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

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hammock · #151 Post by **hammock** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 7:47 am

I watched Mafioso last night and have to admit the cover turned from one I disliked to actually loving it. It captures two very important things from the plot: the black hat (making him Sicilian again) and the golden heart (the item that makes him connect with the mafia). Good job Criterion!

kaujot · #152 Post by **kaujot** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:52 pm

The one squibble I have with the Patriotism cover is the soldier's transparency. It's fine if the text/handwriting is, but I really wish he wasn't.

reno dakota · #153 Post by **reno dakota** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:47 pm

kaujot wrote:The one squibble I have with the Patriotism cover is the soldier's transparency. It's fine if the text/handwriting is, but I really wish he wasn't.

The soldier is transparent? As far as I can tell, the red circle is transparent and in front of the soldier, not the other way around.

souvenir · #154 Post by **souvenir** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:08 pm

Probably best discussed over here, two of the William Klein covers have been changed.

Polly Maggoo original versus revised:

Model Couple original versus revised:

kaujot · #155 Post by **kaujot** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:04 pm

reno dakota wrote:
kaujot wrote:The one squibble I have with the Patriotism cover is the soldier's transparency. It's fine if the text/handwriting is, but I really wish he wasn't.
The soldier is transparent? As far as I can tell, the red circle is transparent and in front of the soldier, not the other way around.

You know, now that you mention it, you're right.

Saturnome · #156 Post by **Saturnome** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:46 pm

Thematic colors changed also on these covers. The new Polly Magoo got a great pic, but I can't tell about Model Couple. The original certainly have something more "delirious" about it. Presence of the original posters in the small pics is a great touch I think.

#157 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:22 am

Thanks to Cronenfly for digging up the artwork for:

Vampyr

Mon oncle Antoine

High and Low

Trafic

Alonzo the Armless · Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:29 am

Aside from the cover for Mon oncle Antoine, which is okay, I love the rest!

Tribe · #159 Post by **Tribe** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:30 am

Jeff wrote:Thanks to Cronenfly for digging up the artwork for:

Vampyr

Mon oncle Antoine

High and Low

Trafic

You're a cruel man, Jeff...stirring the shit knowing the hordes will descend into relentless criticism of the covers. Does this make you happy?

Tribe

arsonfilms · #160 Post by **arsonfilms** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:35 am

Well, I think they're all great, High & Low and Trafic in particular. I'm kind of getting excited about these.

#161 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:36 am

Tribe wrote:You're a cruel man, Jeff...stirring the shit knowing the hordes will descend into relentless criticism of the covers. Does this make you happy?

Yes!

kaujot · #162 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:38 am

The Trafic cover looks shopped.

#163 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:40 am

kaujot wrote:The Trafic cover looks shopped.

They all have crappy resolution which gives that vague 'shopped feel. I'm sure high res versions will be up tomorrow.

kaujot · #164 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:41 am

The others don't suffer nearly as much. I think part of it is the horrendous yellow of the sidebar.

On another note, whilst I like the High and Low cover, I hate how the wacky-C keeps interfering with either text or design elements on many of the covers.

#165 Post by **Jeff** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:44 am

Note that the "bullseye" target on High and Low is an inverted "Wacky C."

Cronenfly · #166 Post by **Cronenfly** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:47 am

To steal from domino harvey: mind=blown

And Trafic's cover is SO '70s; I love it.

souvenir · #167 Post by **souvenir** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:53 am

The High and Low bullseye looks more like some sort of pulsating vibrations or waves. I keep waiting on Mifune to pull the phone back away from his ear.

#168 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:54 am

Now these are Criterion covers! =D>

mogwai · #169 Post by **mogwai** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:21 am

They're all quite nice, but, man do I ever love that Vampyr cover!

miless · #170 Post by **miless** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:58 am

okay, so all of those titles are amazing... I'm especially amazed with the High & Low cover (it almost makes me want to buy the film, even though I've never seen it)

The Vampyr cover, too, may well be one of the most elegant covers in the recent past.

Antoine Doinel · #171 Post by **Antoine Doinel** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 5:28 am

The Trafic cover is fantastic. The others are solid as well. Great design for July.

a.khan · #172 Post by **a.khan** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:40 am

I think we can all agree that Criterion's art department really knocked it out of the park this month. Love all of them, and especially "Vampyr" and "Trafic."

Pure fucking joy!

backstreetsbackalright · Thu Apr 17, 2008 7:44 am

Wow, no kidding, huh? I think I just blew four solid minutes gazing at the Trafic cover. All four are straight-up gorgeous.

Svevan · #174 Post by **Svevan** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 8:00 am

this proves to Criterion that we can be positive about their cover designs

now change that fucking Mishima cover

foggy eyes · #175 Post by **foggy eyes** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:40 pm

Not that I want to take the contrarian view, but Vampyr looks a bit too much like a bad metal t-shirt to me (perhaps it's the font and scythe silhouette). MoC's cover was genuinely elegant. Trafic and High and Low, however, are incredibly striking - bold decisions that really pay off.

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