posterwire.com - the movie poster weblog. Awesome blog. If anything, a movie poster is the very first visual expression for a movie, the very first visual synopsis of a movie, and the very first lasting impression for a movie. That's why I want to retain my movie poster approval rights over anything.

"One thing you may not know about movie posters (and film trailers) is that the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) has approval over them. The film industry trade group, which assigns film ratings to all U.S. domestic films bound for a theatrical release, also has control over the content of one-sheets and trailers sent to movie theaters. As with all matters involving the MPAA, this involves some de facto censorship on the part of film studio marketing departments in an effort to comply with undefined and arbitrary rules imposed on advertising." Wow, that's news to me.

I used to collect movie posters, but I ran out of space. And I ran out of money to buy them, too.