With that in mind, and with 2013 drawing to a close, I went over the last year in movie posters and picked out the best and worst, along with nine lessons learned. Marvel needs some new shtick.

Using color data from 35,000 movie posters created from 1914 until now, his final image below shows that’s he’s right. Curtois offers more evidence that Hollywood has gone dark.

They were offered posters back in the 80’s for around $100 that originated from movies made in the 1930’s, but as hobbyists, not collectors, those posters didn’t interest them. Today, those ...

‘1001 Movie Posters’ Review: The Art of the Screen Teaser A movie poster is made to promote a film. Hung on a wall at home, it becomes an advertisement for a sense of self.

THE ANATOMY OF A MOVIE POSTER: The Work of Dawn Baillie. At Poster House, 119 W. 23rd St. (between 6th and 7th avenues), New York, through Sept. 8. 917-722-2439, posterhouse.org.