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Craft for Craft: Fashion Houses Supporting the World Cinema
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes (1948) restoration demo (the film was restored with the efforts of The Film Foundation) I have previously written about and praised the efforts of Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation of restoring and preserving … Read More
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Style in Film: Robin Wright in House of Cards
Minimalist, elegant, tailored, cool and collected. Robin Wright’s wardrobe in House of Cards, as Claire Underwood, is one of the standouts of the series. Robin’s performance (to which I would add that her being beautiful, self-assured and so graceful … Read More
Film Noir Style: Lana Turner in The Postman Always Rings Twice
Lana Turner, as Cora Smith, in one of her white outfits, a lovely keyhole dress with a narrow collar and a tie at the neckline and a pocket on just one side. “Lana Turner already had platinum hair. … Read More
Style in Film: Les félins
Jane Fonda is wearing a white waist-cinching dress by Pierre Balmain. It has knee-length full skirt, a plunging neckline and a bare back and sequinned appliqués. It reminds me of Elizabeth Taylor’s “The Cat” dress from Cat on A Hot Tin … Read More
River Phoenix and the Hollywood He Left Behind
River Phoenix would have been, in my opinion, among the best, if not the best, actors of his generation. In fact, I think he already was when he died tragically at the tender age of 23, in 1993. In … Read More
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