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

[cdnchris]

I think this is criterion first HC book in a box set. I imagine they are experimenting with a new style of box.

Zatoichi had a hardcover book and it looks like this box may actually be similar to that one. Not as long, but longer than a standard box set release.

Edit: Thought this has been added in here already

[What A Disgrace]

Are there any pack shots of the Whit Stillman trilogy?

[TheGodfather]

Great covers this month. Almost a sad thing that I already own the Cronos and Devil`s Backbone releases but that GDT trilogy looks like it`s going to be a great set!

[Andre Jurieu]

I rarely chime in about cover art, but I thought the Boyhood cover-art is quite apt in terms of a concept, especially since it's able to easily covey the themes and fascinations of the movie.

Also, I'm fully supportive of Criterion continuing to hire artists like Francavilla, Noto, and Cloonan to provide artwork for covers.

[Roger Ryan]

Just noticed that they moved the fly on the Short Cuts cover so it could sit comfortably on the wacky "c" - cute!

[cdnchris]

Woman in the Dunes
Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words
A Taste of Honey
Chimes at Midnight
The Immortal Story

[FrauBlucher]

For some reason I thought Chimes was going to be a digipak.

[dwk]

From Paul Pope's instagram:

detail from the criterion collection of the 5-disk DVD box.

So I'd guess the Blu is going to be a three disc set.

[dwk]

Some more LW&C stuff from Paul Pope, this time via his twitter:

Laying down spot colors on arterial blood splatter. Best part of the job. @Criterion #LoneWolf #meifumado

[Ribs]

Kind of feel that the Janus poster for Blood Simple would have made a better cover.

[domino harvey]

I agree

[swo17]

[Ribs]

Punch-Drunk Love, I believe, is the second cover this year to show the last shot of a movie (besides The Emigrants)

[domino harvey]

Lone Wolf looks great, One Eyed Jacks is negligible, the other two are awful

[domino harvey]

Are they fucking kidding with that Squid and the Whale cover?

[FrauBlucher]

PT Anderson OK'd that cover? Jeez.

[domino harvey]

I can't get over how bad that Squid and the Whale cover is

[criterion10]

One-Eyed Jacks looks excellent, and Lone Wolf and Cub is very good too. Dreams is a little too simple for its own good, but I think there's something elegant about it.

And it pains me to say this but Punch-Drunk Love will be a contender for Worst Cover this year.

[mfunk9786]

I'll be the contrarian and say the Punch-Drunk Love cover is great, easily the best this month. Because I believe it, and because the other covers are pretty woeful.

[carmilla mircalla]

I think they are all really good.


Except Lone Wolf and Cub. Terrible concept and worse color scheme.

[TheGodfather]

Lone Wolf and Dreams are great covers, good to see Punch Drunk Love added to the collection

[flyonthewall2983]

The cover for The Squid And The Whale is pretty atrocious, but I like the one for Punch Drunk Love, especially the hue around the title.

[Luke M]

I like all of them.

[dwk]

One-Eyed Jacks looks excellent, and Lone Wolf and Cub is very good too. Dreams is a little too simple for its own good, but I think there's something elegant about it.

Dream's is one of Kurosawa's paintings (I think it is a storyboard for the film.)

[Werewolf by Night]

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