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Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 8:10 pm
by Mr.DarjeelingLimited
The art for West Indies is spectacular art for a spectacular film.
They should’ve used the booklet cover for IWJAA it fits the film way better and looks great.
Hairspray and Desperate Living are good.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 9:53 pm
by videozor
Why Trainspotting gets 2nd printing? Was something wrong with the original one? Thanks!
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 10:04 pm
by nicolas
videozor wrote: Tue Jun 09, 2026 9:53 pm
Why Trainspotting gets 2nd printing? Was something wrong with the original one? Thanks!
The licensor recently changed from Paramount to Sony.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 10:10 pm
by videozor
Great, thanks for clarifying!
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2026 10:18 pm
by Matt
A few reasons. The licensor changed from Miramax to Sony Pictures Classics, so it required changing the packaging and on-screen titles. Plus some
playback issues as well as some
encoding issues.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 4:30 pm
by Finch
I really like Sister Hyde's The Secret Agent cover. Much better than the boring MUBI UK art.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 5:32 pm
by DimitriL
Sister Hyde has an exceptional track record at this point. Her After Hours artwork is probably going to wind up in a lot of dorm rooms for years.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 6:37 pm
by Finch
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 6:38 pm
by Finch
"un film de Richard Linklater" is almost too cute. Good cover though!
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2026 10:35 pm
by Matt
I really like the Leos Carax box/cover art. Feels contemporary but also somewhat vintage late-'50s early-'60s. I wasn't familiar with
Cecilia Carlstedt's work, but she's done some fashion illustration that's not too far off from that of David Downton, who did all the Max Ophuls covers.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 6:55 pm
by Walter Kurtz
Finch wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 6:38 pm
"un film de Richard Linklater" is almost too cute. Good cover though!
99 percent chance the booklet with have the old yellow Cahiers cover with the inside font replicating early 60's typefaces. 1% chance Criterion blew it.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2026 7:04 pm
by DRW.mov
Walter Kurtz wrote: Tue Jun 16, 2026 6:55 pm
Finch wrote: Mon Jun 15, 2026 6:38 pm
"un film de Richard Linklater" is almost too cute. Good cover though!
99 percent chance the booklet with have the old yellow Cahiers cover with the inside font replicating early 60's typefaces. 1% chance Criterion blew it.
Seeing as the cover is credited to F. Ron Miller, a designer known for his period accurate typography and attention to detail (see his recent Hairspray package, Golden Age of Television set, etc etc) I see little chance of them blowing it.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2026 3:56 pm
by cdnchris
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:28 pm
by Matt
Complete Kubrick art not quite what I would have expected. I guess I don't understand the stamp/seal motif unless it's meant to certify something like "officially approved." Obviously Sister Hyde is no slouch, and I have no problem with the execution. I guess I just don't understand what the design brief was.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:36 pm
by Mothlight
Matt wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 7:28 pm
Complete Kubrick art not quite what I would have expected. I guess I don't understand the stamp/seal motif unless it's meant to certify something like "officially approved." Obviously Sister Hyde is no slouch, and I have no problem with the execution. I guess I just don't understand what the design brief was.
I think it would’ve been fine without the redundant Criterion branding.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:09 pm
by domino harvey
Are they supposed to be xeroxed script covers? I guess I don’t get the theme
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:22 pm
by Matt
That's probably a fair bet. The full "unboxed" packaging picture shows a reproduction of the Full Metal Jacket script cover and it looks similar to the disc covers.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:38 pm
by Finch
I get that they're using the theatrical posters but I do miss Criterion's old cover for The Killing.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 1:14 am
by low
Mothlight wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 8:36 pmI think it would’ve been fine without the redundant Criterion branding.
Or the redundant titles.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 12:19 pm
by Roger Ryan
Finch wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:38 pm
I get that they're using the theatrical posters but I do miss Criterion's old cover for The Killing.
This set is no replacement for the original Criterion releases in regards to artwork - there’s no way I’m giving up my copy of the 2016
Dr. Strangelove as it’s packaging is absolute perfection.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2026 2:12 pm
by aox
domino harvey wrote: Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:09 pm
Are they supposed to be xeroxed script covers? I guess I don’t get the theme
Kubrick was legendary for his fax machine use.
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2026 3:15 pm
by domino harvey
Does anyone know whether the Hud UHD combo comes in a digi or a standard case?
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2026 3:19 pm
by guyetgenevieve
domino harvey wrote: Fri Jun 26, 2026 3:15 pm
Does anyone know whether the Hud UHD combo comes in a digi or a standard case?
Standard case
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2026 3:20 pm
by domino harvey
Thank you!
Re: Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2026 11:50 am
by TMDaines
Why are Criterion's suppliers seemingly unable to consistently get the cover sleeve in the keep case? I've now received multiple copies of King Lear, Le petit soldat and Anselm where the cover sleeve is sticking out of the top of the foil of the keep case, having not been inserted properly, and is all torn.
