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NABOB OF NOWHERE · Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:11 pm

MichaelB wrote:I can't even begin to fathom the mind of someone who'd use Peter Watkins' Edvard Munch as masturbation material...

Have you never considered the similarity between Munch's 'The Scream' and an inflatable doll???

justeleblanc · #377 Post by **justeleblanc** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 9:21 pm

MichaelB wrote:I can't even begin to fathom the mind of someone who'd use Peter Watkins' Edvard Munch as masturbation material...

If you really want to, any film could work.

Macintosh · #378 Post by **Macintosh** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 1:56 am

justeleblanc wrote:
MichaelB wrote:I can't even begin to fathom the mind of someone who'd use Peter Watkins' Edvard Munch as masturbation material...
If you really want to, any film could work.

Truer words have never been spoken...

Gregory · #379 Post by **Gregory** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 2:49 am

NABOB OF NOWHERE wrote:
MichaelB wrote:I can't even begin to fathom the mind of someone who'd use Peter Watkins' Edvard Munch as masturbation material...
Have you never considered the similarity between Munch's 'The Scream' and an inflatable doll???

I probably never would have if it weren't for this song.

Nuno · #380 Post by **Nuno** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:13 pm

I don't like this cover... so far away from the spirit and esthetic of the film...

Barmy · #381 Post by **Barmy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 7:49 pm

All the posters are shite. That doesn't justify re-using them.

Barmy · #382 Post by **Barmy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 8:37 pm

Here's a link to a poster with more acceptable colour.

ellipsis7 · #383 Post by **ellipsis7** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:19 pm

I think it's interesting - I like the posters, and their authentic feel - the design artists wrestled with their representation of Antonioni's films from L:'AVVENTURA through LA NOTTE to L'ECLISSE by default trying to highlight the elusive romantic/passionate moments, but really avoiding the whole point of the films and their ellipsis of such events... The MoC cover and the originating photo are actually from the final scene of the film, and I'm struggling to remember if that shot remains in the complete cut... Whatever way, that's how long to wait to find the two principal characters in anything near to a clinch!...

Perhaps for the first time with DESERTO ROSSO/RED DESERT there was unity of design and film in the posters and publicity reflecting the underlying angst and uncertainty to life, love, environment and existence...

Barmy · #384 Post by **Barmy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:22 pm

The English ("The Night") poster I posted is by far the best, except the dumbass tagline.

The others seem like they are trying to fool people into thinking the film is sexy, shocking and/or in colour. But the worst is the DVD cover with the garish lipstick and green Martians.

This one is OK:

#385 Post by **domino harvey** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:37 pm

Barmy wrote:All the posters are shite. That doesn't justify re-using them.

These are great posters, along with most of the others posted in this thread.

Barmy · #386 Post by **Barmy** » Thu Jan 17, 2008 10:47 pm

But why is everybody either red, blue or green?

Awesome Welles · Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:46 am

domino harvey wrote:These are great posters, along with most of the others posted in this thread.

Are you crazy, they're not rubbish but they're certainly not great. I'd be interested to see what the Academy Cinema poster was like. Many of theirs were very nice.

Here are some examples: An Autumn Afternoon, The Red and the White.

Dylan · #388 Post by **Dylan** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:44 am

Wonderful news, I really can't wait to see this masterpiece restored. And while I love all of the posters, my favorite is the one Eureka went with...very beautiful.

Barmy · #389 Post by **Barmy** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 7:11 pm

others:

ellipsis7 · #390 Post by **ellipsis7** » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:54 pm

How about this?... Certainly desexualised on account of the dinky bathcap!...

Or even this example of power lifting...

US original lobby cards BTW...

Nuno · #391 Post by **Nuno** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:11 pm

FSimeoni wrote:The MoC La notte page has now gone live.

Please change this horrible cover..

tavernier · #392 Post by **tavernier** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:17 pm

Nuno wrote:Please change this horrible cover..

...or at least put lipstick on Marcello too!

TheGodfather · #393 Post by **TheGodfather** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 8:32 pm

Up on Amazon:

Michael Kerpan · #394 Post by **Michael Kerpan** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:03 pm

I must say -- I can't recall that shot in "Akasen chitai" anywhere. Must either be a production still or some non-climactic moment. ;~}

HerrSchreck · #395 Post by **HerrSchreck** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:22 pm

Dynamic and beautiful as hell nontheless (par for Mizo), whatever it is.

codam · #396 Post by **codam** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:57 pm

New Vampyr cover (left) and previous cover for reference (right).

denti alligator · Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:47 pm

I realize that the new one is probably based on original poster art, I much, much prefer the older one.

Cinephrenic · #398 Post by **Cinephrenic** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:05 pm

Criterion has the best cover art for Vampyr, so there you go!

#399 Post by **domino harvey** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 12:48 am

I always hated the original MOC cover, they very wisely constructed this new one that, yes, I love better than even the Criterion! =D>

a.khan · #400 Post by **a.khan** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:29 am

Criterion's cover is beautiful and elegant, but the new MoC version is growing on me.

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