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

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Jean-Luc Garbo · #51 Post by **Jean-Luc Garbo** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:31 pm

I was hoping that Pierrot would be a digipak.

At least the cover is aces. Is the booklet informative?

jbeall · #52 Post by **jbeall** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 8:47 pm

Jean-Luc Garbo wrote:I was hoping that Pierrot would be a digipak. At least the cover is aces. Is the booklet informative?

Very. As is the Gorin "primer." After the Varda set, this looks like their best release this year, at least through May.

s.j. bagley · #53 Post by **s.j. bagley** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:51 pm

having finally picked up 'walker,' today, i have to say that i think the packaging is superb and absolutely perfect for the film.

Cronenfly · #54 Post by **Cronenfly** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 12:12 am

It does complement/add to the film more than I thought initially, especially the superbly put together booklet.

#55 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:45 am

The Mafioso art is by Keiko Kimura who did these Rialto posters. I've always been fond of her take on Masculine Feminine.

kaujot · #56 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:19 am

I'd be fine with the Mafioso artwork if it weren't for the horrid background.

souvenir · #57 Post by **souvenir** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:44 pm

Jeff wrote:The Mafioso art is by Keiko Kimura who did these Rialto posters. I've always been fond of her take on Masculine Feminine.

Ah, thanks for that. I knew I wasn't crazy in thinking the Rialto Marienbad and Elevator posters were by the same person. I remember seeing Kimura's name on the Marienbad poster now.

#58 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:45 pm

What awful covers, except Before the Rain is pretty good if you put two fingers over the font.

souvenir · #59 Post by **souvenir** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:50 pm

I disagree. The Furies in particular is great. Stanwyck on a horse is enough for my approval.

denti alligator · #60 Post by **denti alligator** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:56 pm

The Furies cover is great.

I don't know what Domino's problem is. Domino, you dislike it so much that you insist on breaking the rule of no commenting on the cover art in the film thread. [-X

#61 Post by **domino harvey** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 9:57 pm

denti alligator wrote:I don't know what Domino's problem is.

I'm a menace

TheGodfather · #62 Post by **TheGodfather** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 10:03 pm

I really like them all. Finally some excellent looking covers again, after a couple of weaker months IMO. Especially like the Patriotism and the The Furies one.

#63 Post by **Jeff** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 11:13 pm

I think they're all pretty great this month except for Classe tous risques.

I particularly dig The Furies and its awesome font(s).

jbeall · #64 Post by **jbeall** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:05 am

I really like the covers, although I agree that Classe tous risques isn't as good as the rest--it's just got too much going on. That said, I'm really intrigued by the film!

Saturnome · #65 Post by **Saturnome** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 12:18 am

I really like Patriotism cover! They're all great. Hurray for the title in french!

Svevan · #66 Post by **Svevan** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:12 am

Jeff wrote:I particularly dig The Furies and its awesome font(s).

Yeah there's four. Why?

Cinephrenic · #67 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:01 am

Patriotism and Classe tous risques are really great. Patriotism looks like the work of Kellerhouse. I hope they have the Mishima cover up soon.

klee13 · #68 Post by **klee13** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:07 pm

Classe Tous Risques would actually be my favorite this month if it didn't have that teal strip at the top. The Furies is pretty good too, but it makes me think of the Photoshop overlay effect whenever I look at it.

Cinephrenic · #69 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:21 pm

The Furies is Skillman, no?

mogwai · #70 Post by **mogwai** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:47 am

The Mishima cover is obviously being finalized, but this is what Collider shows as being on the press release:

Tribe · #71 Post by **Tribe** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:50 am

Well, that's just a preview. CC has never had a blurb on a cover before (at least not that I remember).

Tribe

ianungstad · #72 Post by **ianungstad** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:05 am

mogwai wrote:The Mishima cover is obviously being finalized, but this is what Collider shows as being on the press release

There is a smaller .jpg at the link that shows the cover without the blurbs. Still one of the worst covers in the collection at any rate. Almost as bad as Pink Viridiana IMO.

CSM126 · #73 Post by **CSM126** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:09 am

Tribe wrote:Well, that's just a preview. CC has never had a blurb on a cover before (at least not that I remember).

Actually, I think they've done it recently with the blurbs written on transparent stickers slapped on the shrinkwarap. Threepenny Opera had some spiel about "Based on Bertolt Brecht's Sensational Play!" and Stranger Than Paradise had a couple of blurbs at the top.

Svevan · #74 Post by **Svevan** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:15 am

how does that cover manage to capture absolutely none of the stuff that makes Mishima so great?

#75 Post by **domino harvey** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 3:19 am

And I suspect the designer's day started like this:
10:31AM: Opened file WRcover.psd
10:39AM: Finished Mishima cover

Well now we know what title is going to show up in the .com forum's new thread, "Best Criterion cover to drop acid and look at"

I don't think it would be that bad if it didn't have those red and yellow heads running down the middle. You know the ones that scream "Hey get it? Mirrors, get it? Mirrors. C'mon, look, mirror-images, do you get it? Mirrors. There are mirror-images on this cover."

Tribe wrote:Well, that's just a preview. CC has never had a blurb on a cover before (at least not that I remember).

I don't think the blurb is actually going to be on the cover.

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