James Verdesoto is a graphic designer who's masterminded the visual marketing for countless movies, including iconic posters for "Pulp Fiction" (when he was creative director at Miramax), "Girl, Interrupted" and "Ocean's Eleven." Today, Vanity Fair puts him to great use with the release of "Movie Poster Expert Explains Color Schemes," a fascinating YouTube video that actually does a lot more than decode the use of color.Verdesoto takes a walk through cinematic history and beyond, identifying visual elements (e.g., the "running figure with a gun" common to thrillers) that connect with everything from John Grisham paperback book covers from the '90s to film noir to punk-rock flyer graphics. And when he does talk about the deployment of color, it's especially eye-openinglike when he examines the black-and-white-and-orange combination (as seen in posters for "Ghost Rider," "Tokyo Drift," "The Transporter" and more) vs. the blue-and-orange ("The Bourne Identity," "The Dark Knight," "Star Wars," "Avatar").It's a mini master class in design-meets-marketing that comes in under 11 minutes. (It's also a sequel of sorts to Vanity Fair's "Every Marvel Movie Poster, Explained," also starring Verdesoto and released in December.) Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Greenlight welcomes poet and author Emma Bolden for a virtual evening celebrating her new book, The Tiger and the Cage. This exquisitely wrought debut memoir recounts Bolden’s lifelong struggle with chronic pain and endometriosis, while speaking more broadly to anyone who has been told “it’s all... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-11-10 09:52:30 UTC ]
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Our annual celebration of the rising stars of book publishing features profiles of 36 honorees and five finalists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Selected honorees include publishing professionals from Clarion Books, Tordotcom, Lerner Publishing Group, Familius and Little, Brown. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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With the publication of Diper Överlöde—the 17th installment in Kinney’s Diary of Wimpy Kid series—the author has, uh, löded up the van and hit the road for a series of rock concert-style events. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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On May 13, I finally got to read my wayward science fiction story “It Is the Voice That Unnerves Me” in The Dread Machine. I had been submitting the story since the spring of 2019, and had thought many times about consigning it to the “retired” list. I knew every word, sentence and section break... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2022-10-20 11:05:00 UTC ]
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Something evil this way comes to Netflix this month: 'The School for Good and Evil,' based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Soman Chainani, which launched a bestselling book series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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This year's honorees come from all parts of the publishing industry and will be saluted at an event set for November 15 in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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In his memoir 'Beyond the Wand,' Tom Felton shares behind-the-scenes tales from the 'Harry Potter' franchise and chronicles his struggle with alcohol. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-10-18 20:19:47 UTC ]
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This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into the massive amounts of news from Amazon’s recent event. There’s a Kindle you can write on! And Amazon also wants to track your sleep on bed. We discuss what’s interesting about all of this gear, as well as why we still don’t trust Amazon with some of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2022-09-30 12:30:58 UTC ]
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Greenlight is thrilled to welcome award-winning author and long-time friend of the store Saeed Jones back to our Fort Greene events stage to celebrate the release of his new poetry collection, Alive at the End of the World. In haunted poems glinting with laughter, pierced by grief and charged... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-29 08:56:48 UTC ]
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Young, a former v-p and executive editor at Grand Central, says the new standalone imprint will integrate philanthropy into the book publishing business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Silvia Moreno-Garcia discusses "The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" at the L.A. Times Book Club. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-09-27 22:03:43 UTC ]
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Tom Hanks—who previously spent time crushing a beloved indie bookstore with his discount big box chain (which was then probably crushed by Amazon and yes I am talking about his role in You’ve Got Mail and not his real life)—will publish a novel with Knopf this spring. The book, The Making of... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-27 15:17:38 UTC ]
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Qian Julie Wang’s Beautiful Country is out now in paperback from Anchor, so we asked about her routine and the intersection of writing and litigating. * What time of day do you write? I wrote Beautiful Country on my iPhone during my subway commute to and from my law firm job—so it was both the […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-09-26 08:51:56 UTC ]
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Disney is set to release a live-action and CGI film retelling of Italian author Carlo Collodi and illustrator Enrico Mazzanti's 'Pinocchio,' the classic children's tale that follows a puppet's journey to escape his owner to become a "real boy." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Medieval mishaps and smarmy suitors are afoot in the upcoming film adaptation of 'Catherine Called Birdy,' based on the 1994 Newbery Honor-winning novel by Karen Cushman. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Keith Corbin talked about growing up in Watts, going to prison and finding an unexpected career as a chef. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-08-23 19:57:41 UTC ]
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TEGAN AND SARA TRAILER DROP, TEGAN AND SARA TRAILER DROP—this is not a drill! If you clicked on this, you’re probably well aware that the beloved sister indie pop duo published a memoir in 2019 called High School. Amazon Freevee (boo) is adapting it into a TV show (yay) starring Railey and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-08-18 16:25:50 UTC ]
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Alice Sedgwick Wohl looks back on her sister's fast rise alongside Pop Artist Andy Warhol. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2022-08-16 13:25:41 UTC ]
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Take this teen movies quiz to rank your favorites and receive a YA book recommendation for what to read next. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-08-16 10:32:00 UTC ]
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