Archive for January, 2009

Gandhi 25th Anniversary DVD, Revized

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Gandhi

Dead GandhiSeriously, is this a joke?

The 25th Anniversary DVD artwork is just awful. Gandhi looks dead (or at least dozed off) on the DVD. This is really unfortunate and inexplicable, for such an award-winning film. This is one of the worst DVD covers ever: I’m simply stunned this got approved…which makes it a natural for the Revized treatment.

The Dark Knight DVD, Revized

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

the dark knight

the dark knight

Another expansion of theatrical artwork into the DVD realm, this time for probably the best comic book adaptation ever, The Dark Knight.

Slumdog Millionaire, Pre-Revized DVD

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Slumdog Millionaire

Danny Boyle’s masterpiece isn’t out on DVD yet, but I’m jumping the gun and am willing to bet the farm that I’m going to be disappointed with the artwork.

Wong Kar-Wai’s My Blueberry Nights and Chungking Express DVDs, Revized

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

Sometimes, I like to see stills used as DVD artwork. Especially in the case of Wong Kar-Wai’s films, which feature some of the most gorgeous photography ever used in cinema.