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Dazed and Confused [4K]
Three Colors Trilogy [4K]
Romeo & Juliet
Two Films by Marguerite Duras
Hollywood Shuffle

Romeo & Juliet and Hollywood Shuffle both come with inserts. The other titles come with booklets.

Both Dazed and Confused and Three Colors come in sturdy DigiPaks, similar to the November titles. Feel more solid in hand when compared to the previous Blu-ray editions (my Three Colors Blu is looking pretty beat up).

therewillbeblus wrote: Tue Jan 17, 2023 11:44 pm I don't like it either, but part of why I posted the German UHD cover is to reference how it could be worse. Would anybody prefer that? (I guess it does seem to represent how some of you feel about the Criterion cover, so maybe it's easier to identify with a person vomiting than a L'Oréal commercial gone wrong)

The grenade makes you think it's a sarcastic movie like "Lord Of War". It's rather a "pétard mouillé" like we would say in French. Niccol movie was just ok.
I would have liked the fashion cover like the French Blu-Ray.
Since I saw Margot Robbie vomiting in "Babylon" I wonder if we could find a lenticular vomiting cover of Margot Robbie in Babylon on a German UHD release or a Manta Lab double-lenticular release.
Even if, the red dress overture a-la Dolce Vita is way better looking.

cdnchris wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:40 am Both Dazed and Confused and Three Colors come in sturdy DigiPaks, similar to the November titles. Feel more solid in hand when compared to the previous Blu-ray editions (my Three Colors Blu is looking pretty beat up).

That's interesting because on the pictures, the outer cases don't seem much thicker than the BD ones. It's good though if Criterion are moving towards those more rigid "UK style" cardboard (though it seems financially counter-intuitive considering the huge increase of costs for these), as their flimsy boxsets have always felt a bit cheap for such a company.

They aren't as thick as that

No, they're still similar in material to what Criterion has always used. They just feel better constructed, not as flimsy. They'll still dent and that clearly, but they feel to be less likely to crush and fray. But I guess we'll have to see how they keep over time.

Right, thanks for the precision !

A solid month of new covers. Love the Targets cover

Thelma and Louise to me at least is one of their greatest covers. It's so damn beautiful

FrauBlucher wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:29 pm A solid month of new covers. Love the Targets cover

See, I was thinking Targets as plainly the worst.

Not sure if Targets represent the film, it feels more like a cop show or a political thriller. It looks good though.

Thelma & Louise and Petite maman are 100% the films.

That looks nothing like Geena Davis.

Hard to rant about another Thelma & Louise release when I'm too busy staring at Sarandon's hair.

That's what's been standing out to me - Sarandon is clearly her at a glance, but Davis looks like one of those AI generated "this person does not exist" images

Davis looks like Rosanna Arquette but otherwise all the covers are terrific imo

They all feel like suitable covers for the respective films, though nothing outstanding. Thelma and Louise is the best, and I think they just tried to draw Geena Davis from an angle that inherently hides her prominent features, but it doesn't outright 'not' look like her, while Sarandon is stoically lucid

Pavel wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:59 pm Davis looks like...

our very own miss harvey

Thelma & Louise has that digipak feel

FrauBlucher wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 8:29 pm Thelma & Louise has that digipak feel

I have a feeling they’re only going to be making digipaks for 4K editions from now on, like they did with Malcolm X. But then again they made the 4K upgrade for NOTLD a scanavo case, so who knows

Haven't more 4Ks been released in scanvos than digipacks overall?

Saturnome wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:53 pm Not sure if Targets represent the film, it feels more like a cop show or a political thriller. It looks good though.

Wait, so it isn't a political thriller? I've never seen it

felipe wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 11:05 pm

Saturnome wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 5:53 pm Not sure if Targets represent the film, it feels more like a cop show or a political thriller. It looks good though.

Wait, so it isn't a political thriller? I've never seen it

it's.....just go in blind, promise it's the best approach. this is definitely my favorite art for it yet, just a total knockout cover. excellent job by forum favorite Sister Hyde

I agree that all these covers are pretty good. already hoping Carson Ellis gets invited back for round 2, she should've been doing CC art years ago!

Both the BFI and Criterion covers fit Targets just fine

therewillbeblus wrote: Wed Feb 15, 2023 10:19 pm Haven't more 4Ks been released in scanvos than digipacks overall?

Oh yeah, way more I’d say. I just think that all the digipaks will be reserved for boxes and 4Ks from now on

MONTHLY COVER THOUGHTS: May 2023

• Wings of Desire: OLD COVER ALERT! I've never been particularly fond of this cover. Keeping in mind that I have not seen the film in its entirety, it feels far too simple; maybe watching the film in full will illuminate what others see in this cover, but to me, it just looks like the artist simply used an iconic shot and called it a day. The many theatrical posters from the film's release(s) are far more effective from my immediately limited perspective (a dash of color wouldn't hurt, given the film's visual scheme)

• Branded to Kill : OLD COVER ALERT! Now this cover is a work of art! The seeming incongruity of the butterflies and pink text with the film's black-and-white aesthetics and hitman plot are a perfect way to prepare the uninitiated for the oddball experience that awaits. I've always had a soft spot for this cover, and I'm happy it's being kept

• Targets: Given that this cover is designed by Sister Hyde, who - other than Greg Ruth - has created some of my favorite recent Criterion covers, I knew this would grow to be my personal favorite of the batch. It's a fairly simple cover, but it's a very effective one. The design puts the film's basic elements (Karloff, sniper, commentary on violence) and smartly balances it all together with eye-catching colors. The only issue is that the images of the newspaper adds an element of busyness that I don't particularly like, but it's a minor quibble for an otherwise great cover

• Petit maman: It's a decent cover, but I find its style a little too simplistic for my tastes. I get that it emphasizes the fantasy aspects of the film, but it's a little too cutesy in my opinion. Maybe it will grow on me as time goes on, but I'm not particularly feeling it at this point in time

• Thelma & Louise: I'm a sucker for detail-heavy covers like this one, so I would enjoy it anyway, but I just enjoy how laid-back it feels. It helps highlight the relationship center to the film, and that's aided by the detail in the painting. Anything simplier, and it probably would give off the somewhat cheap vibes of the original theatrical poster. Also, Geena Davis looks fine here, it's just a funky angle

A overall great month of covers for what is the best month of titles this year; here's hoping it's an upward trend after last month [-o<