Karen Allen in John Carpenter’s “Starman”, 1984. Columbia Pictures In John Carpenter’s 1984 sci-fi Starman, Jeff Bridges is a space being trying to make contact with humans, after answ...
But, probably again without Sydney Pollack’s or Robert Redford’s intention, Three Days of the Condor instantly became important on another front as well, as it is also one of the films men ta...
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Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975. British Empire Films Australia The story begins on the music of Gheorghe Zamfir. I could recognise his pan flute anywhere. And I couldn’t imagine Picnic at Hang...
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She was “one of the boys”. Indeed, she was the honorary female member of the Rat Pack. She was the real deal, one of a kind. Just as Bogart. In Key Largo, dressed in a full, pleated wool skir...
In the contemporary retelling of The Mosquito Coast, costume designer Justine Seymour embodies key character traits and themes from the book into the wardrobe of the leading cast that evoke the s...
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Tyrone Power and Joan Blondell in “Nightmare Alley”, 1947. Twentieth Century Fox There is something sordid about the atmosphere of a small-time, small-town carnival. Comedians trapped in t...
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Rachel Ward in “Against All Odds”, 1984. Columbia Pictures LA at dawn. Silhouettes of high-rises, bungalows and lines of palm trees merge together into a glowing mist. The urban jungle cre...
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Tsai Chin in “Taipei Story”, 1985. Evergreen Film Company A silhouette in white seen from behind. Wide-legged white trousers and a white shoulder-padded blazer. Low white kitten heels clat...
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Anny Romand and Jean-Jacques Moreau in “Diva”, 1981. Les Films Galaxie, Greenwich Film Productions, France 2 We go to different films for different reasons, Roger Ebert once said. And, of ...
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Romy Schneider in “Innocents with Dirty Hands”, 1975. Jupiter Generale Cinematografica, Les Films de la Boétie, Terra-Filmkunst Romy Schneider is glorious in Les innocents aux mains sales...
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