Another confirmation of Exterminating Angel and Simon of the Desert.but given Pinal's contributions to this and other of Bunuel's Mexican/Spanish films
Oh, That Viridiana Cover!
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Lovely news. Let's put Silvia on a second disc with Simon of the Desert, shall we? Great as she is in Viridiana, I'll always think of her in Jesus drag dropkicking that lamb.
The couple of months' delay could hardly have been attributed to the creation of new cover art, anyway, since it only took them 5 minutes to come up with the first version.
The couple of months' delay could hardly have been attributed to the creation of new cover art, anyway, since it only took them 5 minutes to come up with the first version.
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I don't think, or hope, that the kind people at CC let us dictate their covers and that they will stick to the one already posted.
My friends would hospitalize me immediately if they were aware that I have been discussing the colour pink in a forum.
Would be fun if Matt changed the forum colours to shades of that specific pink for a day as an homage to Viridiana, the most talked about CC cover that had to have it's own thread...
My friends would hospitalize me immediately if they were aware that I have been discussing the colour pink in a forum.
Would be fun if Matt changed the forum colours to shades of that specific pink for a day as an homage to Viridiana, the most talked about CC cover that had to have it's own thread...
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I would hope that Criterion WOULD listen to people who buy their products by the fistful -- and who are (over-)invested in the success of each new release (and the health of a company that they don't even own).hammock wrote:I don't think, or hope, that the kind people at CC let us dictate their covers and that they will stick to the one already posted.
The proposed Viridiana cover is simply embarrassingly bad. Friends don't let friends drive drunk .... or design covers for important releases while in a similar condition.
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I think most well-run organizations have a way to capture consumer opinion. They reserve the right to determine how to respond to that opinion. Criterion issues 3 to 4 DVDs a month, and rarely does a separate track get created on a specific cover design by members of this forum, who are clearly their passionate consumers (I am not sure how representative we are of their total consumer base). Therefore in my opinion it would be not wise for them to ignore the feedback. They may choose, after due consideration, that the cover is fine as it stands. That is their prerogative. If they stay with it, we will never know how much of an impact that decision had on their sales, because answering that type of question would require a controlled test, which Criterion is too small an organization to undertake. If I was on the management team of Criterion I would consider changing the cover because the cost of modification at this stage of development is probably small compared to the potential negative impact it might have.
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You got a point and maybe I will soften up on my stiff opinion with time, but I have never been a crowd pleaser and if CC loves the artwork I think the right thing would be for them to keep it as is. If it was just a modification of the cover people requested I would be more willing to accept I guess. Maybe not, I don't know, I'm confused!!!
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A drastic improvement indeed!Ashirg wrote:New cover artwork for Viridiana
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they listened to the people!
much better. black and white all the way.
much better. black and white all the way.
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Meanwhile (in the Hall of Justice), I admire the fact that a company of Criterion's ilk was willing to second-guess themselves. I doubt any other recipient of my recreation budget gives a shit what I think about an unreleased product's packaging-- particularly if its merely an annoyance and will likely not affect my decision to purchase it. Power to the people indeed.domino harvey wrote:I prefer the pink one. they should print the original on the other side of the label. it's a shame that all the people bitching on this forum made Criterion second guess themselves.
Anyone think the recent lack of official announcements for upcoming titles is related to the Viridiana controversy? I, for one, promise not to trash-talk any projected cover of CC's Double Indemnity if they'd be cool enough to announce it.
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I think he hated most everything other people did to sell his stuff, so it's probably moot to bring it up. But because this "doll" is one of the most scandalous images Bunuel ever made (an initiate nun drugged and about to be raped by her uncle? Franco's hair gets grayer even in his grave every time the film is shown), I sincerely doubt Bunuel would feel too badly toward the new cover. That Warhol-esque monstrosity, on the other hand . . .hammock wrote:The new cover looks excellent but I'm sure Mr. Bunuel would have prefered the first one and not a "doll" black and white cover.