On May 8, 1920, one of the most iconic and influential graphic designers, Saul Bass, was born. Creating posters and opening film sequences for classics like Pyscho, North By Northwest, Vertigo, Anatomy of a Murder, West Side Story, Cape Fear, Goodfellas, Casino, and countless more, we give a nod to the legend who passed away in 1996. Here is a collection of his great posters, and a few of our favorite opening title sequences... enjoy. Even Google got into the mix with a fantastic ode to Mr Bass on their search page... 

This sounds a little vague, but we have definitely been excited by classic, handpainted movie posters on the site over the past week (see our Top 25 list here). Today, we came across a great list compiled by 50Watts of these great Swedish posters from the 1930s that were made in conjunction with the great Hollywood films of the day. 

Scott Campbell has a heart. Sometimes it's a bloody heart that is somehow smiling while being held by Mola Ram, sometimes it's a heart in the form of robot, and sometimes it's his own heart, which he loosely splashes over hundreds of watercolor paintings that all have a heart of their own.

We don't really know if we are excited about the prequel to the whole "Planet of the Apes" franchise, because nothing beats the Charlton Heston original "Apes" movie. But, we are getting to summer movie time, and here is the trailer for the James Franco starring "Apes" prequel, "Rise of the Planet of the Apes."

We speak with the acclaimed feature-film director of such classics as Milk, My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Elephant about controlling how you create your art, photography, and how to be a good interviewer . . .

One of the more renowned filmmakers and contemporary artists working today, Julian Schnabel, is set to release his newest film, Miral, in the United States tomorrow (Friday, March 25). The film chronicles Hind Husseini establishing an orphanage in Jerusalem after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the establishment of the state of Israel. Trailer after the jump . . .

At the conclusion of the Friday night screening of "Who is Bozo Texino?" at the MoMA's All the Wrong Art: Juxtapoz Magazine on Film, the person next to me asked if this story had ever been in Juxtapoz (he has, and will be again next month). More after the jump . . .