These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art.

When I wrote about Naked, the final Talking Heads studio album, for the gargantuan countdown project that’s been taking a huge chunk out of my Sundays for a few years now, I noted that the last time the band reunited on stage was for their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction and added, “It’s highly unlikely they’ll share the same stage — or any space, really — ever again.” How strange and delightful to be proven wrong.

Two nights ago, David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Jerry Harrison, and the forever formidable Tina Weymouth convivially hung out in front of an understandably adoring crowd. At the Toronto International Film Festival, Talking Heads were together to help premiere the restored version of their landmark 1984 concert film, Stop Making Sense, one of many masterful cinematic efforts from director Jonathan Demme. The goodwill I feel towards this unexpected turn of events got me thinking about the pure joy that overtook me when I first watched the clever teaser trailer that A24 released to declare that the rerelease was on the way. If you’ve got an iconic big suit, use it.

These posts celebrate the movie trailers, movie posters, commercials, print ads, and other promotional material that stand as their own works of art.