Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 6

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nosy lena · #2501 Post by **nosy lena** » Tue May 17, 2016 5:49 pm

they're all pretty terrible but at least Woman in the Dunes is clean.

movielocke · #2502 Post by **movielocke** » Tue May 17, 2016 5:54 pm

McCabe is awful. My vote for worst of the year.

bugsy_pal · #2503 Post by **bugsy_pal** » Wed May 18, 2016 7:34 am

I really like the cover for A Taste of Honey. It has an authentic retro feel and makes me think of artwork found on book covers of the 60s or even 50s. Reminds me too of the LP and book cover art of Alex Steinweiss: https://www.google.com.au/search?q=alex ... 0&bih=1031

TheGodfather · #2504 Post by **TheGodfather** » Wed May 18, 2016 8:51 am

The Immortal Story is good, the rest is pretty meh.

JayAlmighty · #2505 Post by **JayAlmighty** » Wed May 18, 2016 2:07 pm

Question - am I the only one who actually loves the McCabe cover? I think it strikes a delicate balance; the text evokes that western feel, and the way it warps and interacts with the background image reflects the visual tone of the film (disgusting yet beautiful). I think you guys are being a little harsh

The rest of the covers are pretty good. The white border on the Immortal Story cover is completely unnecessary, and the text effect on the Bergman cover is a little awkward, but overall a solid effort.

rwaits · #2506 Post by **rwaits** » Wed May 18, 2016 2:26 pm

JayAlmighty wrote:Question - am I the only one who actually loves the McCabe cover?

There's a real possibility.

Ashirg · #2507 Post by **Ashirg** » Wed May 18, 2016 5:56 pm

I'm sure people who designed and approved it love it as well...

Brian C · #2508 Post by **Brian C** » Wed May 18, 2016 6:04 pm

I like the MCCABE cover too, and I'd go so far as to say that it's one of my favorites in a long time. And I think that when people get it in hand, and the instinctive distaste of something new and different fades, it'll look pretty good to a lot of other people, too.

I'll put it this way - if the original poster art had looked like that cover, and Criterion hadn't used it, the movie's fans would be inconsolable.

#2509 Post by **swo17** » Wed May 18, 2016 6:10 pm

I'll venture to say that in 50 years' time, it's the only one of this month's covers we'll still be talking about.

Drucker · #2510 Post by **Drucker** » Wed May 18, 2016 8:02 pm

I also really like the Immortal Story cover and think it captures the film well. In addition, I actually am not too keen on the Chimes cover, as I think Welles looks almost drunk, and I think Hal should be lording over him more.

colinr0380 · #2511 Post by **colinr0380** » Wed May 18, 2016 10:40 pm

swo17 wrote:I'll venture to say that in 50 years' time, it's the only one of this month's covers we'll still be talking about.

That reminds me that it has been 10 years this year since the pink Viridiana cover.

Gregory · #2512 Post by **Gregory** » Wed May 18, 2016 11:01 pm

...which was a great cover in comparison to the Zazie eyesore of 5 years past.

For those who don't remember that cover as its anniversary approaches, I'm posting it below.

Spoiler

#2513 Post by **Jeff** » Thu May 19, 2016 2:04 am

Brian C wrote:I like the MCCABE cover too, and I'd go so far as to say that it's one of my favorites in a long time.

Seconded.

#2514 Post by **cdnchris** » Sat May 21, 2016 5:53 am

Le amiche
La chienne
Here Comes Mr. Jordan

#2515 Post by **cdnchris** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 3:34 am

Fantastic Planet
Clouds of Sils Maria

Cinephrenic · #2516 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 4:46 pm

Janus Films licensor for Fantastic Planet? Not Argos Films?

Werewolf by Night · Sat Jun 04, 2016 4:57 pm

#2518 Post by **cdnchris** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:12 pm

It's Argos. I haven't updated the record yet

acroyear · #2519 Post by **acroyear** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:19 pm

It's official: I'm totally cool with the leaflets now. La chienne and Fantastic Planet have convinced me.

#2520 Post by **cdnchris** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:58 pm

This one is pretty fun:

Dr. Stangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Ribs · #2521 Post by **Ribs** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:14 pm

I hate declaring this kind of stuff so early, but SURELY this will win the packaging of the year award by an overwhelming margin?

(Clouds of Sils Maria ain't no slouch, either)

FrauBlucher · #2522 Post by **FrauBlucher** » Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:29 pm

That's pretty awesome. Kind of expected a digipak, but didn't expect the treasure trove of goodies.

TheGodfather · #2523 Post by **TheGodfather** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 11:42 am

That is an excellent package!

djproject · #2524 Post by **djproject** » Mon Jun 06, 2016 4:44 pm

Criterion's Dr. Strangelove is definitely a "Shut up and take my money!" situation ... and I even have the limited edition steelbook from Best Buy.

#2525 Post by **swo17** » Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:31 pm

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