Criterion & Eclipse Cover Art & Packaging Babble-on Vol. 7

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#76 Post by Minkin » Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:42 pm

ng4996 wrote:
dwk wrote:
cdnchris wrote:Unfortunately it doesn't.
Dang. Now how the hell am I supposed to craft a baby cart of death?

Apparently the diagram is hidden in the spine of the release, in a "secret compartment".
Cue everyone frantically looking through all their digipacks for other packaging easter eggs.

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#77 Post by RyanGallagher » Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:44 pm

domino harvey wrote:Wow, I just checked and it is. Would never have spotted it otherwise, someone had to be tipped off about that, it is extremely well hidden
Have they ever done anything like this before? Image

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#78 Post by domino harvey » Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:47 pm

Well, if the infamous Jimmy Crack Corn incident counts

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#79 Post by cdnchris » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:22 pm

Wow, totally did not notice that. Pretty cool. The spine on mine stuck out a bit but I thought it was just put together wrong. Never thought to open it.

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#80 Post by dwk » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:27 pm

ng4996 wrote: Apparently the diagram is hidden in the spine of the release, in a "secret compartment".
Nice. Now that the world has gone to hell, we all are going to need a baby cart of death.

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#81 Post by ng4996 » Thu Nov 10, 2016 11:37 pm

cdnchris wrote:Wow, totally did not notice that. Pretty cool. The spine on mine stuck out a bit but I thought it was just put together wrong. Never thought to open it.
Is it possible to update the packaging photos on the website to show this?

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#82 Post by cdnchris » Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:01 am

Yeah, I'll do that when I get a chance

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#83 Post by cdnchris » Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:03 am

I uploaded more pictures here.

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#84 Post by swo17 » Fri Nov 11, 2016 2:32 am

All their boxsets have that secret compartment but they're probably mostly empty. Very clever.

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#85 Post by colinr0380 » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:06 pm

Oh, I get it! It's like the diagram is springing out of a slot in the package, like the blades from the baby cart!

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#86 Post by swo17 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:10 pm

Image Image Image Image

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#87 Post by Ribs » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:16 pm

Shame about Mildred Pierce.

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#88 Post by NABOB OF NOWHERE » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:18 pm

Ribs wrote:Shame about Mildred Pierce.
I suppose you could always make a black and white Xerox copy

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#89 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:20 pm

Shame about all of these, if we're being honest

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#90 Post by ng4996 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:24 pm

I actually think Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is wonderful. Agreed about Mildred Pierce though, really not great.

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#91 Post by Murdoch » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:28 pm

I love that Mildred Pierce cover, although I've never seen the film. Women on the Verge is also very nice. The rest are whatever

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#92 Post by thatobscurecharm » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:31 pm

Wait I thought they've announced Wooden Clogs months ago?

Loving Mildred Pierce, though the font on Crawford and Curtiz's names reminds me of The Night of the Hunter's

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#93 Post by swo17 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:33 pm

I included it for completeness, since it's finally being released in February.

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#94 Post by bakofalltrades » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:42 pm

I LOVE the two Almodovar covers so far. I really hope Criterion maintains this aesthetic for any future releases of his films.

I also really like the Mildred Pierce cover. To each their own, I suppose.

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#95 Post by bradass » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:45 pm

Is Woman on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown done by Dan Stiles?

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#96 Post by swo17 » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:48 pm

This information is always on Criterion's page for the film. It was by Malika Favre (who also did ¡Átame!).

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#97 Post by Feego » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:48 pm

The Almodovar is fabulous! I'm not that big a fan of the movie, but this cover is drawing me to it. Mildred Pierce...the basic image is ok, but the color scheme is all wrong. Cameraperson is pretty blech.

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#98 Post by TheGodfather » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:56 pm

Love the Almodovar cover! Too bad about about the colors on Mildred Pierce indeed but great to see it being released

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#99 Post by bradass » Tue Nov 15, 2016 5:58 pm

swo17 wrote:This information is always on Criterion's page for the film. It was by Malika Favre (who also did ¡Átame!).
I know this, too. Whoops!

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#100 Post by Finch » Tue Nov 15, 2016 6:02 pm

Fab covers for Mildred Pierce and Women....

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