Something that comes up in almost every entry of this column, lately, is the omission of the credit block in movie posters. As if to single-handedly compensate for this, the Blt Communications design for the latest Wes Anderson film, The Phoenician Scheme, goes wild with text. The credits are a waterfall of movie stars, and regular Anderson collaborators, in a chunky font, balancing a busy design. There is also the rather large tagline at the top, which bleeds into the black border. And the title, or at least the Phoenician portion, which takes up with entire width of the screen. This may be the most text heavy design, featured here, all year. Note, even the nun in the top corner of the photo gallery on the...

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