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Cold Bishop · #426 Post by **Cold Bishop** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:18 am

Are you trying to insinuate something about Robocop?

Kinsayder · #427 Post by **Kinsayder** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:05 am

That Nick Cage has got some balls.

#428 Post by **mfunk9786** » Sat Jul 12, 2008 3:06 pm

That blue color is gorgeous, those look great. They even make Chasing Amy look like it has iconic cinematography.

AfterTheRain · #429 Post by **AfterTheRain** » Fri Jul 18, 2008 10:44 pm

Badering wrote:Criterion should really release this film. Fucking masterpiece.

If that film is EVER released on Criterion, I shall be forced to find those responsible and tear their &*%^$!@ nuts to oblivion.

#430 Post by **Jeff** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 1:52 am

AfterTheRain wrote:If that film is EVER released on Criterion, I shall be forced to find those responsible and tear their &*%^$!@ nuts to oblivion.

Reverend Jackson? Is that you?

Oggilby · #431 Post by **Oggilby** » Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:37 am

klee13 · #432 Post by **klee13** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:00 am

All credit is due to Sean Phillips who made the artwork that I "borrowed" to create this cover.

kaujot · #433 Post by **kaujot** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:10 am

If you ask me, you can't improve on the artwork Criterion did for Night and the City.

Feego · #434 Post by **Feego** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 2:40 pm

#435 Post by **swo17** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:43 pm

kaujot wrote:If you ask me, you can't improve on the artwork Criterion did for Night and the City.

I don't know, Klaylock's comes pretty close. Why hasn't Criterion hired him/her yet?

Oggilby · #436 Post by **Oggilby** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:49 am

More of just playing around in Photoshop, but this is probably my "dream" Criterion release...

#437 Post by **zedz** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 2:50 am

I like your fantasy extras - now that's dedication!

#438 Post by **swo17** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 3:29 am

I like how the 4K restoration is planned for 2008, and the Criterion release for 2009, so they will presumably have enough time to gather all of your proposed extras--at least you are being realistic!

Abraham Scott · #439 Post by **Abraham Scott** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:33 pm

I've been meaning to post these for a while.

These aren't fake Criterion titles, but I think they are worth a look:

Finally, an affectionate look at my personal hero.

kaujot · #440 Post by **kaujot** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:35 pm

Weak.

cgray · #441 Post by **cgray** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:38 pm

I enjoyed this subforum when it was an individual's honest attempt to artistically capture the essence of a film, boiled down to a cover. Now... bleh.

edit: obviously there are still some people making excellent covers on here, but filtering out all of the "jokes" is getting to be more and more tedius.

#442 Post by **Matt** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:52 pm

Maybe we should have a "serious" fake cover subforum and a "joke" fake cover subforum, and then maybe have each subforum further divided up by the decade of the film the cover was made for.

#443 Post by **swo17** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:53 pm

I know that Ambersons cover is supposed to be a joke, but someone should still be shot for having made it.

cgray wrote:I enjoyed this subforum when it was an individual's honest attempt to artistically capture the essence of a film, boiled down to a cover. Now... bleh.

Perhaps there should be separate subforums for "honest attempts at cover art" vs. "cover art that Criterion would never, ever put out, get it, wink wink"?

EDIT: I see Matt beat me to the punch, though I think he's being facetious.

aox · #444 Post by **aox** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:01 pm

cgray wrote:I enjoyed this subforum when it was an individual's honest attempt to artistically capture the essence of a film, boiled down to a cover. Now... bleh.

Yes. There is some beautiful artwork in this thread, and I get very excited when I see it bumped. The jokes are fine, but they should have their own thread.

I just don't know where something like "The Hottie and the Nottie" would go. It looks great and real which IMO makes it belong in the serious thread, but obviously it is a joke. Quite the dilemma.

#445 Post by **swo17** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:04 pm

A suggestion for new thread titles:

So, You Want to Be Hired as a Criterion Cover Artist?

vs.

Megan Fox's Midriff and Other Delights

Tom Hagen · #446 Post by **Tom Hagen** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:04 pm

I am at a loss that Michael Savage was somehow omitted from the proceedings.

miless · #447 Post by **miless** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:38 pm

the bad 'joke' covers are the only reason I come to this particular thread... without them this would be boring and embarrassing.

#448 Post by **mfunk9786** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:46 pm

aox wrote:I just don't know where something like "The Hottie and the Nottie" would go. It looks great and real

That looks great and real?

aox · #449 Post by **aox** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:55 pm

mfunk9786 wrote:
aox wrote:I just don't know where something like "The Hottie and the Nottie" would go. It looks great and real

That looks great and real?

compared to this:

absolutely.

#450 Post by **mfunk9786** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 6:03 pm

domino harvey wrote:No offense to those of you who I am sure are nice people, but there has never been a good fantasy Criterion cover posted on this board.

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