Press release from Netflix and Univision, May 17, 2016: Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, and Univision Communications Inc. (UCI), the leading media company serving Hispanic America, as part of an unprecedented promotional deal have teamed up to bring…
Press release from ABC Entertainment, May 17, 2016: ABC continues its commitment to distinctive storytelling with the announcement of its 2016-17 slate of programming, including the addition of nine new series. Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment, will unveil the network’s…
Press release from NBC, May 15, 2016: Riding the momentum of a highly successful 2015-16 season, NBC announced today a new fall lineup for the 2016-17 primetime television season that builds upon a remarkably stable schedule. With an unrivaled class…
Press release from AMC, May 16, 2016: As announced on last night’s episode of “Talking Dead,” AMC will air a live aftershow, “Talking Preacher,” following the season premiere and finale episodes of its highly-anticipated new series “Preacher.” Hosted by comic…
Press release from History, May 16, 2016: Kicking off with the premiere of the highly anticipated event series “ROOTS,” HISTORY is unveiling the most robust summer of original programming in the 21 year history of the network. From the new…
Press release from Fox, May 16, 2016: Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group, today will unveil the FOX primetime slate for the 2016-2017 television season to the national advertising community during its annual Programming Presentation…
Outside of this material, shown below, designed by Saul Bass and drawn by Al Kallis, the advertising for “On the Threshold of Space” is abysmal. Fortunately, ads based on the first five illustrations (below), with just a few changes, are…
One of the final projects Bass did with Howard Hughes, who at one time owned RKO. It took two years to make at a then astronomical cost of $6 million. In “Saul Bass: A Life in Film and Design,” Bass…
Some very dramatically sober — probably too sober — drawings from Saul Bass, via the hand of Al Kallis, for the movie version of Tennessee Williams’ ahead-of-its-time story about sex in relationships. I could not find that any of these…
These six rough drawings for “My Sister Eileen” are a living embodiment of the quality we call “delightful.” And this work of Bass’, as drawn by Al Kallis, practically screams delightful musical. My Sister Eileen No.1 My Sister Eileen…