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Not that I'm very familiar with those movies, but that cover art is awful.
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I haven't been impressed by most of their recent cover art, but that's pretty fantastic.
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Originally Posted by LPMA
(Post 11160962)
Not that I'm very familiar with those movies, but that cover art is awful.
Originally Posted by Sondheim
(Post 11161053)
I haven't been impressed by most of their recent cover art, but that's pretty fantastic.
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Hitchcock, Chaplin, and Miyamoto :up:
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The Gold Rush • New high-definition digital restoration of the 1942 sound version, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition • New 2K digital transfer of the reconstructed original 1925 silent film, restored in collaboration with the Cineteca di Bologna, with a newly recorded version of director Charlie Chaplin’s score, presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition • New audio commentary for the 1925 version by Chaplin biographer and archivist Jeffrey Vance • Three new programs: Presenting “The Gold Rush,” which traces the film’s history from original release to rerelease to 2003 reconstruction and features film historian Kevin Brownlow and Vance; Music by Charles Chaplin, featuring conductor and composer Timothy Brock; and Visual Effects in “The Gold Rush,” featuring effects specialist Craig Barron and Chaplin cinematographer Roland Totheroh • Chaplin Today: “The Gold Rush” (2002), a short documentary featuring filmmaker Idrissa Ouedraogo • Four theatrical trailers • PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic Luc Sante and James Agee’s review of the 1942 version |
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Originally Posted by georgec
(Post 11161059)
I'm so confused.
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Originally Posted by slop101
(Post 11160946)
Way too cartoony.
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this isn't Criterion per say but the National Geographic (Washington DC) has a Samurai themed exhibit and on the 31st of March are screening three films (in 35mm):
Samurai Rebellion The Hidden Fortress The Sword of Doom Samurai: The Warrior Transformed |
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Originally Posted by clckworang
(Post 11161232)
Isn't that look very similar to many traditional Japanese paintings?
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I kind of like the cover for the Samurai Trilogy but...it's close to traditional Japanese...but the way it's off...is what devalues the attempt.
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That Samurai Trilogy art SUCKS.
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I know nothing about the Trilogy, but that art looks like the cover from a graphic novel. In any case, it's certainly not as dull as the design for Being John Malkovich.
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Agree about the Samurai Trilogy art, I'm not digging it. Still, it's a day 1 purchase for me.
Anyone else think the samurai w/ the mustache on the right side of the cover looks like Lee Van Cleef or is it just me? |
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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
(Post 11161217)
You see, there are different people in the world, with different experiences between them. Sometimes, they end up with different opinions.
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Originally Posted by NoirFan
(Post 11161982)
I know nothing about the Trilogy, but that art looks like the cover from a graphic novel. In any case, it's certainly not as dull as the design for Being John Malkovich.
This art is cartoony, but I personally don't have a problem with that. I watched the trilogy a few months ago, and I don't think it's even that inappropriate for the films. Either way, it will probably help sell copies. It kind of reminds me of some of the recent covers for "Penguin Deluxe Classics" - some of them have a more modern, "graphic novelish" look to them that may not be that fitting for the period/style in which they were written, but they (in my opinion) look great in their own right. |
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I am in the minority, I liked the Samurai cover (like an old school Japanese painting) and the other two mentioned above me.
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Originally Posted by Sondheim
(Post 11162297)
Few things could be as dull as the art for BJM (or Certified Copy.)
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Some of these recent Criterion covers are pretty bad, but I still think that the Daniel Clowes' artwork for Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss still take the cake as the worst Criterion cover art.
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
(Post 11163652)
Some of these recent Criterion covers are pretty bad, but I still think that the Daniel Clowes' artwork for Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss still takes the cake as the worst Criterion cover art.
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Originally Posted by Josh Z
(Post 11163652)
Some of these recent Criterion covers are pretty bad, but I still think that the Daniel Clowes' artwork for Shock Corridor and The Naked Kiss still take the cake as the worst Criterion cover art.
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I agree with Josh - love Clowes, but his covers are horrible in that (a) they don't fit the mood of the films at all and that (b) they are completely without imagination and far too literal. He just re-draws a scene with no thought as to mood or a sense of design for what should be a cover.
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Originally Posted by slop101
(Post 11163803)
I agree with Josh - love Clowes, but his covers are horrible in that (a) they don't fit the mood of the films at all and that (b) they are completely without imagination and far too literal. He just re-draws a scene with no thought as to mood or a sense of design for what should be a cover.
I love Videodrome too, but I think I'd enjoy that cover with any freeze frame from the film. Going beyond cover artwork, what do you think of the current Criterion logo, the big fat C? http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNe...ectionLogo.jpg I'm still partial to this one: http://media.screened.com/uploads/1/...dcriterion.jpg |
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I like the new one. The old one is...well old. Shows it's age too. The one is inherently CC and ageless in a way. It's got a symbol..so that's neat too.
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That's not the old one! This is the old logo (at the top):
http://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-pr...ox_348x490.jpg I think their middle-period logo is the most classy. The current fat C makes Criterion merch look like a baseball team or something. At least they kept the classic Janus Films logo. |
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Well fuck me silly..didn't know there was an older one.
The Janus one is fucking great. I'd be pissed were that to be fucked with. |
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Originally Posted by Solid Snake PAC
(Post 11164658)
Well fuck me silly..didn't know there was an older one.
Good ol' LD days. :) |
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Speaking of old Crtiterion stuff, I recently purchased Traffic on Blu-ray. I still have the DVD version so I opened it up to check the condition and inside was one of those Criterion checklists dated 2002. I really need to sell it now but I have a weird nostalgic attachment to it.
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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
(Post 11164702)
There's an older one than that, too. And an older logo with a 'book' icon involved.
Good ol' LD days. :) |
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I wish they still included postcards, I always enjoyed finding those.
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There's a great interview here with Criterion producer Curtis Tsui talking about the recent Godzilla release, but it also sheds some light on Criterion's processes as a whole.
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Originally Posted by Living Deadpan
(Post 11164643)
That's not the old one! This is the old logo (at the top):
http://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-pr...ox_348x490.jpg I think their middle-period logo is the most classy. The current fat C makes Criterion merch look like a baseball team or something. At least they kept the classic Janus Films logo. |
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thanks for the link, KC. Nice read.
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So excited for this boxset!
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Originally Posted by LPMA
(Post 11165715)
So excited for this boxset!
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
(Post 11164726)
Speaking of old Crtiterion stuff, I recently purchased Traffic on Blu-ray. I still have the DVD version so I opened it up to check the condition and inside was one of those Criterion checklists dated 2002. I really need to sell it now but I have a weird nostalgic attachment to it.
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Originally Posted by Doctorossi
(Post 11165719)
It's stunning how good-looking the entire thing appears to be. I can't wait.
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Originally Posted by Dr. Mantle
(Post 11165726)
I need to upgrade my copy of Traffic. But I'll be keeping the DVD since it's autographed by Soderbergh. :banana:
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Originally Posted by Dr. Mantle
(Post 11165726)
I need to upgrade my copy of Traffic. But I'll be keeping the DVD since it's autographed by Soderbergh. :banana:
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