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Cosmic Bus · #226 Post by **Cosmic Bus** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 2:44 am

oldsheperd wrote:I've always hoped someone could do Bakshi's "Coonskin"

Not having seen the movie, I pieced together a simple version with the material available on Bakshi's site:

LightBulbFilm · #227 Post by **LightBulbFilm** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:26 am

I really like that first cover. I really wish Criterion would pick it up. Fantastic fucking film and it would be a great addition to the collection... Especially as the first animated film.

miless · #228 Post by **miless** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 4:30 am

maybe they could somehow convince Disney to sell them the rights to Uncle Remus.

oldsheperd · #229 Post by **oldsheperd** » Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:05 pm

Yay! Thanks!

eez28 · #230 Post by **eez28** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 12:05 am

Well that coonskin request was quick. Now can someone get one for the Nigerian film Outkast?

Cosmic Bus · #231 Post by **Cosmic Bus** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:19 am

Again, in spite of my unfamiliarity with the film, I'd still take a crack at it, but haven't found even a single image to reference. Sorry!

Cold Bishop · #232 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 4:42 am

I don't believe he was being serious about that last one.

Saturnome · #233 Post by **Saturnome** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:13 am

It's my favourite Bakshi so I tried something, but that wasn't as great as I thought. boo-urns

hammock · #234 Post by **hammock** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 5:28 pm

Som great work up there!!

I would die to see a cover for OROZCO THE EMBALMER and I'd like to see it in the collection for real too...

Anyone who could do some magic?

Link: HERE

MuzikJunky · #235 Post by **MuzikJunky** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 7:09 am

eez28 wrote:Well that coonskin request was quick. Now can someone get one for the Nigerian film Outkast?

Cosmic Bus wrote:Again, in spite of my unfamiliarity with the film, I'd still take a crack at it, but haven't found even a single image to reference.

Here. Also do Chico Ejiro’s Black Maria, if you please, although you can’t find the date for it anywhere. That Web site has many, many, many Nigerian videos for sale, although I woudn’t trust it. Good luck. Peace.

codam · #236 Post by **codam** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 3:17 pm

hammock wrote:I would die to see a cover for OROZCO THE EMBALMER and I'd like to see it in the collection for real too...

I couldn't find much to work with, but I gave it a go anyway -

nick · #237 Post by **nick** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:41 pm

I don't usually do this type of thing, but I have had this idea for the forthcoming Bottle Rocket dvd for a while. The idea was that the cover art could be the notepad that Dignan uses to document his 50 year plan. I don't think it's successful as a dvd cover but I decided to share it anyway. I think it might make a better booklet cover.

kaujot · #238 Post by **kaujot** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:54 pm

I've always figured that the eventual Bottle Rocket cover will be some variation of the title screen.

That said, the notebook cover isn't bad, except for the area where the spiral is, because that gives you blank white space.

hammock · #239 Post by **hammock** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 7:21 pm

Sweet - lovin it! I still dream of CC releasing this...

cgray · #240 Post by **cgray** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:53 pm

nick wrote:I don't think it's successful as a dvd cover but I decided to share it anyway. I think it might make a better booklet cover.

So what does that say about my tastes?--I think its pretty great!

Feego · #241 Post by **Feego** » Thu May 01, 2008 3:36 am

MuzikJunky wrote:Also, someone, could you do covers for the films Roja, Bombay, and Dil Se by Mani Ratnam? I have no talent at that kind of thing. Thanks very much. Peace

I made these up last night. I wish I could have found a higher res photo for Bumbai, but I couldn't.

MuzikJunky · #242 Post by **MuzikJunky** » Fri May 02, 2008 12:06 am

Feego wrote:I made these up last night. I wish I could have found a higher res photo for Bumbai, but I couldn't.

Hey, those are pretty good! And I like that they disguise the fact that these films are actually a deadly serious trilogy about terrorism—just like the Eros International versions of the latter two. Peace.

klee13 · #243 Post by **klee13** » Fri May 02, 2008 2:42 am

kaujot · #244 Post by **kaujot** » Fri May 02, 2008 3:34 am

It'd be great without the faces.

On a side note: how'd you do the neon tubing? Photoshop? A font (unlikely, but what a bitchin' font that'd have to be) with photoshop afterwards?

Shrew · #245 Post by **Shrew** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:21 am

I think it looks good even with the faces. That title treatment is just too awesome.

a.khan · #246 Post by **a.khan** » Fri May 02, 2008 5:55 am

That "Bottle Rocket" and "Alphaville" covers are some of the best I've seen anywhere. Great work, guys!

Cosmic Bus · #247 Post by **Cosmic Bus** » Sat May 03, 2008 4:03 pm

Wow, that Alphaville cover... =D>

That's the quality of work that's going to stop this thread cold for a while, methinks.

Magic Hate Ball · Sat May 03, 2008 6:38 pm

Man that looks good. Could you post one without the faces (to compare, although it looks great with them)? I think this captures the feeling of the film better than the current cover.

klee13 · #249 Post by **klee13** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:01 pm

Thanks for the comments everyone.

@ Magic Hate Ball:

@kaujot: No, just Photoshop. I had some screen caps kicking around my computer (Actually, I think they were from Pierrot le fou as a matter of fact) of neon letters, and I just imitated them by first using the pen tool and then coloring them in.

And some other stuff just for fun:

kaujot · #250 Post by **kaujot** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:12 pm

I really, really dig it.

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