Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol.4

[Jeff]

Fugitive Kind doesn't get a Blu?

I'm wondering if the MGM contract precludes it. Very disappointing. I love that cover though.

Have you all lost your minds? That Vivre sa vie cover is a piece of shit, especially in comparison to the poster. I mean, really now

My sentiments exactly.

[TheGodfather]

Excellent Vivre Sa Vie cover! ride with the devil looks good as well.
Another solid month.

[godardslave]

Vivre sa vie 6/10 (poster is better)
Summer Hours 7/10
Ride with the devil 3/10 (boring)
Fugitive kind 3/10 (boring)

[Feego]

Meh, the Ride with the Devil cover as a whole looks to me like something from the Fake Criterion Cover thread. And something really bugs me about the Fugitive Kind cover. I like the overall concept, but while Brando is obviously a colorized photo, Magnani and Woodward look like cartoons. So does the background. Is it a major photoshop job? It brings back painful memories of Fanfan.

[Murdoch]

Guess I'm the only one who thinks all the covers are something awful.

[James]

Vivre sa vie 6/10 (poster is better)
Summer Hours 7/10
Fugitive kind 3/10 (boring)

Outrageous. The Summer Hours cover is easily one of the worst, most boring covers in the entire collection topping even A Christmas Tale for most uninspired. The Vivre sa vie cover is good, but I like the poster better. Then again, I like the thirds-design. And the cover for The Fugitive Kind is far from boring if you read Matt's post, it's actually quite clever; my favorite of the month.

[domino harvey]

Guess I'm the only one who thinks all the covers are something awful.

Well, Kapo looks good...

[Alphonse Doinel]

That Ride With The Devil cover is atrocious, especially the kerning.

The Fugitive Kind is great, and its nice to see the weathered effect not overdone. I'm guessing there are some creases on the spine, which should look very interesting.

[MyNameCriterionForum]

Meh, the Ride with the Devil cover as a whole looks to me like something from the Fake Criterion Cover thread.

Coincidentally, the film itself is like a Fake Criterion Film

[domino harvey]

Meh, the Ride with the Devil cover as a whole looks to me like something from the Fake Criterion Cover thread.

Coincidentally, the film itself is like a Fake Criterion Film

A+

[HistoryProf]

The Fugitive Kind is a great cover. It's reminiscent of a vintage paperback movie-tie in edition.

that's exactly what i thought, noting the 'creases' along the spine edge....brilliant! One of the best covers they've ever done imo. that one will be a must have - i'm almost hoping B&N waits till April for the next sale now!

Not sure i understand the fawning over the Godard, but i never do and to each their own. the other two are fine...not sure I really like Ride's....okay I guess.

[HistoryProf]

Meh, the Ride with the Devil cover as a whole looks to me like something from the Fake Criterion Cover thread.

glad i'm not the only one...and it hardly conveys the real essence of the film....total misfire. Looks like something an intern did on his lunch break because they forgot to submit one and had to do it last minute.

[godardslave]

Vivre sa vie 6/10 (poster is better)
Summer Hours 7/10
Fugitive kind 3/10 (boring)

Outrageous. The Summer Hours cover is easily one of the worst, most boring covers in the entire collection topping even A Christmas Tale for most uninspired. The Vivre sa vie cover is good, but I like the poster better. Then again, I like the thirds-design. And the cover for The Fugitive Kind is far from boring if you read Matt's post, it's actually quite clever; my favorite of the month.

The reason i give summer hours 7/10 is because for me its quite a subtle and unusual cover for a DVD.
Christmas Tale is just ugly. Summer Hours has some beauty, softness and subtlety. Not every cover has to be bold or obvious.
In terms of aesthetics i could compare the summer hours to Marienbad (which i also liked a lot) for a subtle, understated yet appropriate effect.

[James]

Vivre sa vie 6/10 (poster is better)
Summer Hours 7/10
Fugitive kind 3/10 (boring)

Outrageous. The Summer Hours cover is easily one of the worst, most boring covers in the entire collection topping even A Christmas Tale for most uninspired. The Vivre sa vie cover is good, but I like the poster better. Then again, I like the thirds-design. And the cover for The Fugitive Kind is far from boring if you read Matt's post, it's actually quite clever; my favorite of the month.

The reason i give summer hours 7/10 is because for me its quite a subtle and unusual cover for a DVD.
Christmas Tale is just ugly. Summer Hours has some beauty, softness and subtlety. Not every cover has to be bold or obvious.
In terms of aesthetics i could compare the summer hours to Marienbad (which i also liked a lot) for a subtle, understated yet appropriate effect.

I simply don't find the Summer Hours cover to be visually intriguing; it's just a collage of some faded images and no more interesting that a Christmas catalogue cover or something along those lines. I didn't notice the house before, which gives a little more intrigue, but it's still not enough to have interested me if I knew nothing about the movie, Criterion, Assayas, etc. Personally, I think the Last Year at Marienbad cover succeeds as minimalist design, a play on the title card, and as a physically interesting design as it has raised text on the cover and the spine—far more intriguing to me than the Summer Hours cover, but to each their own.

[gelich]

Has anyone received the replacement case for the Third Man Blu Ray? Has anyone even ordered it?

I sent payment on the 14th (wednesday) and received it on the 17th (saturday).

I ordered the replacement case back in October and I am still waiting to get it. Criterion hasn't responded to my email inquiry (which included a copy of the Pay Pal receipt for my payment).
Is anyone else still waiting to receive the replacement case? Since some people have received the replacement case, I assume that Criterion must have run out of copies. Does anyone know
when more copies will be made available?

Thank you.

[ccfixx]

I ordered the replacement case back in October and I am still waiting to get it. Criterion hasn't responded to my email inquiry (which included a copy of the Pay Pal receipt for my payment).
Is anyone else still waiting to receive the replacement case? Since some people have received the replacement case, I assume that Criterion must have run out of copies. Does anyone know
when more copies will be made available?

Thank you.

As of January 15th, this is the latest e-mail that Criterion has been sending out to people who have written them about the cases...

Thank you for your case replacement order! Please note that we are short on stock of cases and expect more to arrive within the next two weeks. Once they do, we will ship them out through First Class/Priority USPS Postal Service, so you should expect to receive the order within 4-6 weeks from now.

Please let me know if you have any more questions and thank you for supporting Criterion!

Best,

Karen
The Criterion Collection

CC

[aox]

Criterion is turning into the contractors in The Money Pit with Tom Hanks. The answer is always, "Two Weeks".

[dad1153]

Have you all lost your minds? That Vivre sa vie cover is a piece of shit, especially in comparison to the poster. I mean, really now

#-o Now I'm going to have to see the movie to see who's right: you or the cover. :-"

[Amazing Goose]

Criterion is turning into the contractors in The Money Pit with Tom Hanks. The answer is always, "Two Weeks".

a geographical oddity: two weeks from everywhere!

[henryviii]

I made my PayPal order for 7 replacement cases on 12/14/09, but heard no confirmation from Criterion as to whether they received my order. I sent them an e-mail asking for any idea on the status of my order on 12/27/09, and got a response on 1/4/09. This is what I received:

Thank you for your email and patience!

We did receive your payment successfully, however, we did not have the BOTTLE ROCKET replacement cases available until right before the Holidays. Now that we are back in the office, I'd be happy to mail the cases out to you!

I hope this is helpful! Thank you again for your patience and understanding and for supporting Criterion!

Best,

Karen
The Criterion Collection

She must have had them mailed to me that day, because I received them on 1/8/09.

By the way, it is so very nice to see all the plastic cases lined up next to each other. They do look so much better than the thin digipacks.

[tasog37]

I made my PayPal order for 7 replacement cases on 12/14/09, but heard no confirmation from Criterion as to whether they received my order. I sent them an e-mail asking for any idea on the status of my order on 12/27/09, and got a response on 1/4/09.

She must have had them mailed to me that day, because I received them on 1/8/09.

I had the same experience as well. I ordered on 12/11 and never heard back, so I shot off an email on 1/11 just to make sure everything was okay. My stuff hasn't come yet though, I got the "two weeks" answer.

[aox]

I haven't had the same luck:

Ordered 3 on 12/13
Emailed on 1/11
Nothing so far.

I was told, "Two Weeks".

[Izo]

Is there any sort of logic behind the Eclipse artwork? Some of the sets use the screenshots and the others use the white-space format. Personally, I prefer the well-chosen images from the films, particularly with the Larisa Shepitko and Sam Fuller sets.

[aox]

I haven't had the same luck:

Ordered 3 on 12/13
Emailed on 1/11
Nothing so far.

I was told, "Two Weeks".

Just an FYI, I got these over the weekend, so they have their shipment in and are currently fulfilling these orders.

[Cash Flagg]

I received my six replacement cases yesterday.