Showing posts with label Otto Preminger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Otto Preminger. Show all posts

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Saul Bass

Saul Bass (1920-1996) is best known as the graphic designer who pioneered not only the look of both movie posters and their opening credits sequences, but also the sleek appearance of the corporate logos that have become such a part of our lives (and, yes, you can groan if you want). In the 50s and 60s, it became a film critic cliche to state that his credits sequences alone were worth the price

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Film #14: Advise and Consent

I have to comment on the Elliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. I once respected Spitzer, mainly for calling radio stations out on taking payola for playing tons of bad songs over the past decade or so. With that, I was just glad to get an explanation for the unexplainable and some measure of vengeance for "Who Let The Dogs Out?" or whatever. But then, he started acting like an asshole, telling