Category Archives: Film costume
Revisiting “A Place in the Sun” and Its Costumes
Montgomery Clift in “A Place in the Sun”, 1951. Paramount Pictures It is the film that was hailed by Charlie Chaplin as “the greatest movie ever made about America”. George Stevens’ A Place in the Sun is certainly one … Read More
Revisiting The Thin Man: The Class, The Wit, the Style
The Thin Man, 1934. MGM The Thin Man is the kind of film you get lost in. Because it’s a class act. “Its fresh dialogue, witty situations, and tricky turns of fate perfectly captured the martini era.” But it’s … Read More
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Talking Film Costume: Faye Dunaway in “Eyes of Laura Mars”
In Eyes of Laura Mars, Faye Dunaway is a fashion photographer with a penchant for sensationalism and stylised violence in her imagery. Read More
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Revisiting North by Northwest and Its Costumes
It’s easy to inhabit Alfred Hitchcock’s worlds. His films are thought out to the tiniest detail and you slip right in. Time stops and the rest of the world falls away. North by Northwest is one of those films I would watch (and I have watched) over and over again. “For his pictures are destined to circulate throughout the world,” Truffaut said. Throughout your mind, and throughout the decades, one might add. Read More
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