24×36: A Movie About Movie Posters – Watch the trailer

I do love a good movie poster. Unfortunately, we often get the generic type of poster featuring a head shot of the main stars and a bit of text. The beautiful posters of yesteryear seem to become rarer with every new release. However, there are many cool artists out there putting together alternative posters for films featuring stunning art work.

Director Kevin Burke’s new documentary 24X36: A Movie About Movie Posters examines the birth, death, and resurrection of illustrated poster art.

Learn how artists like John Alvin and Tony Seiniger created iconic posters. See why the poster world changed and most importantly, about the people that helped bring it back: the companies that commission modern posters, the galleries that display them and the fans who collect them.

It features interviews with Roger Kastel, William Stout, Jason Edmiston, Laurent Durieux and Gary Pullin.