Polish Film Poster of the Moment

Here are a couple of great, strongly iconic new posters for old posters by a young Polish design team, Joanna Gorska and Jerzy Skakun.

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Jesse Eisenberg has a tendency to match his performance quality to that of the material; both are mediocre here. Michael Pena is a revelation!

30 Minutes or Less (2011); directed by Ruben Fleischer.

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The many scenes lacking ambient sound propelled the plot beautifully but leaves our relationship to many of the characters (Marion Cotillard's, Dmitri Martin's) undernourished.

Polish Film Poster of the Moment

Just thought everyone would enjoy this hilarious--and oddly literal--take on The Big Lebowski. It was done in 2008 by Andrzej Krajewski. The practice of making limited edition posters for cult movies well after their productions is thriving in Poland. Below is one from last year for The Blues Brothers by the same artist. Krajewski is one of the old masters of Polish film posters--I've previously posted one of his pieces from 1968--and he's been working in variations on bright, bold, and cartoony styles for all those years.

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Whatever Works: Woody has lost the ability to elicit even slightly naturalistic performances from his actors--who chain themselves to reproducing a mediocre script.

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The Lovely Bones: How could a movie about the impact of a young girl's murder on her family be so goddamned beautifully life affirming?

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Killer eff'ing soundtrack! But Pirate Radio just floats by. Even when the boat sinks, the pot haze doesn't clear to form an actual plot.

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Brilliant! Greenberg is often so true it hurts. Was I the only one who was disgusted to find himself identifying with the title character?

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Spanglish is better than As Good as it Gets, and Tea Leoni's brilliantly manic performance is light years beyond any of her other work.

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Greta Gerwig almost as charming here as in Greenberg, though often needlessly naked. Mostly boring as a home movie with an occasional transcendent realism.

Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007); dir. Joe Swanberg. Writer/actors: Greta Gerwig, Kent Osborne, Andrew Bujalski.

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Paper Heart isn't funny: it's an impassioned plea for privacy in relationships amongst the young and famous. Nice human moments in interview segments, too.

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Get Him to the Greek: P. Diddy is a revelation, bringing totally different energy than I've seen before. Elisabeth Moss shows some chops, too.

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Prince of Persia gives us some great images straight out of the videogame early on. Oh and there's a plot. And a pretty girl.

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Hot Tub Time Machine: Cusack is wasted amidst the bodily function jokes. Chevy Chase still sucks, but Clark Duke might be great one day.

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The lesbian kiss might be why they made it, but Michael Shannon's performance as the legendary Kim Fowley is worth the price of admission.

The Runaways (2010); written & directed by Floria Sigismondi, starring Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, and Michael Shannon.