Tag: Oscars

Best Picture Posters

AMOUR by Matt Owen. 18x24, screen print Here are a couple of posters with a book slant that are part of a series of nine screen-printed posters that were commissioned to celebrate this years best picture nominations.  Matt Owen recently won the nationwide competition to design the new cover of Ray Bradbury's classic novel 'Fahrenheit 451.' The series was devised by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences along with Gallery1988.SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK by Joshua Budich. 18x24, screen printThat's a copy of Hemingway's Farewell to Arms at the bottom. Here's the rest of the posters

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Books Into Best-Picture Oscar® Winners To Highlight 2010 California Antiquarian Book Fair

LIGHTS! CAMERA! ACTION! BOOKS!Embracing great books into great movies, the 43d California International Antiquarian Book Fair promises to be the most exciting yet. We in the Southern California chapter of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA), the Fair’s sponsoring organization, have been working overtime to present Fair-goers with an exhibit to knock socks - or bindings - off.From Author to Oscar® is the theme for this year’s Special Exhibits, highlighting great books that became great Best Picture Academy Award®-winning films. We’ll be exploring the journey a book makes to the big screen, focusing on the important role that literature...

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