Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7

[Gerald Christie]

It's ok but what's up with the weird color scheme? It should be grey or black but yellow?

[black&huge]

It's ok but what's up with the weird color scheme? It should be grey or black but yellow?

Perhaps a road sign theme. I do enjoy how loud the yellow is.

[Gregory]

The original poster art had black and white stripes, not black and yellow ones. I can't seem to look at the upper part of this new poster without thinking of a Cliff's Notes of Detour.

[FrauBlucher]

If you look at the films original poster art, yellow was definitely in the color scheme.

[Gregory]

I have looked at it, and that's consistent with what I said. They changed the stripes to yellow and black.

Still, not a bad poster at all.

[swo17]

Detour is kind of a Cliff's Notes of noir

[Cinephrenic]

lol

[Feego]

Wow, I'm not going to be able to unsee Cliff's Notes on that poster now. It hadn't even occurred to me. I think it's ok, but I'm not crazy about Ann Savage's yellow lipstick and eyes. It gives off a 1980s vibe.

[Murdoch]

I think it's an eyesore, really hope that doesn't turn out to be the cover.

[Luke M]

I think it's an eyesore, really hope that doesn't turn out to be the cover.

Agreed

[kcota17]

With everything so close to the edge, I wonder how could they successfully make it a cover without the logos awkwardly placed over.

[Finch]

Have they ever used a theatrical poster for the cover art before?

[domino harvey]

Diary of a Chambermaid did

[kcota17]

Almost all the Janus posters end up being Criterion covers. The only one I can’t think of is L’Avventura.

[FrauBlucher]

The most recent I can think of where the Janus and Criterion art differed was Tampopo.

[jwd5275]

Also A Poem is a Naked Person

[dwk]

found these pictures of the Bergman set on Instagram

[mfunk9786]

Can anyone clarify why in the world the Film Index is organized that way?*

*he asks a forum of people with the minds of hyper-dedicated librarians

[phoenix474]

Looks alphabetical to me...

The set looks great

[tenia]

Can anyone clarify why in the world the Film Index is organized that way?*

It seems indeed simply alphabetical. And probably the consequence of what seems to me as an over-complicated organization of the set, which could have simply been chronological instead.

[swo17]

LOL @ mfunk not be knowin the alphabet

[mfunk9786]

I was referring to the numbers next to the films...

[Gregory]

Disc numbers

[mteller]

an over-complicated organization of the set, which could have simply been chronological instead.

Agreed. I don't need Criterion trying to curate an "experience" for me, and I'm sure their film festival nonsense will be a source of very mild irritation for years to come.

[swo17]