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Moe Dickstein wrote:

adavis53 wrote:Scanavo has some that exist, and it does seem a little weird that Criterion hasn't moved to adopt them, but perhaps is just a matter of time.

They have used them (Science is Fiction) but as Movielocke said, they don't allow for anything but a smaller booklet.

BFI and MoC have already figured out how to do a 3-disc keepcase, by inserting a double-sided swing tray.

And the new dual format digipaks don't seem to allow for very thick booklets either, if Nashville is any indication.

swo17 wrote:And the new dual format digipaks don't seem to allow for very thick booklets either, if Nashville is any indication

Well they can make digipaks to any width they want, Nashville was just lacking with the writing. But look at packs like the old Short Cuts, The Furies, or even Bicycle Thieves where they fit rather substantial booklets.

I don't like the type on the Persona cover either. It isn't that the typeface is wrong so much as the lines under the title belong somewhere else. The title on the title screen is effective because the letters of the title are the only subject of the frame, and letterspacing and the white space around the text looks modern in that case. When the "A Film by Ingmar Bergman" lines are packed under the title, the space is made precious, and the varied sizes of the type make the treatment look more old-fashioned than the typeface looks like when isolated on the title card. That credit line needs a different placement and a very much more modern treatment in order to make that cover seem special. It nearly works, but the type really ruins the look. I agree about The Hidden Fortress, as well. These are covers with very sensitive imagery, but the type is not handled with nearly the same sensitivity.

The packaging artwork is so detailed. I decided to pay homage to it by spending three total minutes in MS Paint and produced this for the upcoming release of Bergman's Persona. I think that based on the quality found on the cover and interior of City Lights that Criterion will pay me thousands of dollars in residual checks to use my work. This new trend of cover art is so easy now, everyone has an opportunity!



But seriously why doesn't Criterion produce good artwork anymore?

JimmyTango wrote:But seriously why doesn't Criterion produce good artwork anymore?

Somewhere in the world a bridge is missing its troll

JimmyTango wrote:But seriously why doesn't Criterion produce good artwork anymore?

Perhaps you prefer MGM's horrific 3 Hitchcock covers?

But seriously why doesn't Criterion produce good artwork anymore?

Nostalgia sure isn't what it used to be...

cdnchris wrote:Throne of Blood

Damn, why didn't they make it so the overlapping discs match up and make a complete face?

FrauBlucher wrote:

JimmyTango wrote:But seriously why doesn't Criterion produce good artwork anymore?

Perhaps you prefer MGM's horrific 3 Hitchcock covers?

I've never been a fan of Hitchcock but those covers are bad.

Not too late to get those Richard Cranium votes in

mfunk9786 wrote:Not too late to get those Richard Cranium votes in

Haha, yes! Please vote for me. No I'm not a troll, it was just a little joke. I agree the Hidden Fortress artwork is the best in some time. I think my favorite Criterion covers are Vampyr, Bicycle Thieves, Rosselini War Trilogy and The Double Life of Veronique. My point was more in line with the contrast between City Lights and Seth's illustrations. I don't mind Seth in the right context but it seemed out of place.

I'm just counting the days to see what the 5 disc set for Mad World looks like. So near and so far...

Moe Dickstein wrote:I'm just counting the days to see what the 5 disc set for Mad World looks like. So near and so far...

I'd wager that it's packaged like the WCP box set, only with two disc-holder book things instead of three. One will contain the films (one BD and two DVDs) and the other will hold the supplements (one BD and one DVD).

I hope it's empty and inside there's only a map to the location of the discs

I'm thinking it will be more like Shoah with a trifold that holds 2/2/1 and the booklet.

Maybe it will be like Godzilla and a big W will pop out.

Moe Dickstein wrote:I'm thinking it will be more like Shoah with a trifold that holds 2/2/1 and the booklet.

Oh, right, I forgot about Shoah.
That'll probably be what it is.

domino harvey wrote:I hope it's empty and inside there's only a map to the location of the discs

Post of the Year.

Finch wrote:

domino harvey wrote:I hope it's empty and inside there's only a map to the location of the discs

Post of the Year.

I thought it was pretty funny and spot on. I'm surprised it didn't elicit an ell-oh-ell though.

Sandman wrote:I'm surprised it didn't elicit an ell-oh-ell though.

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World is no laughing matter.

"No laughing" how true. Criterion should have put a laughing track on the disc so the viewer will know when they should laugh.

Now you got me ell-oh-ell-ing. Last and only time I saw this was as a kid at a Saturday matinee, think I was its target audience.

Frau, just watch it with someone with a sense of humor and you'll know