SHAM020 - Footprints

[Almar@Cult Labs]

Always wanted to use that font one day!

[evan renzi]

Like the font and the helmet, but while I appreciate the Shameless policy of wanting its covers to stand out on shelves I can't help feeling overall it’s a bit too shlocky for this film. It doesn’t say “the loneliest, most haunting and beautiful giallo you will ever see” to me, more “Space Nutter!!!”. Something a bit simpler with the full original picture would be preferable. The Le Orme cover looks a bit unfinished. Nothing can dampen my enthusiasm for this release however, and huge thanks go to everyone involved for all your efforts. The Italian language track in particular is great news.

[Almar@Cult Labs]

I'm just watching the test burn that Marc Morris has sent to me (in the corner of my screen whilst I work on spreadsheets so not as glamorous as it sounds!) and whilst I loved the film before I'm now head-over-heels with it - the imagery looks stunning. To that end I wish we could do all sorts of sleeves for this title - the problem is the more restrained they've become the poorer the sales - quite markedly so.

The flipside uses art as it was found - it does have a strange emptiness to it but somehow it adds to the bizarre loneliness of the film.

The front is not quite how I wanted it - I wanted it darker and more mysterious but the pulpy yellow nature of Shameless designwise means you can just lose such efforts. Actually we kicked off with that image of her being dragged along by the astronauts but it lacked drama (kinda looked a touch silly) and again had the emptiness of the flipside or almost unfinished look which you mention. I thought let's try that image reflected in a helmet and I think it's better but watching the film again I'm not sure I'm even worthy to be directing the sleeve! One thing I will say from the vintage artworks I've seen to date - no one has captured the spirit of the film yet and it always ends up looking quite pulpy.

[djSlump]

Thanks a lot for issuing this movie also in Italian. I saw it on tv when I was a child and tried to find it in home video for years. How can I pre-order this item? Is amazon.co.uk the only/best option?

[Almar@Cult Labs]

I believe that HMV.com are also good for using in Europe - a friend of mine uses them when he's filming abroad in Budapest and says they're excellent.

[AngelZuka]

i have just preorderd it on amazon cant wait for it to come out

[Almar@Cult Labs]

Thank you for your custom sir!

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Almar@Cult Labs

I believe that HMV.com are also good for using in Europe - a friend of mine uses them when he's filming abroad in Budapest and says they're excellent.

I'm sure HMV will prove a far more worthy retailer/e-tailer than Zavvi ever was.

[Almar@Cult Labs]

Well of course they do now exist in online form care of the guys behind The Hut.

[The Reaper Man@Cult Labs]

So is the release date still on schedule Almar? August?