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  • Summaries 76
  • Titles Only 96
  • All 187

Interviews

  • 24 Hour Party People

    Apr 5, 2002

  • Psycho

    Dec 4, 1998

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    May 2, 1997

  • Trainspotting

    Jul 27, 1996

  • Se7en

    Sep 22, 1995

  • Candyman

    Oct 16, 1992

  • Naked Lunch

    Dec 21, 1991

  • Dead Ringers

    Sep 23, 1988

  • Star Wars

    May 25, 1977

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Dec 10, 1962

  • Auntie Mame

    Dec 27, 1958

Summaries

  • Blue Valentine

    Dec 29, 2010

  • Office Killer

    Dec 3, 1997

  • Gridlock'd

    Jan 29, 1997

  • The Substitute

    Apr 19, 1996

  • Village of the Damned

    Apr 28, 1995

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Jan 3, 1993

  • Aladdin

    Nov 11, 1992

  • Braindead

    Aug 13, 1992

  • Wild at Heart

    Aug 17, 1990

  • Total Recall

    Jun 1, 1990

  • Look Who's Talking

    Oct 13, 1989

  • Tetsuo

    Jul 1, 1989

  • Ghostbusters II

    Jun 16, 1989

  • Tapeheads

    Oct 21, 1988

  • Night of the Demons

    Oct 14, 1988

  • Tonkô

    Jun 25, 1988

  • Three Men and a Baby

    Nov 23, 1987

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Sep 26, 1987

  • Dragnet

    Jun 26, 1987

  • The Untouchables

    Jun 3, 1987

  • TerrorVision

    Feb 14, 1986

  • Re-Animator

    Oct 18, 1985

  • Night of the Comet

    Nov 16, 1984

  • Ghostbusters

    Jun 8, 1984

  • The Dead Zone

    Sep 21, 1983

  • Videodrome

    Feb 4, 1983

  • Cheers

    Sep 30, 1982

  • The World According to Garp

    Jul 23, 1982

  • Blow Out

    Jul 24, 1981

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Jun 12, 1981

  • Altered States

    Dec 25, 1980

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Dec 22, 1978

  • Superman

    Dec 15, 1978

  • Day for Night

    May 24, 1973

  • A Clockwork Orange

    Dec 19, 1971

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    Jun 17, 1970

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Oct 24, 1969

  • Skidoo

    Dec 19, 1968

  • Run, Man, Run!

    Aug 29, 1968

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    Jun 19, 1968

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Jun 12, 1968

  • Django, Prepare a Coffin

    Jan 27, 1968

  • Day of Anger

    Dec 19, 1967

  • Le Samouraï

    Oct 25, 1967

  • Nato Per Uccidere

    Jun 15, 1967

  • Casino Royale

    Apr 13, 1967

  • The Big Gundown

    Nov 29, 1966

  • Star Trek

    Sep 8, 1966

  • Ship of Fools

    Jul 29, 1965

  • Lilith

    Oct 1, 1964

  • A Hard Day's Night

    Jul 6, 1964

  • Muscle Beach Party

    Mar 25, 1964

  • That Man from Rio

    Feb 5, 1964

  • Charade

    Dec 5, 1963

  • Beach Party

    Aug 7, 1963

  • The Birds

    Mar 29, 1963

  • Cleo from 5 to 7

    Apr 11, 1962

  • Something Wild

    Dec 20, 1961

  • Plein Soleil

    Mar 10, 1960

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Jul 1, 1959

  • Storm Center

    Jul 31, 1956

  • Forbidden Planet

    Mar 23, 1956

  • Dial M for Murder

    May 28, 1954

  • Sawdust and Tinsel

    Sep 14, 1953

  • It Came From Outer Space

    Jun 5, 1953

  • The Lusty Men

    Oct 24, 1952

  • The Red Shoes

    Jul 20, 1948

  • La Belle et la Bête

    Oct 29, 1946

  • The Palm Beach Story

    Nov 7, 1942

  • His Girl Friday

    Jan 18, 1940

  • Pigskin Parade

    Oct 23, 1936

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue

    Feb 21, 1932

  • Frankenstein

    Nov 21, 1931

  • The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    Feb 14, 1927

  • Metropolis

    Jan 10, 1927

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Feb 26, 1920

Titles Only

  • The Science of Sleep

    Aug 19, 2006

  • Monster

    Nov 24, 2003

  • Star Trek: Nemesis

    Dec 13, 2002

  • Good Will Hunting

    Dec 5, 1997

  • The English Patient

    Nov 22, 1996

  • Escape from L.A.

    Aug 9, 1996

  • Multiplicity

    Jul 17, 1996

  • Dead Man

    May 26, 1995

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Jan 15, 1995

  • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

    Jul 17, 1992

  • Basic Instinct

    Mar 20, 1992

  • Home Alone

    Nov 16, 1990

  • Darkman

    Aug 24, 1990

  • Wings

    Apr 19, 1990

  • Ernest Goes to Jail

    Apr 6, 1990

  • The Little Mermaid

    Nov 17, 1989

  • Worth Winning

    Oct 27, 1989

  • Wolf

    Sep 13, 1989

  • Without a Clue

    Oct 28, 1988

  • Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

    Sep 17, 1988

  • Stakeout

    Aug 5, 1987

  • Tough Guys

    Oct 3, 1986

  • The Fly

    Aug 15, 1986

  • Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

    May 1, 1986

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Sep 20, 1985

  • The Return of the Living Dead

    Aug 16, 1985

  • Real Genius

    Aug 7, 1985

  • Stingray

    Jul 14, 1985

  • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    Jul 10, 1985

  • The Goonies

    Jun 7, 1985

  • A View to a Kill

    May 24, 1985

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Nov 9, 1984

  • The Terminator

    Oct 26, 1984

  • Breakin'

    May 3, 1984

  • Octopussy

    Jun 10, 1983

  • The King of Comedy

    Feb 18, 1983

  • Knight Rider

    Sep 26, 1982

  • Blade Runner

    Jun 25, 1982

  • Conan the Barbarian

    May 14, 1982

  • Cat People

    Apr 2, 1982

  • Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

    Dec 24, 1981

  • Halloween II

    Oct 30, 1981

  • Paternity

    Oct 2, 1981

  • Heavy Metal

    Aug 7, 1981

  • For Your Eyes Only

    Jun 26, 1981

  • Flash Gordon

    Dec 5, 1980

  • The Stunt Man

    Jun 27, 1980

  • Moonraker

    Jun 29, 1979

  • Mad Max

    Apr 12, 1979

  • Blue Collar

    Feb 10, 1978

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Jun 24, 1976

  • Shivers

    Oct 10, 1975

  • The Man with the Golden Gun

    Dec 20, 1974

  • California Split

    Aug 7, 1974

  • Dark Star

    Apr 1, 1974

  • Electra Glide in Blue

    Aug 19, 1973

  • Live and Let Die

    Jun 27, 1973

  • The Long Goodbye

    Mar 7, 1973

  • Sleuth

    Dec 10, 1972

  • Getting Together

    Sep 18, 1971

  • Shaft

    Jul 2, 1971

  • Violent City

    Sep 17, 1970

  • Qeysar

    Jan 1, 1969

  • Night of the Living Dead

    Oct 1, 1968

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Apr 3, 1968

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Dec 19, 1967

  • Point Blank

    Aug 30, 1967

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Aug 24, 1966

  • Our Man Flint

    Jan 16, 1966

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Dec 31, 1965

  • Repulsion

    Oct 3, 1965

  • Get Smart

    Sep 18, 1965

  • The Great Race

    Jul 1, 1965

  • Woman of Straw

    Apr 28, 1964

  • Blood and Black Lace

    Apr 10, 1964

  • The Pink Panther

    Mar 20, 1964

  • The Wheeler Dealers

    Nov 14, 1963

  • The Haunting

    Sep 18, 1963

  • Damn Yankees

    Sep 26, 1958

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai

    Oct 2, 1957

  • Silk Stockings

    Jul 18, 1957

  • Johnny Concho

    Jul 1, 1956

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Feb 5, 1956

  • Artists and Models

    Nov 5, 1955

  • Rear Window

    Aug 4, 1954

  • High Noon

    Jul 24, 1952

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Apr 11, 1952

  • The Thing from Another World

    Apr 29, 1951

  • Thirst

    Oct 17, 1949

  • The Big Sleep

    Aug 31, 1946

  • The Maltese Falcon

    Oct 18, 1941

  • The Wizard of Oz

    Aug 12, 1939

  • Intermezzo

    Nov 16, 1936

  • My Man Godfrey

    Sep 17, 1936

  • The Invisible Man

    Nov 13, 1933

  • King Kong

    Apr 7, 1933

All

  • The Importance of Being Ernest: A Title Design Retrospective

    Oct 12, 2017

  • Mad Max: The Title Sequences

    May 14, 2015

  • Doctor Who: 50 Years of Main Title Design

    Nov 26, 2013

  • A Fistful of Titles: The Westerns of Iginio Lardani

    Oct 1, 2013

  • Blue Valentine

    Dec 29, 2010

  • The Science of Sleep

    Aug 19, 2006

  • Monster

    Nov 24, 2003

  • Star Trek: Nemesis

    Dec 13, 2002

  • 24 Hour Party People

    Apr 5, 2002

  • Psycho

    Dec 4, 1998

  • Good Will Hunting

    Dec 5, 1997

  • Office Killer

    Dec 3, 1997

  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    May 2, 1997

  • Gridlock'd

    Jan 29, 1997

  • The English Patient

    Nov 22, 1996

  • Escape from L.A.

    Aug 9, 1996

  • Trainspotting

    Jul 27, 1996

  • Multiplicity

    Jul 17, 1996

  • The Substitute

    Apr 19, 1996

  • Se7en

    Sep 22, 1995

  • Dead Man

    May 26, 1995

  • Village of the Damned

    Apr 28, 1995

  • Star Trek: Voyager

    Jan 15, 1995

  • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

    Jan 3, 1993

  • Aladdin

    Nov 11, 1992

  • Candyman

    Oct 16, 1992

  • Braindead

    Aug 13, 1992

  • Honey, I Blew Up the Kid

    Jul 17, 1992

  • Basic Instinct

    Mar 20, 1992

  • Naked Lunch

    Dec 21, 1991

  • Home Alone

    Nov 16, 1990

  • Darkman

    Aug 24, 1990

  • Wild at Heart

    Aug 17, 1990

  • Total Recall

    Jun 1, 1990

  • Wings

    Apr 19, 1990

  • Ernest Goes to Jail

    Apr 6, 1990

  • The Little Mermaid

    Nov 17, 1989

  • Worth Winning

    Oct 27, 1989

  • Look Who's Talking

    Oct 13, 1989

  • Wolf

    Sep 13, 1989

  • Tetsuo

    Jul 1, 1989

  • Ghostbusters II

    Jun 16, 1989

  • Without a Clue

    Oct 28, 1988

  • Tapeheads

    Oct 21, 1988

  • Night of the Demons

    Oct 14, 1988

  • Dead Ringers

    Sep 23, 1988

  • Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

    Sep 17, 1988

  • Tonkô

    Jun 25, 1988

  • Three Men and a Baby

    Nov 23, 1987

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Sep 26, 1987

  • Stakeout

    Aug 5, 1987

  • Dragnet

    Jun 26, 1987

  • The Untouchables

    Jun 3, 1987

  • Tough Guys

    Oct 3, 1986

  • The Fly

    Aug 15, 1986

  • Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

    May 1, 1986

  • TerrorVision

    Feb 14, 1986

  • Re-Animator

    Oct 18, 1985

  • Spenser: For Hire

    Sep 20, 1985

  • The Return of the Living Dead

    Aug 16, 1985

  • Real Genius

    Aug 7, 1985

  • Stingray

    Jul 14, 1985

  • Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

    Jul 10, 1985

  • The Goonies

    Jun 7, 1985

  • A View to a Kill

    May 24, 1985

  • Night of the Comet

    Nov 16, 1984

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Nov 9, 1984

  • The Terminator

    Oct 26, 1984

  • Ghostbusters

    Jun 8, 1984

  • Breakin'

    May 3, 1984

  • The Dead Zone

    Sep 21, 1983

  • Octopussy

    Jun 10, 1983

  • The King of Comedy

    Feb 18, 1983

  • Videodrome

    Feb 4, 1983

  • Cheers

    Sep 30, 1982

  • Knight Rider

    Sep 26, 1982

  • The World According to Garp

    Jul 23, 1982

  • Blade Runner

    Jun 25, 1982

  • Conan the Barbarian

    May 14, 1982

  • Cat People

    Apr 2, 1982

  • Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

    Dec 24, 1981

  • Halloween II

    Oct 30, 1981

  • Paternity

    Oct 2, 1981

  • Heavy Metal

    Aug 7, 1981

  • Blow Out

    Jul 24, 1981

  • For Your Eyes Only

    Jun 26, 1981

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark

    Jun 12, 1981

  • Altered States

    Dec 25, 1980

  • Flash Gordon

    Dec 5, 1980

  • The Stunt Man

    Jun 27, 1980

  • Moonraker

    Jun 29, 1979

  • Mad Max

    Apr 12, 1979

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Dec 22, 1978

  • Superman

    Dec 15, 1978

  • Blue Collar

    Feb 10, 1978

  • Star Wars

    May 25, 1977

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Jun 24, 1976

  • Shivers

    Oct 10, 1975

  • The Man with the Golden Gun

    Dec 20, 1974

  • California Split

    Aug 7, 1974

  • Dark Star

    Apr 1, 1974

  • Electra Glide in Blue

    Aug 19, 1973

  • Live and Let Die

    Jun 27, 1973

  • Day for Night

    May 24, 1973

  • The Long Goodbye

    Mar 7, 1973

  • Sleuth

    Dec 10, 1972

  • A Clockwork Orange

    Dec 19, 1971

  • Getting Together

    Sep 18, 1971

  • Shaft

    Jul 2, 1971

  • Violent City

    Sep 17, 1970

  • On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

    Jun 17, 1970

  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

    Oct 24, 1969

  • Qeysar

    Jan 1, 1969

  • Skidoo

    Dec 19, 1968

  • Night of the Living Dead

    Oct 1, 1968

  • Run, Man, Run!

    Aug 29, 1968

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    Jun 19, 1968

  • Rosemary's Baby

    Jun 12, 1968

  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Apr 3, 1968

  • Django, Prepare a Coffin

    Jan 27, 1968

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Dec 19, 1967

  • Day of Anger

    Dec 19, 1967

  • Le Samouraï

    Oct 25, 1967

  • Point Blank

    Aug 30, 1967

  • Nato Per Uccidere

    Jun 15, 1967

  • Casino Royale

    Apr 13, 1967

  • The Big Gundown

    Nov 29, 1966

  • Star Trek

    Sep 8, 1966

  • Fantastic Voyage

    Aug 24, 1966

  • Our Man Flint

    Jan 16, 1966

  • Doctor Zhivago

    Dec 31, 1965

  • Repulsion

    Oct 3, 1965

  • Get Smart

    Sep 18, 1965

  • Ship of Fools

    Jul 29, 1965

  • The Great Race

    Jul 1, 1965

  • Lilith

    Oct 1, 1964

  • A Hard Day's Night

    Jul 6, 1964

  • Woman of Straw

    Apr 28, 1964

  • Blood and Black Lace

    Apr 10, 1964

  • Muscle Beach Party

    Mar 25, 1964

  • The Pink Panther

    Mar 20, 1964

  • That Man from Rio

    Feb 5, 1964

  • Charade

    Dec 5, 1963

  • The Wheeler Dealers

    Nov 14, 1963

  • The Haunting

    Sep 18, 1963

  • Beach Party

    Aug 7, 1963

  • The Birds

    Mar 29, 1963

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Dec 10, 1962

  • Cleo from 5 to 7

    Apr 11, 1962

  • Something Wild

    Dec 20, 1961

  • Plein Soleil

    Mar 10, 1960

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Jul 1, 1959

  • Auntie Mame

    Dec 27, 1958

  • Damn Yankees

    Sep 26, 1958

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai

    Oct 2, 1957

  • Silk Stockings

    Jul 18, 1957

  • Storm Center

    Jul 31, 1956

  • Johnny Concho

    Jul 1, 1956

  • Forbidden Planet

    Mar 23, 1956

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Feb 5, 1956

  • Artists and Models

    Nov 5, 1955

  • Rear Window

    Aug 4, 1954

  • Dial M for Murder

    May 28, 1954

  • Sawdust and Tinsel

    Sep 14, 1953

  • It Came From Outer Space

    Jun 5, 1953

  • The Lusty Men

    Oct 24, 1952

  • High Noon

    Jul 24, 1952

  • Singin' in the Rain

    Apr 11, 1952

  • The Thing from Another World

    Apr 29, 1951

  • Thirst

    Oct 17, 1949

  • The Red Shoes

    Jul 20, 1948

  • La Belle et la Bête

    Oct 29, 1946

  • The Big Sleep

    Aug 31, 1946

  • The Palm Beach Story

    Nov 7, 1942

  • The Maltese Falcon

    Oct 18, 1941

  • His Girl Friday

    Jan 18, 1940

  • The Wizard of Oz

    Aug 12, 1939

  • Intermezzo

    Nov 16, 1936

  • Pigskin Parade

    Oct 23, 1936

  • My Man Godfrey

    Sep 17, 1936

  • The Invisible Man

    Nov 13, 1933

  • King Kong

    Apr 7, 1933

  • Murders in the Rue Morgue

    Feb 21, 1932

  • Frankenstein

    Nov 21, 1931

  • The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

    Feb 14, 1927

  • Metropolis

    Jan 10, 1927

  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    Feb 26, 1920

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