Today marks my 100th post on the Feudal Cactus blog and to commemorate this monumental event I will be sharing with you a very special holiday gift idea that is very dear to my heart. Normally I suggest broad categories of items that you can buy for your friend, but today's topic is simply not the case. If someone you love is a huge movie buff (like myself) than you can't go wrong with buying them the art collection of Drew Struzan. Who's Drew Struzan, you ask? Well, let me educate you.
Remember back before the millennium switch when movie posters used to be cool? Back when they were all hand painted and provided an interesting narrative that gave you an idea of what to expect when entering the theater. Well, most of those iconic images (not all) were painted by renowned artist Drew Struzan, who gave us an entire generation of memorable movie posters to tantalize the hungry cinema masses. Today, movie posters are just uninspired composite shots of the actors staring out at the audience. What's even more shameful, is that many of these posters have taken their compositional design and layout directly from Drew Struzan's style. Clearly a case where the students did not become the masters.
Thankfully, for those of us that remember a simpler time when real artistry was employed for movie advertisement, we can now own a book that contains all the great illustrations created by the master himself. By now you might be asking yourself, "Well, how do I know if my movie friend even cares for Drew Struzan artwork?" Great question, here's how you know. Are they over the age of 20? If yes, then buy them the book. If no, hit them over the head with the book. There, holiday shopping is complete.
I always loved those movie theater posters!
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