My neologism of the day - hilarified: filled with hilarity through the witnessing of something particularly funny. Like horrified, but not.

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Poster art: Batiste Madalena edition (via)

Up until the 1950s, many movie theaters rejected the mass-produced, lithographed film posters designed and distributed by Hollywood studios in favor of original, hand-painted posters created by local artists. 

During the 1920s, Batiste Madalena was the resident artist at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, NY., where he designed and hand-painted about eight original posters per week. Madalena, who is considered the greatest poster painter of the period, was given full artistic control, with the only directive from his boss being that the posters had to be clearly visible to passengers on passing trolley cars.

More examples of Madalena’s work here. 

Random ambient tracks + police band chatter from your choice of a handful of cities = Blade Runner chillout.

In progress. Colors (muted) coming soon.

Now THAT’S a logo. Hammer Films, 1972.