L.A. Dolce Vita: Artist Mike Street's Ode to Bygone Lobby Cards, Fellini and L.A.'s Art Scene

Before there was endless media buildup to promote every film coming out a year ahead of time, there were movie posters and lobby cards. When you went to the movie theater throughout most of the twentieth century, there were posters for the movie you were about to see and some for upcoming attractions. They enticed your imagination and inspired your patronage. More extensively, lobby cards gave actual photographed scenes from movies. Shot mid-scene, they were often inexplicable to anyone who had ...