Posterized
Decry as we might the obnoxious aesthetic of modern Hollywood movie posters – you know, big, leering headshots Photoshopped over excessively layered backgrounds where the channels have been mixed and the opacity's been fried – it's generally all we've got to go on. But for one day only, those in search of something more refined are in luck. Collectors, film buffs and interior decorators take note: The NZ Film Festival Trust are spring cleaning their stocks with a Massive Poster Sale, with hundreds of back catalogue film festival posters (including large European and block mounted posters) and souvenir programmes on offer. The rummage sale commences Saturday, November 26 at The Paramount (Wellington) from 10am-1pm. We already have dibs on the Irma Vep poster.
Pineapple Express: The funniest stoner movie I can remember. Seth Rogen's horsepowered performance anchors a consistently amusing flick. George Washington's David Gordon Green ably directs. Rogen effortlessly draws on his natural affability. He tells Lumiere his numerous acting roles aren't hard; generally they are "pretty similar" to his own life: "
