Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

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Simon T @MovieTart 09/19/2023 You'll immediately know Drew Struzan's work, even if you think you don't. This modest and supremely gifted maestro of the Hollywood poster is responsible for most of the most memorable designs ever to lure an audience into a picture house. And this slightly haphazard documentary not only belatedly puts him front and centre, it also demonstrates that nice guys don't have to come last. I just wish there could have been footage of Struzan at work. See more isla s @RT89656869 09/04/2022 This is an insightful documentary about a well regarded film poster artist. It is a little dull in places and is very much a talking heads type of a documentary but I did think it was interesting to see the various posters representing films which were big Hollywood successes. I can see why he's such a popular artist, why people appreciate his work - the images do certainly seem to be quite evocative and appealing. It was interesting to hear about his background and upbringing. If your a fan of big films from the 70s to the 90s then you'll likely find some films you like that he's done posters of, which feature in this film. It is interesting but I did feel there is the, perhaps inevitable, aspect of it whereby certain actors and, maybe moreso, directors are talking about their memories and basically showing off a bit, in a way that didn't especially add much to the film. People being a little smug and brag-gy doesn't appeal too much to me personally. There are some quite interesting parts of this film and seeing the artwork shown, in the way it is, is pretty good, so I would overall recommend it, if your interested in the work of Drew Struzan but don't expect too much in terms of the finer details of his work or over analysis of his personal life. It's an interesting documentary, thought provoking maybe but not especially great. See more 06/02/2016 Fascinating doc about an absolute living legend. Great to hear guys like Lucas and Spielberg say that Drew made them want to live up to his artwork. See more 05/11/2016 What a fascinating film! This documentary is about Drew Struzan whose artwork I would say is probably among the most seen worldwide. he paints movie posters including: Indian Jones series, Back to the Future trilogy, Star Wars series, Jaws E.T., Bladerunner, The Thing, Police Academy series, The Shawshank Redemption, and many, many more. It's an interesting story of how he got started, the Music Album covers he did, including Alice Cooper's "Welcome to my nightmare", to him getting ripped off, having work stolen and more. The film has some big names singing him praise including: Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, and Michael J. Fox. Anyone who watched any films in the 80's should watch this, it's amazing just how many posters he did, smaller films or bombs included. Highly recommended! See more 01/08/2016 If you don't like this, you don't like movies. See more 08/24/2015 Inspirational and speaks of a now dying art form. Too much George tho. But Drew is a soft spoken humble man who JUST WANTS TO CREATE AWESOME WORK! lol See more Read all reviews

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