As is tradition for this column, the penultimate entry before the year's end is an alternate poster for Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. I like this one for its simplicity of execution. Take a postcard for the famous Paris cabaret -- Moulin Rouge from around the 1890s -- drop on black bars to give a nod to the curious censorship in the American release of the film, and put the title on the bottom in a classic, fussy font. Et voilà! The sexual politics and the emasculation are all here for the party! I spent some time (probably too much time) trying to track down who the designer was, but the only real lead I found was that a digital artist and marketing sales-funnel guy...
Friday One Sheet: EYES WIDE SHUT @ 25
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As is tradition for this column, the penultimate entry before the year's end is an alternate poster for Stanley Kubrick's final film, Eyes Wide Shut. I like this one for its simplicity of execution. Take a postcard for the famous Paris cabaret -- Moulin Rouge from around the 1890s -- drop on black bars to give a nod to the curious censorship in the American release of the film, and put the title on the bottom in a classic, fussy font. Et voilà! The sexual politics and the emasculation are all here for the party! I spent some time (probably too much time) trying to track down who the designer was, but the only real lead I found was that a digital artist and marketing sales-funnel guy...
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