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Now that's much more appropriate and fitting to the theme of the film, also implies the tensions inherent in the drama...

Hmmm... has more of a Seventh Seal feel about it, that one. Dunno about the sepia, though.

Eh, that one seems like the type of thing that would've been bitched about as Criterion running out of original ideas. At least the one they are using is creating a real discussion, for what it's worth.

My two cents? Being familiar with but not actually having seen THE VIRGIN SPRING, I wasn't too keen on it at first, but it's really starting to grow on me and I think holding it in my hands'll do it plenty of justice. The polarization between her expression, the superimposed knife, and the subject matter of the film is just disturbing enough to get a little bit of a gnaw going in my gut without smashing it over my head.

-Toilet Dcuk

The polarization between her expression, the superimposed knife, and the subject matter of the film is just disturbing enough to get a little bit of a gnaw going in my gut without smashing it over my head.

True.

Edit: Deleted because I am changing my web site. Sorry you missed my cover!

I love it!

numediaman2 wrote:I figured I'd try my hand at a Criterion cover.

What do you think? Do you think they would go for it?

Haha.

It's extra funny because you left off the name.

Except for all that marketing quotes, it would be fine.

tasog37 wrote:It's extra funny because you left off the name.

Well, you can't use, you know, that "V" word. I thought about using "The XXX Spring", but thought it better to just let the "reviews" sell it.

EDIT: I decided on a new way to do the name. The quote marks around "Virgin" is there to bring in the soft porn crowd -- very important to sales, you know.

numediaman2 wrote:I figured I'd try my hand at a Criterion cover.

What do you think? Do you think they would go for it?

hehe, funny.

Found this fan art over at "the other" CC forum.

It is only fanboy creation, but I like it more.

The bottom image is fine, but the top image is way off,
makes "The Virgin Spring" look like "Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe".

Anyone else notice that the Criterion tagline changed from "The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of classic and important contemporary films, presents, " to "The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, presents," at the same time that the cover logo changed (with Brazil)?

matt wrote:Anyone else notice that the Criterion tagline changed from "The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of classic and important contemporary films, presents, " to "The Criterion Collection, a continuing series of important classic and contemporary films, presents," at the same time that the cover logo changed (with Brazil)?

Yep, and to prove how nerdy I am, The Rock says "The Criterion Collection, a series of important classic and contemporary films, presents", missing the "a continuing series"

cdnchris wrote:Yep, and to prove how nerdy I am, The Rock says "The Criterion Collection, a series of important classic and contemporary films, presents", missing the "a continuing series"

Probably because at The Rock it stopped "continuing".

The cover for Kind Hearts is just about perfect!

It captures the essence and black humor of the story.

I'd like it more without the Photoshop-like shadow behind the tree, but it's still very cool.

Am I the only one who still sees a "box art coming soon" pic for kind hearts?

Refresh your browser.

that cover is ghastly. I really want this dvd, but I HATE that cover.

it is an ok cover

Thumbs down. I like the concept of the family tree and all, but it needs a different background color...the black and white shots of Alex as the various characters seem a bit out of place as well....I dunno reminds me of some of my least favorite Criterion covers like Trouble in Paradise and The Lady Vanishes.

it doesn't matter anyway because i wasn't going to get this, but...

this has got to be the worst cover Criterion has done yet. worse than Saving Private Idaho.

Viridiana better get better treatment than this piece of photoshop crap.

You're all a bunch of whiny babies. Criterion can't win.

tryavna wrote:The cover for Kind Hearts is just about perfect!

It captures the essence and black humor of the story.

I agree, it's quite good.