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Mondo is an American company known for releasing limited edition screen printed posters for films, television shows, and comics, as well as vinyl movie soundtracks, clothing and apparel, toys, and re-issues of VHS releases. Founded in 2004 as Mondo Tees, the company is a former subsidiary of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain in Austin, Texas ...
- 2004; 19 years ago
- Austin, Texas, United States
- Tim League, Kier-La Janisse, Lester Smolenski, Rob Jones, Mitch Putnam
- QT Fest Six and The Best of QT Fest – 2005 and 2006 – Tyler Stout. Yes, we’re cheating right off the bat by putting two posters in one slot. Don’t worry about it.
- Bullitt – 2005 – Stainboy. One of my favorite aspects of movie-watching is the discussion and debate that occurs over differences in opinion. While that’s awesome, the sheer badass on display in Bullitt is nigh undeniable and Steve McQueen is, was, and always will be the epitome of cool.
- North By Northwest — 2007 – Jeff Kleinsmith. Even if you’ve never seen Hitchcock’s masterpiece starring Cary Grant as a regular Joe mistaken for a secret agent, you’ve surely seen the iconic sequence where Grant runs away from an airplane while still looking impeccable in suit and tie.
- Goldfinger – 2007 – Todd Slater. Man, the 2007 Rolling Roadshow was a kick-ass year for both screenings and posters. Of course the Alamo Drafthouse took a print of Goldfinger and showed it at Fort Knox.
Mondo films are a subgenre of exploitive documentary films. Many mondo films are made in a way to resemble a pseudo-documentary and usually depicting sensational topics, scenes, or situations. Common traits of mondo films include portrayals of foreign cultures (which have drawn accusations of ethnocentrism or racism), [1] an emphasis on taboo ...
TitleYearCountryDirectorUnited StatesUnited StatesDustin FergusonUnited StatesDustin FergusonUnited StatesDustin FergusonA mondo film is a documentary film, sometimes resembling a pseudo-documentary, usually depicting sensational topics and scenes. While there were precursors such as America As Seen by a Frenchman (1960), the fad started with Mondo Cane ( 1962 ) by Gualtiero Jacopetti and proved quite popular.
Feb 7, 2017 · The first of its kind was the 1962 film Mondo Cane, a Tuscan colloquialism that translates roughly as “it’s a dog’s life”. At the time, documentary films were serious, factual, respectful and...
- Mark Goodall
An exploitation film is a film that tries to succeed financially by exploiting current trends, niche genres, or lurid content. Exploitation films are generally low-quality "B movies", [1] though some set trends, attract critical attention, become historically important, and even gain a cult following. [2]
Oct 7, 2011 · Mondo made its first foray into poster creation, turning to Rob Jones, a designer of rock posters. ... “It was so novel to have subject material that was based in cult movies,” Mr. League said ...
