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

[Cinephrenic]

Sure Delon is marketable, but doesn't really say much about the film.

[Dragoon En Regalia]

Great covers for the Qatsi cases. I can see why some might not prefer the main box art, but it works within the concept of the films the way it should. Following's got a good one too.

[matrixschmatrix]

The Brazil cover is a classic. No need to mess with it.

I miss the slipcover effect, though not so badly as the ones for Videodrome and Fear and Loathing. I can't help but feel that they haven't been quite as creative with the packaging in the blu era.

[knives]

"By Christopher Nolan Following A Film"

I thought it was cute considering the themes of the film.

[pzadvance]

"By Christopher Nolan Following A Film"

I thought it was cute considering the themes of the film.

Yeah! Come on, it's a completely appropriate and relatively subtle means of graphically communicating a key aspect of the film's narrative. Good on ya, Criterion.

[Matt]

Sure Delon is marketable, but doesn't really say much about the film.

The beauty of Delon is pretty much the film in toto.

[Feego]

I like the idea of the Purple Noon cover (the projected image of Maurice Ronet and his signature captures a key moment in the film), but the image is just sort of bland and generic. It's a little too reminiscent of this box set from Lionsgate. Too bad they couldn't use something similar to this original poster, either a new painting or a still photo.

[barryconvex]

Sure Delon is marketable, but doesn't really say much about the film.

The beauty of Delon is pretty much the film in toto.

I second that emotion-if ever there was a beautiful person acting in front of a beautiful background it's Delon and southern Italy in this movie...

[felipe]

The Brazil cover is a classic. No need to mess with it.

I miss the slipcover effect, though not so badly as the ones for Videodrome and Fear and Loathing. I can't help but feel that they haven't been quite as creative with the packaging in the blu era.

I don't think it's a matter of being creative, it just seems to me they're trying to spend less. They could've easily put a slipcover on the upgrade for Fear and Loathing (one of their best-selling releases) but they chose not to. They could do Brazil in a digipack with the transparent slipcover, but I don't think they will.
I think they're just being cheaper. That's why we don't see as many digipacks as before. That's why they've released the Samurai trilogy in a single regular blu case.

[TheGodfather]

The Brazil cover is a classic. No need to mess with it.

I miss the slipcover effect, though not so badly as the ones for Videodrome and Fear and Loathing. I can't help but feel that they haven't been quite as creative with the packaging in the blu era.

I don't think it's a matter of being creative, it just seems to me they're trying to spend less. They could've easily put a slipcover on the upgrade for Fear and Loathing (one of their best-selling releases) but they chose not to. They could do Brazil in a digipack with the transparent slipcover, but I don't think they will.
I think they're just being cheaper. That's why we don't see as many digipacks as before. That's why they've released the Samurai trilogy in a single regular blu case.

Which I think is a shame. I`d love it if they`d release more digipacks, like they used to in the dvd era

[Minkin]

The Tin Drum is touring from Janus now, with a new poster - which given the recent track record, I can only assume will eventually be the new Criterion Blu/DVD cover:

[Cinephrenic]

Prity kewl..

[zedz]

They've even left a nice space for the wacky C.

[rspaight]

The Brazil cover is a classic. No need to mess with it.

I miss the slipcover effect, though not so badly as the ones for Videodrome and Fear and Loathing. I can't help but feel that they haven't been quite as creative with the packaging in the blu era.

I don't see much of a difference between the DVD and BD packaging for Videodrome, except for the thickness. Which sort of ruined the illusion. (I took the DVD to a film group once and the guy running it pulled the case out of the slipcover and started to tell me he couldn't play it until he realized what was going on.)

[matrixschmatrix]

Yeah, that's one where it's specifically an issue of not rethinking it for blu rather than of going cheap. I just can't think of any blu sets they've put out where it had an effect with the cover that made me think 'oh, neat'- though the pop-up Gozilla is pretty close.

[Feego]

Concerning the Tin Drum poster, why do his arms look like little sperms?

[CSM126]

Granted I've never seen Tin Drum, but I seem to remember discussion of some sexual content?

[Feego]

I've never seen it either, so it's entirely possible I'm missing something.

[kuzine]

Drumsticks, no?

[jorencain]

Re: two sperms....He has two fathers, and he is never sure which one actually impregnated his mom.

[cdnchris]

Children of Paradise
Eating Raoul
Les visiteurs du soir
The Game

[knives]

Cute on the Eating Raoul insert even if I would prefer a meatier booklet.

[mfunk9786]

Awesome awesome insert though. Really cool.

Les visiteurs du soir looks absolutely lovely too. It's completely enveloped by excellent artwork inside and out - I love the way it wraps around the spine. Same story with Children of Paradise to a lesser effect (so busy!)

[Matt]

Did everyone see the feature on Criterion's web site that shows that all the art for the Carné packages comes from Alexandre Trauner's set designs?

[felipe]

Too bad Criterion found out how to do 2-disc plastic blu cases. Children of paradise would have made a great digipack.