Licorice Pizza - Speculation & General Reactions

[Alma]

I remember reading a suggestion that in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino used nepotism casting for most of the Manson family to represent the way quite a few of the "New Hollywood" actors who were replacing people like Rick Dalton were often related to other Hollywood stars (say Peter Fonda, Warren Beatty etc.) so Anderson could be doing it purposefully. However I think it's probably more likely that given PTA was born connected to the industry himself he's just casting people who he knows and are around him. Who I'm sure are all just wonderfully talented and deserving, before anyone starts 

[Lots of Bees]

There's like 4 letterboxd reviews up from people who seem to have actually seen it -- we've been putting stuff like this in here but I'll put the spoiler tag on it anyway --

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One person said "My favorite part was John C Reilly dressed like Frankenstein for half a second yelling at someone" so guess he's actually in it if only very briefly

Nobody else said anything we don't already know but all good reactions so far

[Rooty Poots]

https://twitter.com/RichardReflects/status/1456689901684998149/photo/1

I hate to be that guy complaining about typography yet again, but that's some seriously disappointing typography on the "Written and Directed by." Either use an oblique face from the same type family to match the slant, or use the same hand-written lettering as used on the names. It'd benefit from being in ALL-CAPS with a healthy amount of tracking, too.

The typography so far has been bizarrely inconsistent. Helvetica Bold (which felt out of place for the period) in the trailer. Arial Rounded on the posters? (Oddly enough, as much as Arial is hated as an inferior Helvetica knock-off, I feel this is the rare time Arial actually works better than Helvetica—that R fits into the time period better and looks closer to Akzidenz Grotesk, which served as the inspiration for Helvetica.) And then this weird Mixed Case typography that's angled without the oblique variant being used.

Anyway.

None of this is an indictment of the movie which I expect to knock my socks off. Just the disappointing and oddly inconsistent type usage in the marketing.

[WorldForgot]

I felt the same way about the font design - specifically for the era, and considering how delicately designed the Phantom Thread typefaces were. Cool to know some of the history behind it.

[PaulElroy35]

https://twitter.com/RichardReflects/status/1456689901684998149/photo/1

I hate to be that guy complaining about typography yet again, but that's some seriously disappointing typography on the "Written and Directed by." Either use an oblique face from the same type family to match the slant, or use the same hand-written lettering as used on the names. It'd benefit from being in ALL-CAPS with a healthy amount of tracking, too.

The typography so far has been bizarrely inconsistent. Helvetica Bold (which felt out of place for the period) in the trailer. Arial Rounded on the posters? (Oddly enough, as much as Arial is hated as an inferior Helvetica knock-off, I feel this is the rare time Arial actually works better than Helvetica—that R fits into the time period better and looks closer to Akzidenz Grotesk, which served as the inspiration for Helvetica.) And then this weird Mixed Case typography that's angled without the oblique variant being used.

Anyway.

None of this is an indictment of the movie which I expect to knock my socks off. Just the disappointing and oddly inconsistent type usage in the marketing.

If i love this film as much as you hate the typography i will be one happy chap haha

[Lots of Bees]

Unrelated but was looking up George DiCaprio and jesus Leo looks like his mom

[Rooty Poots]

I felt the same way about the font design - specifically for the era, and considering how delicately designed the Phantom Thread typefaces were. Cool to know some of the history behind it.

I will say that the hand-painted Licorice Pizza lettering itself is expertly done, and I was happy to see that. Looks like he might've gotten the same sign painter who did the lettering on the car windows in the early leaked photos. I loved seeing that.

[Rooty Poots]

Unrelated but was looking up George DiCaprio and jesus Leo looks like his mom

Wow, that's a cool photo. That hair! I'm very curious how he'll be used.

[Pringle]

George DiCaprio was a pretty big figure in the underground art scene of Southern California at the time the film is set, almost Zelig-like.

Leo goes into it in some detail in his 'WTF' interview.

[Lots of Bees]

https://twitter.com/ccohen13/status/1457066451521572865

Oh yeahhhhh

[Rooty Poots]

Bad "Written and Directed by"-typography aside, that is a fucking fabulous poster (and if you go way back and look at the posters I said I would've used as inspiration, if I were the designer, I'd say this more than fits the bill!)

I want one.

[Drenk]

Hey, a real poster!

Alana has definitely a fetish about smaller people! 

[Tdog]

https://twitter.com/ccohen13/status/1457066451521572865

Oh yeahhhhh

Who are the two below Bradley Cooper?
2nd down looks like Brad Pitt (which would make no sense because he's not in the marketing), 3rd down looks like Joaquin Phoenix with a moustache (which would also make no sense marketing wise).

[pynchonikon]

 

[Alma]

Amazing poster!!

Who are the two below Bradley Cooper?
2nd down looks like Brad Pitt (which would make no sense because he's not in the marketing), 3rd down looks like Joaquin Phoenix with a moustache (which would also make no sense marketing wise).

2nd one down is mean to be Skyler Gisondo I think.