Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.4

[colinr0380]

I'm talking about the one with the Red Russian lettering that Chris posted.

[Frances]

Spoiler tags, perhaps?

What? Since when bags and brothers are spoilers?

Are you going to say you never saw posters or images of this movie since 2007?

[StevenJ0001]

"Shoot straight, you bastards!"

Oops sorry, accidentally quoted the wrong film there!

If you're going to quote from the rarefied category of "similar films to Paths of Glory but superb in their own right," that's a very good choice!

[Svevan]

So friends. Months ago I purchased a used copy of Contempt that was banged all to hell - discs and booklet and cover in fine condition, but the Double Alpha case it was in didn't shut! The guy sold it to me as "Good" and I left him negative feedback. ANYWAYS I need a replacement Double Alpha case - and coincidentally, as I was going through my other Double Alphas looking for manufacturing information, I realized that I had OTHERS that were broken or had wrinkly plastic. All Criterions. So now I need SIX Double Alphas, and the only site that I've found that even knows what these are requires an order of 60 at a time. One dollar a piece. No thanks.

So where can I go online to find these? Any help?

Thank God Criterion stopped using that nightmare of a case. I don't think I have more than two that are serviceable (and the cover to Solaris doesn't fit the full case, so I moved that to a single case with a tray for the second disc; the art doesn't look that bad stuffed into a single, while the other covers wouldn't even fit).

[Matt]

So friends. Months ago I purchased a used copy of Contempt that was banged all to hell - discs and booklet and cover in fine condition, but the Double Alpha case it was in didn't shut!

Can't help you with a source for replacements, but in my experience, these cases often look broken but are not. The middle piece of the case can be popped back into place onto the spine via a couple of interlocking plastic tabs. And you can often smooth out the wrinkled plastic with a hair dryer.

[Svevan]

I'll try the hair dryer trick, but the Contempt one (which I already tossed) was missing chunks of hard plastic, and the clear plastic looked like it was chewed on by a dog. Other than that, my copy of In the Mood for Love is missing a booklet clip. The rest are just wrinkle problems. That brings me down to two replacement cases needed.

Do you just blow the hair dryer at the plastic or do you need to flatten and smooth it out with your hands or something else?

[Matt]

I usually just pull it taut with one hand as I aim the dryer toward it (always moving the dryer slightly so that the plastic doesn't actually melt). It doesn't make it perfect, but it smooths out a lot of the really bad wrinkles.

[ccfixx]

So where can I go online to find these? Any help?

Where did you even find the Double Alpha cases? I couldn't find them on any website when I was recently looking for them. They've been discontinued for a while now. Criterion couldn't even point me in the right direction when I contacted them about a replacement case for my copy of "F For Fake." I ended up having to buy a used copy of the original "Big Trouble In Little China" for like $3.99 just for the case.

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[MyNameCriterionForum]

If the Paths cover has to feature an actor, it better fucking be Timothy Godamned Carey and his googly eye.

Thinking of Tim Carey in the collection makes me wish they were releasing The World's Greatest Sinner. That would be magnificent.

Agreed, it's a ridiculous film, I love it, but I wonder if they'd actually ever release it. I thought his son was arranging to put it out at some point.

Also, isn't Carey already in the CC with Killing of a Chinese Bookie?

[HistoryProf]

Careful Domino, you might get hired by Kino.

i lol'd.

[HistoryProf]

Do you think Criterion is test-grouping us, dropping temp covers in press releases that they know we'll discuss?

I think you may be overstating this forum's influence just a little, as much as I like this place.

well not just us, but facebook and other forums as well. but I get the feeling it's more along the lines of it's been assigned to someone and they are working on different options but we have to slap something on the retail notice so someone photoshop something we can use this morning kind of thing. The Thin Red Line abomination had a similar feel...just something an assistant did in an hour to put on the release they had to send out that day.

[Frances]

A seller at ebay just confirm that the new editions of Red Shoes and Black Narcissus are not digipaks!

[mfunk9786]

A seller at ebay just confirm that the new editions of Red Shoes and Black Narcissus are not digipaks!

I'm speechless.

I have never been more crushed by breaking news like this in my life.

Downright crushed.

[Frances]

Thanks for the irony and the wisdom but i also know the reviews page

FYI, i wasn't talking about the blu-ray packaging, that's old news, but the DVD packaging.

PS - nice way to treat a new member too. Lucky for me i'm not new at forums or collecting or Criterions, or else i wouldn't be in good hands to learn

[perkizitore]

Frances, there are many smart-asses and moralistic people on this forum, you'll get used to them. Welcome!

[Finch]

there are many smart-asses and moralistic people on this forum

In case you refer to the outrage directed at you for greedily buying 12 copies of a new and desired title on the cheap (no matter whether for trades or resales), it's quite frankly rich of you to act as the offended party. Pot meet kettle.

[HistoryProf]

Good news on BN and RS being regular cases. very exciting!

[Frances]

Not for those that like digipaks

[mfunk9786]

One disc release = not gonna be a digipack

[Brian C]

Great, mfunk, now you've made me outraged that they're not two-disc releases.

[mfunk9786]

OH he said he was talking about the DVD editions. So yeah. Two discs. Carry on

[Frances]

One disc release = not gonna be a digipack

Really? Another pearl of wisdom...

What about these? "The Earrings of Madame de...", "Le Plaisir", "La Ronde", "The Furies", "Sansho the Bailiff" - all 1-disc digipaks.

And i'm not a he.

[mfunk9786]

My apologies - 99.9% of people on here are.

[Frances]

No problem, but girls like Cinema too!

[cdnchris]

I have been so eagerly anticipating photos from the Zwigoffs, and this is just cruel on the part of Criterion at this point. Send them to Chris nowwwww!

Here you go!

Crumb Blu-ray