Posted by Brian on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2014
You may not know his name, but you know his work. He has created some of the most iconic movie posters of all time including Back to the Future, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. His paintings seem to effortlessly evoke the spirit of each movie that he works on. He's Drew Struzan, and he was profiled in the insightful, entertaining documentary, "Drew: The Man Behind the Poster."
I realized that I knew very little about Drew. I was pleased to see that he's a very down-to-earth, humble guy. He speaks candidly about his life and his work, and an all star line up of directors and actors gush about Drew's posters including George Lucas, Frank Darabont, Steven Spielberg and Harrison Ford. Drew is now semi-retired from movie work and is focusing his own original art.
A lot of the documentaries that I watch are, in some way, about movies. If you can say the same thing about yourself, then I wholeheartedly recommend "Drew: The Man Behind the Poster."
About the Author
Brian works as the Senior Adult Services Librarian at the Iowa City Public Library.
We get 15 separate stories that, when you read them all, feel like an adventure or journey with old friends. The stories are told roughly in chronological order and flow into each other well. He begins with the creation myth which was my least favorite. I need characters and relationships. Once those were introduced, there wasn't a single tale that was a miss. The stories culminate in Ragnarok: The end of all things, but there's beauty in the destruction. There's rebirth and hope and the promise of new tales. I listened to half of the book as a Book on Disc. Gaiman reads it himself, and his voice adds magic. One of my favorite reads of the year. -Brian