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

[LQ]

"Classy" is the exact word I thought upon first look, too. Stellar covers.

[Zot!]

They look good, however I do think Lonesome looks terrible, like a flash-animated 7-up ad.

[Tribe]

All this time I thought the talk about Weekend was a reference to Godard's Weekend. I've never heard about this release. Any thoughts about Haigh's Weekend?

[mfunk9786]

I haven't seen it, but I've heard nothing but great things about it.

[swo17]

All this time I thought the talk about Weekend was a reference to Godard's Weekend.

That should still be coming out at some point too.

[eerik]

I'll get Lonesome, but that artwork is just ugly.

MoC's "wishful thinking" artwork is much better in my opinion.

[FilmFanSea]

All this time I thought the talk about Weekend was a reference to Godard's Weekend. I've never heard about this release. Any thoughts about Haigh's Weekend?

If you take your cinema advice from Bret Easton Ellis, Haigh's film "might be the greatest film about gay men ever made".

[FilmFanSea]

I'll get Lonesome, but that artwork is just ugly.

MoC's "wishful thinking" artwork is much better in my opinion.

Yes, basing it on the original poster art would've been infinitely better. The one they chose reminds me of 1980's first-apartment décor.

[domino harvey]

Ha, it does

[Tom Hagen]

All this time I thought the talk about Weekend was a reference to Godard's Weekend.

That should still be coming out at some point too.

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[felipe]

I'll get Lonesome, but that artwork is just ugly.

MoC's "wishful thinking" artwork is much better in my opinion.

Wow, this is just beautiful. This is a great month artwork-wise, but Lonesome is definately my least favorite of the bunch. Too much going on.

[Sloper]

God that would have been a wonderful cover - such a beautiful evocation of that key moment in the film. Not sure what film Criterion's cover is supposed to be selling...

[triodelover]

Not sure what film Criterion's cover is supposed to be selling...

The PG revival of Hair?

[Matt]

All this time I thought the talk about Weekend was a reference to Godard's Weekend. I've never heard about this release. Any thoughts about Haigh's Weekend?

If you take your cinema advice from Bret Easton Ellis, Haigh's film "might be the greatest film about gay men ever made".

It's basically Brief Encounter with two guys in 2011. It's on Netflix Instant if you want to check it out.

[thatobscurecharm]

AAAH! My heart is screaming with joy for Weekend! This is a surprise for me!

[Zot!]

[Cinephrenic]

Is that two guys?

[Emak-Bakia]

I'm pretty sure this is what they were going for with the Lonesome cover:



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And with just a splash of this thrown in for good measure:



All joking aside, Lonesome is definitely my most anticipated Criterion release so far this year. It will be my first Fejos, so I'm really excited to also get to see The Last Performance and Broadway on the same disc!

[Jeff]

I think I had a Trapper Keeper with that Lonesome cover in sixth grade.

[mfunk9786]

Call me a philistine if you must, but I'd be a lot more likely to purchase a silent film from 1928 that I haven't seen if it were packaged in the Criterion coverart than I would be if it were packaged in the MoC coverart. This is the same logic that made the Stagecoach package art and the original Viridiana cover work so well.

[TheGodfather]

Classy covers but I did also hope that that was Godard`s Weekend...

Beautiful Dardenne covers though and will be getting The Royal Tenenbaums...

[cdnchris]

Call me a philistine if you must, but I'd be a lot more likely to purchase a silent film from 1928 that I haven't seen if it were packaged in the Criterion coverart than I would be if it were packaged in the MoC coverart. This is the same logic that made the Stagecoach package art and the original Viridiana cover work so well.

Philistine

(ps I actually don't mind the cover.)

[zedz]

You guys need to look at more 1920s commercial art: that colourway and style is perfectly appropriate.

[HistoryProf]

You guys need to look at more 1920s commercial art: that colourway and style is perfectly appropriate.

This. It's a fantastic month in every way, but that cover is among my favorites. it's perfect. In fact...I love every single one!

[Emak-Bakia]

If anyone's keeping score, then I will add that I actually do like the Lonesome cover, though I must admit that I'm generally not super picky about Criterion's artwork. My only suggestion (But what do I know? I'm not a graphic designer.) would be to mute the colors a little to make it more in line with the MoC mock-up.

Zedz, I don't ask this to be antagonistic, but was it common to use such bright colors in 1920s commercial art?