Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.5

[domino harvey]

This is the cover they change?

[Cinephrenic]

Much better.

[swo17]

This is the cover they change?

Don't worry, they changed this one too:

[Jeff]

Kiss Me Deadly cover has a couple of minor changes.

[domino harvey]

Why did they cropout the sides?

[Feego]

It still looks like a Life Magazine cover.

[aox]

Why did they cropout the sides?

judging from her knee, they really didn't. they just extended the red box containing the title.

[Derek Estes]

I hate the new Makioka Sisters cover. It's the laziest, most boring cover I've seen in ages. The previous cover was far more interesting.

[FerdinandGriffon]

Say what you will about its Chip Kidd-ishness, the old Makioka Sisters cover was a much better and more interesting design than this new banality. Slapping a black band on the most overexposed publicity still the film has is incredibly lazy but seemingly happening more and more often with Criterion's designs. To be honest, I really liked the old one, and was very surprised by the outcry, especially when last month's announcements included the inauspicious arrival of what is by a long shot the worst cover in the collection (looking at you, Zazie).

[fdm]

...especially when last month's announcements included the inauspicious arrival of what is by a long shot the worst cover in the collection (looking at you, Zazie).

Will quibble with the by a long shot part, but you may very well be right about it being the worst. Still have some serious contenders with those two Fuller covers.

[oldsheperd]

Criterion should just release blank white covers with the film title in courier text.

[Will Barks]

Criterion should just release blank white covers with the film title in courier text.

plus a pen to draw your own cover \:D/

[Derek Estes]

Will quibble with the by a long shot part, but you may very well be right about it being the worst. Still have some serious contenders with those two Fuller covers.

I really LOVE the Clowes covers for the two Fuller films. They were a huge improvement on the older releases. The worst covers are Heaven Can Wait, Howard's End and Canterbury Tale.

[MyNameCriterionForum]

[eerik]

[mfunk9786]

Best cover since The Magician.

[swo17]

[Murdoch]

That can't be real

[mfunk9786]

What in the fuck

[LQ]

To be honest...I kind of like it.

[matrixschmatrix]

You guys don't remember the crucial part with Johnny shitting his pants?

[kaujot]

I agree with LQ. Big improvement on the DVD.

[SpiderBaby]

[mfunk9786]

Yessss! I sold off the DVD in anticipation of this upgrade six months ago.

[doc mccoy]

Much prefer the BFI cover of La belle et la bete to be honest; thrilled to see High and Low getting a blu release (It's my favourite Kurosawa so far).