Category Archives: Film costume
Denim on Film: Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox in “Back to the Future”, 1985, directed by Robert Zemeckis. Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment When the stars align, or, more realistically speaking, when the many moving parts that create a film work in perfect harmony, a … Read More
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Amy Madigan Is an ‘80s Hawksian Heroine in “Streets of Fire”
In Walter Hill’s “Streets of Fire”, Amy Madigan is a 1980s Hawksian Heroine and she pretty much walks out with the entire film. Read More
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“Personally, I Like a Director Who Trusts Me to Do the Best Job I’m Trained to Do”: In Conversation with Costume Designer Wendy Chuck
In our interview, costume designer Wendy Chuck tells about making films with Alexander Payne for 20 years, the art of collaboration, why the movies of the 1970s were not where she turned to for inspiration for the 70s-set The Holdovers, how a costume designer can win an actor’s heart and Angus Tilly’s jacket that is already being copied everywhere. Read More
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The Birds, the Ultimate Hitchcock Heroine and the Grandfather Figure
It was sixty years ago, 1963. It was very rare that women enjoyed the prerogative of a sports car in movies. My favourite to this day remains Tippi Hedren in The Birds, driving her Aston Martin convertible on the meandering curves of Bodega Bay, free, liberated, a natural extension of her rapacious, bold nature. It’s a joy watching her control that car, especially that we are served the scene with a grain of Hitchcock humour. Tippi Hedren will always be the ultimate Hitchcock heroine. Read More
Stéphane Audran, Vermeer and Lagerfeld: The Visual Richness of “Babette’s Feast”
“She was feminine, and she had that Parisian feel that Babette needed to have in this film. Also, in Karl Lagerfeld’s robe, she was… She had to differentiate herself from the others, which she did perfectly with lots of grace and generosity. She is a wonderful actress, in addition to being a great artist.” Stéphane Audran is so much part of Babette’s Feast that she seems part of the mise-en-scéne. This is a film that best conjures up Stéphane’s talent and presence. Read More
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