Comments on: Now a Major Motion Picture, Starring Ernie Hudson

Now a Major Motion Picture, Starring Ernie Hudson

piratebowling — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:26:53 -0800

The "I Can Read Movies" Series is a set of fake film novelizations, done in 1950's and 1960's illustration style. [via]

By: Joe Beese

Joe Beese — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:30:00 -0800

I love this.

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:39:13 -0800

In case his site gets bogged down by traffic, the set is on Flickr here. It is, unfortunately, not a discrete set, but it's still fun.

By: dunkadunc

dunkadunc — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:52:40 -0800

What is it about '60s graphic design that makes it so unique? Because these are awesome.

By: mediareport

mediareport — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:53:48 -0800

These are awesome. I really hope he continues the series; it's *perfect*.

By: odinsdream

odinsdream — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:55:42 -0800

Is it just the title pages, or am I missing where the rest of the pages are? They are indeed awesome, but if there's more to each one I'd love to see it.

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:00:04 -0800

Just the covers of these fake publications. Dude is an artist and illustrator, as far as I can tell, not a writer as well.

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:16:21 -0800

Really cool. The "Temple of Doom" one, I'm pretty sure there's an edition of The Book of Skulls that looks a lot like that.

By: Joakim Ziegler

Joakim Ziegler — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:22:59 -0800

This is amazing, and whoever made them has an excellent eye for design. There's basically nothing in these that gives them away as fakes (except our knowledge of the movies, etc.) It's so good, I wonder if they're based on original covers from the 60s.

By: Karlos the Jackal

Karlos the Jackal — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:59:14 -0800

Beautiful and inspiring.

By: churl

churl — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:03:44 -0800

Great find. Thanks for this.

By: Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:18:35 -0800

Wow, very cool. I'd like to see some movie posters like this.

By: sourwookie

sourwookie — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:22:03 -0800

Heh. Ghostbusters. "Don't cross the streams." Well played.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:31:24 -0800

Hah! Note-perfect. I really wasn't expecting much but could actually smell the pulp.

By: revgeorge

revgeorge — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 07:36:52 -0800

Possibly inspired by the movie-books are these video game book covers. I think my favorite is Metal Gear Solid.

By: MCMikeNamara

MCMikeNamara — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:12:26 -0800

Like Max said of Mrs. Hart, these are "gorgeous (growl)"

By: everichon

everichon — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 08:29:42 -0800

Brilliant, so well executed.

By: biscotti

biscotti — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:30:38 -0800

These are awesome.

By: ericbop

ericbop — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 18:58:20 -0800

really great, thanks for posting!

By: crossoverman

crossoverman — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:45:08 -0800

Great post, bad tags - if only because it's similar to a post from today and yet none of the tags are the same.

By: piratebowling

piratebowling — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 20:50:05 -0800

I got the point in the other thread where you called out my tags, crossoverman. Fixing it.