Throwing it back to 2002, when one of the highest-grossing movie of the year was a Spider-Man movie, P.T. Anderson had a rom-com in theaters, and a revival of a classic musical was looking to win some Oscars.
Punch-Drunk Love |
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The Safdie brothers were about the same age as Cooper Hoffman when this came out. Japanese posters designed by Jeremy Blake. |
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Spider-Man |
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Teaser one sheet for Sam Raimi's first Marvel movie. This poster was withdrawn from theaters after 9/11 due to the reflection of the World Trade Center in Spidey's eyes. |
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8 Mile |
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The legend of Eminem's mom's spaghetti was born. Eminem had the best selling album of 2002. |
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Irreversible |
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In which Gaspar Noe traumatizes a generation. Japanese B2. |
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Lilya 4-Ever |
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Swedish posters for Lukas Moodysson's best. Lilya 4-Ever 4-ever. |
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Morvern Callar |
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Lynne Ramsay's second feature, with the best soundtrack of 2002. One sheet designed by Kim Maley. |
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28 Days Later |
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That tagline hits different now. U.K. quad. |
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers |
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The highest-grossing movie of 2002. There were petitions to change the title of the movie after 9/11. Teaser one sheet. |
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Spirited Away |
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Spirited Away went into limited release in the U.S. in September 2002, and won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Japanese B2. |
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Chicago |
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Won Best Picture. Advance one sheet. |
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The Pianist |
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That time Adrien Brody made out with Halle Berry at the Oscars. |
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Talk to Her |
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Almodóvar took the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay and was nominated for Best Director. Spanish B1 poster by Juan Gatti. |
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City of God |
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Starring Seu Jorge who did all the Bowie covers for The Life Aquatic. French petite. |
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Frida |
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Salma Hayek was nominated for Best Actress but lost to Nicole Kidman for The Hours. |
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Gangs of New York |
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Martin Scorsese back in the Mean Streets neighbourhood but in the 1800s. Rare Japanese B1. |
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25th Hour |
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Spike Lee's post-9/11 New York movie. U.S. one sheet, with fold lines as part of the design. |
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Bowling for Columbine |
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Best Documentary Feature winner. German poster. |
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Minority Report |
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The most GIF-ed movie of 2002. 20 years later we have facial recognition tech, some driverless cars, and even jetpacks. Advance one sheet. |
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Solaris |
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Soderbergh adapts Lem in the shadow of Tarkovsky. Underrated imo. |
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Spider |
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One of my faves of the year, an oddity, even for Cronenberg, would make a good double feature with The Fly. Japanese B2, unknown artist. |
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Cremaster 3 |
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The third installment of Matthew Barney's The Cremaster Cycle. |
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24 Hour Party People |
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Factory Records origin story. U.K. quad. |
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Secretary |
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Maggie Gyllenhaal's breakthrough role. Japanese poster illustrated by Eguchi Hisashi. |
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Ken Park |
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Larry Clark x Ed Lachman x Harmony Korine. |
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Ali G Indahouse |
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Before there was Borat there was Ali G. German A1. |
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