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

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#1201 Post by ellipsis7 »

scotty2 wrote:Rules cover looks to be by one of the more prolific cover illustrators for The New Yorker, Barry Blitt.
Yes, that's it, the typeface for the title too says New Yorker derivative....
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#1202 Post by domino harvey »

Barry Blitt signs Sorel's name on his artwork now?
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#1203 Post by manicsounds »

I'll be getting Three Colors regardless (I even bought "Mishima" due to content, not the box art), but the 'Blue" cover seems more like "8 1/2" to me....
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#1204 Post by ellipsis7 »

domino harvey wrote:Barry Blitt signs Sorel's name on his artwork now?
Sorry, I meant derivative not exactly, but you're right it's...

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#1206 Post by knives »

I have to admit I love the colour scheme to the Vigo set and naturally that inside cover is great.
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#1207 Post by TheGodfather »

Love that inside design for Orpheus.
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#1209 Post by liam fennell »

Just a little heads up to people who bought the DVD version of the Vigo. I broke disc 1 trying to take the disc out of the case. While similar trays are fine with other recent releases, like Great Dictator, this particular dvd case for whatever reason seems to have unusually rigid teeth for the top slot. Disc 2, below the first, didn't have this problem and was removeable as normal. I blame it on the case because my second copy was exactly the same.

The second time, I tried to do pull the disc out super carefully and still almost broke that disc. Finally I had to use a finger-nail clipper to break some of the teeth! Happily, now I can remove the disc more or less as normal and it is still secured well. Maybe I just had bad luck that both cases were like that, but I figure it's worth trying to let others know just in case
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liam fennell wrote:Just a little heads up to people who bought the DVD version of the Vigo. I broke disc 1 trying to take the disc out of the case. While similar trays are fine with other recent releases, like Great Dictator, this particular dvd case for whatever reason seems to have unusually rigid teeth for the top slot. Disc 2, below the first, didn't have this problem and was removeable as normal. I blame it on the case because my second copy was exactly the same.
Absolutely true!!! I ended up breaking off some of the "teeth" that grip onto the discs, so I wouldn't have to worry about it in the future. It was like a freaking death grip and I thought I was literally going to crack the disc.
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#1212 Post by felipe »

I'm still not feeling My life as a dog's cover, but the interior design is absolutely beautiful.

And isn't it kind of lame to use the same picture on the cover and the back of 3 women?
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felipe wrote:isn't it kind of lame to use the same picture on the cover and the back of 3 women?
It's a different picture.
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#1214 Post by mfunk9786 »

Isn't it kind of lame to be blind?
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#1215 Post by headacheboy »

The disc inside the new My Life as A Dog reminds me a lot of the record label from the early teens and 1920s, Black Patti.
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#1216 Post by swo17 »

Guy who won the Facebook contest was kind enough to give a sample of the packaging for Carlos:

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Designer Fred Davis has done a process blog for My Life As a Dog.
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#1220 Post by mfunk9786 »

Glad they kept that cover for The Lady Vanishes

Suzuki covers are great too. What a pleasant surprise!!
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#1221 Post by Brian C »

Wow, I've never seen the movie, but I really like Tokyo Drifter. Ditto on Design for Living.

I've never really cared for that cover for The Lady Vanishes, though. I understand that it harkens back to design from the era but it's just so garish and piecemeal to me, IMO.
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#1222 Post by kaujot »

Absolutely love Tokyo Drifter.

And I've always felt that getting rid of the woman's face would improve The Lady Vanishes's cover.
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#1223 Post by Brian C »

kaujot wrote:And I've always felt that getting rid of the woman's face would improve The Lady Vanishes's cover.
Agreed. Still don't think I'd love it, but it would simplify the design, and it's not like it would leave us wondering if there's a lady in the movie.
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#1224 Post by Cinephrenic »

I really hate the Lady Vanishes design since it was first upgraded. To much happening on the cover.
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#1225 Post by Saturnome »

Good covers. And finally the two Suzuki are reissued, I waited so long for that.
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