The Movie Poster Of The Week - To Please A Lady

The art of the movie poster is becoming something of a lost art. Why put together an eye-catching original composition when you can photoshop a handful of heads onto a neutral background? Here at Vishnu, we wanted to build a showcase for some of the greatest, funniest or weirdest movie posters around. So, without further ado, the first MPOTW ever: To Please A Lady (1950) starring Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck.

Alright, sure, compositionally it's not too far off the bland photoshoppery of today. But there's something special about the painted posters that define the first 40-or-so years of cinema. Painted by hand, laid out by hand, it's the visible artistry that really lends a heightened sense of character to Gable, Stanwyck and the film itself. Just look at that winning smile. Clark Gable will please a lady whether she wants him to or not!

Does this poster suck? Think You can do better? Leave a comment with your suggestion and maybe we'll use it... or maybe we'l make fun of you and your terrible taste.

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-Brian

Die Antwoord Molests Your Senses And Sensibilities

This is the video for the song Evil Boy from South African rave-rap outfit Die Antwoord. If you haven’t come across it yet, you’re in for a treat… or something. The video is comprised of a bizarre mix of sexually charged imagery, genuinely disturbing moments and some solid filmmaking, kind of like a classic Cronenberg movie if it were tied together with hip hop video staples such as rapping directly into the camera and backup dancers who are equal parts bootylicious and degrading to women. Lurking just below the provocative surface though, both song and video address some of the predominant sex-based issues facing Africa today such as the proliferation of AIDS and forced circumcision. Considering the video’s newfound popularity online, an argument could be made that this rap video which features, among other things, dozens of comically enormous penises in just about every shot, could have a measured positive impact on society. The world is a weird place.

-G

(Note: The video is probably NSFW for all of the reasons I just blogged about)