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Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 4:19 am
by Jem
Beautiful. Excellent choices.

Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:33 pm
by stepps
very exciting, the most beautiful artwork I've seen from any label, though Fantastic Planet was also superb and MoC are always great (except Vengeance is Mine #-o ). having seen pandora's box and l'armee des ombres, 2 blind buys coming up

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 2:57 pm
by Sparks
Why has the MOC-banner changed colour on Spione and Onibaba?

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:08 pm
by peerpee
They've been repressed. Disc content is identical. The booklets are almost identical (ONIBABA now has a red booklet cover) and the banner has changed colour.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 3:58 pm
by hammock
peerpee wrote:They've been repressed. Disc content is identical. The booklets are almost identical (ONIBABA now has a red booklet cover) and the banner has changed colour.
Will they have "Second Printing" printed on them?

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:43 pm
by peerpee
No, I think we'd only do that if the disc content changed.

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 5:48 pm
by a.khan
I like the revised banner colours. They are more consistent with the poster art now.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:58 am
by jamie_summers
v. nice

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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:04 pm
by domino harvey
wow, the hits just keep on coming!

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:25 pm
by Anthony
Nice cover.

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:09 pm
by TheGodfather
Really lovely!

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:34 am
by addz
peerpee wrote:They've been repressed. Disc content is identical.
hammock wrote:Will they have "Second Printing" printed on them?
peerpee wrote:No, I think we'd only do that if the disc content changed.
Don't wish to jump the gun on anything here, but I might as well ask - is this something that we can expect in the future?

Guess I'm just asking in what circumstances you'd change the disc content (i'm guessing if a major extra was uncovered or something like that). Also would there be a replacement scheme in effect for people who already splashed out on the initial disc?

Posted: Fri May 11, 2007 1:31 pm
by Bleddyn Williams
Nick, is this MoC policy now? To change banner covers for each printing?

Love Silence de la Mer cover - lovely.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 1:37 pm
by denti alligator
Customer review at amazon.co.uk for General Idi Amin Dada takes issue with the cover:
Why only four stars? I'd say that the use of such an unpleasant and grotesquely racist caricature as that which adorns the front cover is a huge let-down - a miscalculation bordering on disgrace. If you can get hold of the original Criterion DVD release you might want to do so - it's exactly the same film minus the nasty cover.

Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 2:24 pm
by a.khan
Irony of all ironies: a culturally sensitive caricature of Idi Ami? (Not to generalise, but that comment is just fucking naïve, and totally not-in-context.)

I vote for a HUGE printout of this to be delivered to said customer…that'll make him view the MoC cover artwork in a new light.

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Posted: Sun May 20, 2007 3:27 pm
by peerpee
There's nothing racist about the caricature used on the MoC sleeve. If it's racist then all caricatures are racist. The amazon customer's political correctness is borderline hysteria.

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:43 pm
by Awesome Welles
What does everyone think of the Bellissima cover art?

The cover artwork reminds me of Don Bachardy's work, does anyone know the artist?

I think it's is ok, the kind of thing that might grow on me, it just doesn't seem to convey that darkness that it's the film. I don't think it should be explicit but subtle, more melancholic. I also think that the original title art 'Bellissima' doesn't go with the new artwork.

I found quite a nice poster:

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Thoughts anyone?

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:18 pm
by Sparks
Silence

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Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:03 pm
by TheGodfather
Really, really beautiful =D> =D>

Criterion eat your heart out. This is how cover art should be done.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:56 pm
by Awesome Welles
Great art work, I can't wait for this.

Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:55 pm
by Michael Kerpan
When you have Miyagawa's cinematography to work with -- creating a striking cover should not be an overly difficult task.

all the same, good work MOC.

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:20 am
by hammock
Love the latest additions but this one just looks nice and does not trigger me in any way. I have the same problem when Criterion use a still and do not "work it". Gonna buy it anyway as MoC movies never disappoint me!

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 12:20 pm
by a.khan
I like how Nick was able to include both the original Japanese and English film title on the "Silence" artwork, in a way that does them both justice.

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:18 pm
by Tommaso
Truly beautiful. If MoC ever decides to do merchandising a la Criterion (you know, t-shirts, hats etc.), this one should be released as a large poster. Can't wait to get the disc.

Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 2:02 pm
by jt
I rarely care enough about cover-art to actually bother others with my opinion of it but these last few designs by MoC are of such a high standard, I can't help giving Nick and the MoC guys some virtual applause.

And to further Tommaso's suggestion, I would certainly pay good money for any posters of the UFA films MoC have been able to release. Unless I win the lottery, the original artwork for Asphalt, Die Nibelungen or Spione won't be on my wall any time soon...