender, as it also has that xXx feel.

The guy really looks like Vin Diesel on this one!

While I'm sure this is purely coincidental, it's still kind of funny.

And to quote my friend Mike regarding The Last Airbender:

Director M. Night Shyamalan is readying a new children's film

for release sometime next year. Sources say the film,

Shyamalan's first to be based on someone else's story,

ironically features his biggest surprise twist to date:

It'll actually be good.

Be sure to check out more of Mike's work here on his blog.

Transporting Back in Time

Since it's a slow news day, I thought I'd take a moment to go

back revisit the posters for The Transporter series.

I love the honesty of it all. It's as if they're saying,

"Yeah, we know it's the same movie, why try and hide it?"

The Invention of Lying's Photoshop Mishap

Since The Invention of Lying was released on DVD this week, I thought it would be fun to revisit the poster.

When it was released, Ricky Gervias made a big deal about how much the studio had airbrushed his face. He not only talked about it on Conan, he also brought it up on his blog by saying "Yes of course they've airbrushed it. That's why I look like some sort of facelifted old queen."

Here are a few stills from The Invention of Lying put alongside the image used on the poster.

As you can see, it doesn't even look like the same person!

They should have just stuck with this poster.

...and is it just me, or does this picture of Rob Lowe make him look like This American Life's Ira Glass?

Bio-Pic anyone?

TREND WATCH 2010?

What's with all the black and white posters these days?

Going B&W and adding a surprise splash of red (or sometimes gold or green) is so in right now. Just look at these posters for movies coming out over the next few months.

...and that's just a sampling. Look around you the next time you're at the theatre, or as you drive down the street. B&W posters are everywhere!

And I'm not the only one who has noticed this trend. My local cinema (seen below) just put up a poster display of black and white posters. (which includes about every Woody Allen poster ever released!)

I guess marketing execs are really taking the "Advertising is so black and white" thing literally these days...

Thirst Did it First

Is it just me, or does anyone else see the similarities between these two posters?

Call it a stretch if you want, but I would be lying if I didn't admit that the first time I saw this poster for Daybreakers, I instantly thought of the one for Thirst. (which is my Favorite poster from 2009)

And not only are their posters similar to one another, they're both vampire movies as well!

Coincidence? You decide.

Transylmania

Doesn't this look like a movie poster for a gay porn?
I'm confused..

The Best Movie Posters of 2009

#10

In a time where most posters are floating heads in space to showcase the stars, it was quite refreshing to see that the poster for Up In the Air did not whore the hell out of George Clooney. In fact, it only shows him in silhouette with his back to the camera, in what is a gorgeous still from the movie. The tagline is perfect, as well.

#9

Simplicity was what worked well for the Up campaign. The posters are exciting and managed to capture the spirit of the movie.

#8

This poster for Taking Woodstock is great for so many reasons. Not only does it look authenticly vintage with it's style, color and font, the designers went that extra step and added folds! The beauty is in the details.

#7

Although the entire television advertising campaign was heavily misleading for Precious, the posters do a decent job letting you know what you're in for. They're simple, a little scary and offputting...

#6

That simple 60's modern advertising style is "in" right now, and being that the film In The Loop is a lovesong for Dr. Strangelove, it was not only perfect, but timely as well.

#5

Both of the posters for The Informant are playful and fun. The goofy snapshot of Matt Damon smiling like an gigantic idiot fits the movie perfectly.

 

#4

It would be nice to stick to US released posters only for the best of list, but there is no denying that the UK poster for The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus is one of the best I've seen all year. It has a great Art Nouveau look to it, and it manages to capture that trademark Terry Gilliam imagination quite well.

US Release

UK Release

#3

This poster for Cold Souls does a great job of telling you a bit of the plot while being creative and fun at the same time.

#2

This poster is just awesome.

The other one they released isn't so bad either...

 

#1

The original poster released for Thirst was banned for being too provocative. However, the American release, although heavily photoshopped, was still pretty awesome. (I happen to have it hanging in my house, so that says something..) If you compare the two below, you'll see quite a few differences between them, other than the leg removal (including giving her less cleavage on the US poster!).

Hands down, this was the best poster that I saw this year.

US Release

Banned International Version