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DéjÀ vu all poster again

The other day I was perusing new movie posters when I came across the first one-sheet for the upcoming

Katherine Heigl film 27 Dresses. Writing in lieu of her body; that’s kind of clever. But then I thought, hey, haven’t I seen that somewhere else recently? And voila: the new poster for The Women.

Since everything old is new again, I thought I’d dig a little deeper. And voila, again. Take a look at the German poster for the 1955 Marilyn Monroe classic The Seven Year Itch. Gee, if I someone had only told me that words made such good clothing, I could have stopped going to the mall years ago.

Here’s a look at some other poster-alikes by category.

Talk to Her (2002) and Notes on a Scandal (2006): I think someone is a not-so-secret Pedro Almodóvar

fan.

Double Jeopardy (1999) and Abandon (2002): Nothing says “my husband/boyfriend isn’t really dead/missing” like a faux knife/shaft of light. Oh, and dramatic lighting, of course.

Casablanca (1942) and The Good German (2006): The filmmakers intentionally copied the Bogart and Bergman classic. Well, at least the poster looked good even if the movie bombed.

Chinatown (1974) and Death Defying Acts (2007): It’s all there, down to the lady in smoke. Fine, so Jack Nicholson wasn’t shirtless in the original, but I happen to think that’s a good thing. A very good thing.

The Squid and the Whale (2005) and Dedication (2007): Someone likes to doodle.

Titanic (1997) and Brokeback Mountain

(2005): OK, stick with me here. Take a look at the composition of both and tell me that Jake and Heath aren’t getting their “I’m the king of the world!” on a bit.

Seeing double with some other movie posters? Post ’em in the comments.

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