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Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:28 pm
by swo17
I guess I like how it makes her look like the Terminator
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:11 pm
by bearcuborg
soundchaser wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:07 pm
So it is! I’d only ever seen the one with the watermelon more prominent.
That is the better poster. I have one signed by Spike.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:11 pm
by The Fanciful Norwegian
dwk wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2019 10:00 pm
Bamboozled is also the theatrical poster
It's actually a combination of two different posters: the
original version just had the girl with the watermelon, which some theaters refused to display (the
New York Times also rejected an ad using the same art). So they came up with a
second design featuring Glover and Davidson that was apparently considered more acceptable. Criterion split the difference by adapting the second design and squeezing the art from the first down there in the corner.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:30 pm
by dwk
Ah, so it is. I must have combined the two Bamboozled posters in my mind.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:00 am
by Luke M
I actually think the TT cover of Leave Her to Heaven looks better.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:03 am
by domino harvey
They’re both variations on the most iconic scene. I like both fine, though hard to get worked up one way or the other. Besides the busy yet boring Show Boat, all the covers are okay
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 7:08 am
by tenia
I think Cranes are flying upper part would have been better if they kept it in B&W though.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:30 pm
by cdnchris
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:32 pm
by mfunk9786
That booklet for Betty Blue seems to pretty clearly be whatever the backup plan was for the cover itself and whew, bullet dodged.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:10 pm
by therewillbeblus
mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:32 pm
That booklet for
Betty Blue seems to pretty clearly be whatever the backup plan was for the cover itself and whew, bullet dodged.
Though their respective facial expressions on that booklet image perfectly capture how the film treats each character.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:39 pm
by tenia
- do we need to find good new artworks for this one ?
- nah, a few still frames will do.
- I can't find any ! Would half ones be OK ?
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:46 pm
by Yaanu
mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:32 pm
That booklet for
Betty Blue seems to pretty clearly be whatever the backup plan was for the cover itself and whew, bullet dodged.
20 years ago, it would have been the DVD cover artwork for sure.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:07 pm
by mfunk9786
tenia wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:39 pm
- do we need to find good new artworks for this one ?
- nah, a few still frames will do.
- I can't find any ! Would half ones be OK ?
It's the best cover of 2019, IMO
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2019 10:49 pm
by CSM126
Yaanu wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 9:46 pm
mfunk9786 wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 6:32 pm
That booklet for
Betty Blue seems to pretty clearly be whatever the backup plan was for the cover itself and whew, bullet dodged.
20 years ago, it would have been the DVD cover artwork for sure.
I was thinking laserdisc cover (they loved their still grabs floating in a sea of solid color back then) but either way it’s outdated. That said, I kinda like it.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:46 am
by HorseHeadBookends
https://www.instagram.com/p/B6J94dwB_O1/
Some alternate cover designs for Prince of Tides.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:11 am
by domino harvey
Never had a chance
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 3:04 am
by CSM126
Good grief, some of those are downright hideous. They picked the right one, no doubt.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 7:52 am
by tenia
CSM126 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 3:04 amGood grief, some of those are downright hideous.
Reminds me of some swimminghorses ones : take a still from the movie and play with the font for the title.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:57 am
by black&huge
Whatever happened to swimminghorses?
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:32 pm
by DarkImbecile
black&huge wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 8:57 am
Whatever happened to swimminghorses?
Buckle up
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:02 pm
by FrauBlucher
You know the decision was all Streisand. She controls everything that she’s involved in
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:06 pm
by mfunk9786
I wish we had thought to save all those and repost them with more reliable image hosts
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:13 pm
by TwoTecs
FrauBlucher wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 2:02 pm
You know the decision was all Streisand. She controls everything that she’s involved in
This is evident in how prominently the stars are featured on each cover and how the large the "Directed by Barbara Streisand" is on the final version compared to the others.
Salesman should have gotten a new cover. The one time the original poster was terrible and they chose to not change it. I guess because it was designed Henry Wolf, no one even thought to question it.
"Check this out: It's Jesus as a salesman because the film is about bible salesmen."
"You're a genius, Mr Wolf!"
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:07 pm
by mfunk9786
Preview image of the
Come and See poster (and cover?):
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:29 pm
by senseabove
mfunk9786 wrote: Wed Dec 18, 2019 4:06 pm
I wish we had thought to save all those and repost them with more reliable image hosts
But then I wouldn't have to
imagine what prompted such wonderful questions as "is that a sperm coming out of her eye?"