Posters of Prominence

The official Skyfall teaser poster was just released:

There’s not much in the way of symbolism to be found here, but its simplicity is certainly consistent with what many fans expect from a 007 outing by Sam Mendes. It’s surprising to realize that the iconic gun barrel has rarely been featured as part of a James Bond poster. This is easily the most dominant it has appeared in any poster except The Living Daylights campaign 25 years ago.

Also, the first trailer for Skyfall will debut on 007.com on Monday, May 21st, at 8.30AM Eastern. Are you excited to see the latest Bond?

Usually, our Posters of Prominence articles are reserved for movie posters that speak to us in a personal and profound way. Works of art that fill us with awe and wonder, and stick with us because they are just So Cool.

This time, I’m looking at a poster that is prominent for all the wrong reasons. A poster that is so shockingly bad, it makes my heart ache: The theatrical one-sheet for Marvel‘s hotly anticipated The Avengers. Read the rest of this entry »

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Warner Bros. has released a new poster for Christopher Nolan’s upcoming The Dark Knight Rises and it brings bad news for Batman. How The Dark Knight can rise while his legend ends is another question for another day though. Enjoy!

(Courtesy: WB)

Click above to view full-size. What do you think? What story is this teaser preparing us for?