Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.3

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HerrSchreck · #101 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:55 am

Has anyone else noticed how much the WACKY C resembles the dreaded CONTINENTAL FILMS "C" from the German Occupation of France?

hammock · #102 Post by **hammock** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:24 am

HerrSchreck wrote:Has anyone else noticed how much the WACKY C resembles the dreaded CONTINENTAL FILMS "C" from the German Occupation of France?

Kindly linked from this site. Many of the posters are worthy Criterion covers - one can only hope.

HerrSchreck · #103 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 10:42 am

So we can not-- in conclusion that is-- say with any actual safety that that Wacky C is fighting those NaZi's, my friends. They have been in deep collusion with one another putting out films that abruptly say "HEY WHAT'S THAT OVER THERE?" then secretly slipping in " you snivelling piece of inferior poot, you will yeild and obey and from this point forward do precisely as you are told in the service of my World Domination Project as well as my Nice People Butchering Thingy.. DID I TELL YOU HOW PRETTY YOU LOOK TODAY, YOU TOTALLY FREE, UN BRAINWASHED PERSON?"

jbeall · #104 Post by **jbeall** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:19 pm

LMFAO!! Maybe the wacky C is part of the Army of Shadows. One can only hope, anyway. Vive le resistance!!!

criterionsnob · #105 Post by **criterionsnob** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:53 pm

#106 Post by **domino harvey** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 6:57 pm

those are great

Christmas Cyclops · Mon Dec 18, 2006 7:56 pm

Do the Ichikawas have to match?

#108 Post by **zedz** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:08 pm

Three great covers. The Naked City may be one of their best yet.

hammock · #109 Post by **hammock** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:13 pm

Absolutely amazing covers - right up my alley!

blindside8zao · #110 Post by **blindside8zao** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:02 pm

the "wacky" C looks so terribly absurd and out of place on the "Fires" cover, like an unwanted friend at a party, like the Underground Man with his childhood friends, or just like a spot of mustard on your new button up white dress shirt. The cover is just so amazing and the wacky C looks like it fits more with comical covers instead of tragic ones.

Highway 61 · #111 Post by **Highway 61** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:06 pm

I love The Naked City cover. Easily among my favorites. I'm just a sucker for architecture and urban landscapes. The lettering is fantastic; I actually wish the bottom half were cut out and it was just "Jules Dassin's THE NAKED CITY" across the entire cover. Not to keen on the Ichikawa's, however. I would like them more if they were solely black and white.

Derek Estes · #112 Post by **Derek Estes** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 5:42 am

I love the Wacky C. I love how understated it is. I love that it stays in it's corner. I love that it's monochromatic. I love that it isn't a bunch of words. I love that it's wacky.

I Love Wacky C
Wacky C is Good To Me
Long Live Wacky C

or

Oh Where It May Be
Countryside Or The City
It's My Wacky C

godardslave · #113 Post by **godardslave** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:12 am

blindside8zao wrote:the wacky C looks like it fits more with comical covers instead of tragic ones.

This is because you're thinking of it as "wacky"

please cross ref. my earlier post: "the elegant and minimalist C"

Derek Estes wrote:I love the Wacky C. I love how understated it is. I love that it stays in it's corner. I love that it's monochromatic. I love that it isn't a bunch of words. I love that it's wacky.

yes, i agree! finally a voice of reason! (in this absurdly unimportant debate)

HerrSchreck · #114 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Tue Dec 19, 2006 10:18 am

Who can stay unmoved by the great CC changing itself to Broken Nosering Collection.

I mean Continental (cough) Film. LE CORBEAU was great...

Ashirg · #115 Post by **Ashirg** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:45 pm

Different colors at Amazon:

Greathinker · #116 Post by **Greathinker** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:50 pm

I'm guessing Amazon is the wrong one.

Not bad, though very minimalistic, appropriate for the eclipse line I suppose.

Steven H · #117 Post by **Steven H** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:52 pm

Very "BFI". Are Criterion turning socialist?

#118 Post by **Matt** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:58 pm

It will be interesting to see if that is the design template for the entire line or just a one-off. I can imagine if it's the former, it will be an incredible relief for Criterion's design team. Plus, they will look pretty nice all lined up in a row.

#119 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:27 pm

that is one of the worst covers I have ever seen.

#120 Post by **Jeff** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:23 pm

domino harvey wrote:that is one of the worst covers I have ever seen.

I don't think it's that bad. The Amazon colors are awful, but surely that's a mistake. Don't count on them commissioning creative, artistic designs for this line or forking over the cash for large hi-res photographs and colorful artwork to be printed on the boxes. The whole point is to make the line affordable. It can't be affordable for you if it's not affordable for them. I would imagine that, as Matt speculated, the rest of the line will follow the same template.

denti alligator · Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:30 pm

domino harvey wrote:that is one of the worst covers I have ever seen.

No, one of the worst covers is Mouchette. This isn't all that bad, and serves its purpose well. I'm just waiting for the official announcement, which ought to be today, no?

#122 Post by **Jeff** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:45 pm

denti alligator wrote:I'm just waiting for the official announcement, which ought to be today, no?

Don't count on it. The Criterion offices are closed for the next two weeks, just as they are every year. I wouldn't count on any more blogging, website updates, or announcements until January 3, at the earliest. On a more positive note, there are, um, mugs.

Tribe · #123 Post by **Tribe** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 7:54 pm

They did warn they were gonna keep it barebones....

Tribe

Jun-Dai · #124 Post by **Jun-Dai** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:11 pm

Will everyone shoot me down if I suggested that they should accept customer submissions for the cover design?

#125 Post by **Matt** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:04 pm

Jun-Dai wrote:Will everyone shoot me down if I suggested that they should accept customer submissions for the cover design?

Not a comment directed at you, but something your question brought to mind: Maybe they should just do something like this, then none of us would have reason to complain about the cover art.

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