Vertigo (Blu-ray SteelBook) [Italy]
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No, I can't find anything about who's doing the art for any of these. I wish the manufacturers/sellers would be more upfront about this. Not everyone cares, but for some of us it's an interesting extra detail.
As for what's next, my guess would be North by Northwest, simply because it's already had a steelbook, and we most often seem to get new steelbooks for titles that have already been done.
It's worth mentioning here that Vertigo is coming to theaters again on March 18 and 21 for its 60th anniversary. It's a great experience on the big screen. Details here.
By the way, @virkia, I'm thinking of getting you this t-shirt for your birthday. What's your size?
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Of course quite possible that the next VERTIGO steelbook release will be more in keeping with the stunning original poster art of one of the earlier Hitch steelbooks - NORTH BY NORTHWEST (and like some of those other original poster designs from five years ago):-
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As for this VERTIGO one sheet poster: easily the most famous and recognisable of all the posters for this film and probably the logical choice for the front of a Poster Artwork VERTIGO steelbook . . . surprisingly just happens to be the only Saul Bass designed poster for Hitchcock films. Was also originally more red than orange . . . and more the colour of the upcoming VERTIGO steelbook (lol).
Several poster designs incorporating the "lissajous swirl" pattern (reminding me a lot of the patterns I used to create with my Spirograph set as a nipper) created by filmmaker John Whitney and with silhouette figures drawn by Art Goodman but this is the most famous and most featured in the early advertising . . . yet was ironically blamed for the poor box-office as too abstract.
A bunch of other posters followed with the stars included in the design but for international territories there's very little sign of the abstract poster . . . with the Italian expressionist poster one of my favourites (along with the Saul Bass):-
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If a line of classic Poster Art steelbooks is considered in the future there are plenty of choices . . . including:-
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DIAL"M" FOR MURDER:-
and so on ........
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The 1963 Czech VERTIGO poster courtesy Roman Cieslewicz cleverly incorporating Bass's design with the finger prints.-
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As for this VERTIGO one sheet poster: easily the most famous and recognisable of all the posters for this film and probably the logical choice for the front of a Poster Artwork VERTIGO steelbook . . . surprisingly just happens to be the only Saul Bass designed poster for Hitchcock films. Was also originally more red than orange . . . and more the colour of the upcoming VERTIGO steelbook (lol).
Several poster designs incorporating the "lissajous swirl" pattern (reminding me a lot of the patterns I used to create with my Spirograph set as a nipper) created by filmmaker John Whitney and with silhouette figures drawn by Art Goodman but this is the most famous and most featured in the early advertising . . . yet was ironically blamed for the poor box-office as too abstract.
A bunch of other posters followed with the stars included in the design but for international territories there's very little sign of the abstract poster . . . with the Italian expressionist poster one of my favourites (along with the Saul Bass):-
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If a line of classic Poster Art steelbooks is considered in the future there are plenty of choices . . . including:-
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DIAL"M" FOR MURDER:-
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The 1963 Czech VERTIGO poster courtesy Roman Cieslewicz cleverly incorporating Bass's design with the finger prints.-
Thanks all the same but would prefer this design:-
If you can't find that one another favourite would be this Vertigo Tintin:-
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I love that Italian poster, and I don't remember seeing it before. It was too tempting to try to use that in a steelbook concept, so here's what I've come up with:
I'd be very happy with something like this.
I'd be very happy with something like this.
^ Nice adaptation
More red needed on the Saul Bass artwork and on the Italian poster, though . . . more like the original poster colour than the faded orange we are used to seeing.
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Release date: May 23, 2018
Order link: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B079MGCL25/?tag=hidefnin0f-21
Price: €18.10
Yes, the first steelbook for VERTIGO and going by previous Hitch steelbooks - thinking of the Big Two PSYCHO and THE BIRDS - may not be the last . . . with the second release less likely to frighten the horses than this one and probably with original poster images.
More red needed on the Saul Bass artwork and on the Italian poster, though . . . more like the original poster colour than the faded orange we are used to seeing.
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Release date: May 23, 2018
Order link: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B079MGCL25/?tag=hidefnin0f-21
Price: €18.10
Yes, the first steelbook for VERTIGO and going by previous Hitch steelbooks - thinking of the Big Two PSYCHO and THE BIRDS - may not be the last . . . with the second release less likely to frighten the horses than this one and probably with original poster images.
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Very well done
If this was the artwork it would be a 100% purchase I would pre order and not even wait for a price drop
Somehow I think we're going to be left with the pile of **** they are offering... Another potential buy out the window (and I don't mean Rear Window)
That's exactly how a Hitchcock steel should look. It's such a shame that most steelbooks of his films feature pretentious modern art crap rather than something that actually suits the film & era.
The art is....um....yeah. Pretty much non compliant to my hopes. As a Hitchcock nut I beg for all his films on steel, so I'll most probably get this anyway. This was the 2nd Hitchcock movie I ever saw (after The Birds) thanks to my older brother cluing me in to all things cool and worthy.
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