I used to design posters for movies, bands, albums...pretty much anything...back in college whenever I was bored during class (sorry teachers), but take a look at this list of alternative move posters with some really cool concepts on the imagery...
http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/films/the-30-coolest-alternative-movie-posters-ever
Some of them are obviously minimal or a bit goofy and would probably not work as a poster (other than in this after-the-fact everyone's-seen-it-already tongue-in-cheek kinda way) but overall I think the list is fun to look at, even if it doesn't live up to the "coolest ever" title. Don't get me wrong...I don't really think anything here is groundbreaking...and many are simply funny takes on the imagery and really don't tell you much of anything about the movie (some reflect a very different atmosphere), but I dunno...it's an alternative poster, so who cares. Coolest ever? Far from it, but definitely a couple clever ideas and some good images.
PS. Although I enjoy some of these, why, every time I look at "alternative" movie posters, do I feel like we are looking at a collection of people who wish they could just screenprint posters for indie bands for their jobs? Is that really what all designers, other than me, dream of?
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