The Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held Saturday night, and big congratulations go out to costume designers Joan Bergin (The Tudors) and Jenny Beavan (Return to Cranford) for their wins!! Full list of winners HERE at The Envelope!
– KMB
Welcome to FrockTalk, the web’s only costume-based movie review site. The goal of Frocktalk is to shed light on the magnificent artistry of costume design in motion pictures. Reviews on this site are written by working costume designers in the entertainment industry – people who know, better than anyone, what it takes to make it all happen.
The focus of FrockTalk is not to comment on the big flashy costume dramas, but to call attention to the seemingly ordinary costume design work in film that silently and persuasively moves the audience toward understanding the characters. Costume design for motion pictures is an art form that deserves more recognition than it usually gets. Fancy, pretty costumes do not always equal effective, appropriate costumes. The art of the costume is in letting the audience know who the character is, before the actor even has a chance to open his mouth. Read on, and enjoy.
** CAUTION: ALL REVIEWS CONTAIN SPOILERS! **
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Great article today in the LA Times by featuring interviews with costume designers Joan Bergin (The Tudors), Janie Bryant (Mad Men) and Lou Eyrich (Glee). Check it out HERE!
– KMB
Very interesting article in the LA Times. Some of the famous Walter Plunkett-designed gowns from Gone With the Wind are in need of restoration and repair. You can make a donation to help save them HERE. Keep in mind, most film costumes are not made to last forever, just through the shooting period, really. If these costumes are to be preserved, it is going to take some work! Once the costumes are restored, they can be exhibited, and we can share this important chapter of our art form’s history with the public. If you’d like more information about Walter Plunkett and the design process for this epic film, click HERE!
– KMB
Hello Frocktalkers! Forgive me as I have again been slammed with work. I still have more Comic Con things to post for you, but I am in the last throes of this job I have been trying to finish. I will be done next week, and I am exhausted. I want to let you know that Chris from Clothesonfilm.com has posted an interview with costume designer Jeffrey Kurland, and it is very interesting!! I won’t spoil it, but please have a read if you enjoyed the film. I plan to sit down with Mr. Kurland myself once my job madness is done. Stay tuned for more. Have a great week, everyone!!
- KMB
Hey Frocktalkers! If you are at the Con in the next few days, you are not going to want to miss the following:
EVERY DAY from 9A - 7P at the Hilton Bayfront Hotel (just south of the Convention Center) is the COSTUME DESIGN ILLUSTRATION EXHIBIT. The exhibit is in the AQUA level, rooms 311 and 312. There are going to be a LOT of cool illustrations there, including some that I did for Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2! Check it out!
Friday at 11AM in room 32 AB it’s the CDG TELEVISION PANEL, with designers Audrey Fisher (True Blood), Ane Crabtree (Justified), Shawna Trpcic (Firefly), Pamela Shaw (Assistant Designer, Vampire Diaries), Jennifer Eve (Assistant Designer, Glee).
Friday from 12Noon - 1PM in the Sails Pavilion you can get AUTOGRAPHS from all the costume designers from the television panel. And just between you and me, they will probably have some cool ephemera from their shows that they will sign for you!
Friday at 2:15PM in Hall H don’t miss Costume Designer Wendy Chuck and the panel for the upcoming film DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK!
Friday at 5:15PM, in Ballroom 20, it’s Costume Designer Audrey Fisher and the TRUE BLOOD panel!
Okay, Comic Con-goers… here’s the deal! You wear costumes to the ‘Con, you get prizes. Just an overview: the CDG will be awarding ribbons daily for the best costumes they see in the halls of Comic Con. Then, Saturday night, the big Masquerade Ball takes place. The CDG will be giving an award for their favorite costume at the Ball, and the award includes a gift certificate to ISW - aka International Silks and Woolens. Believe me, you want this gift certificate. The David C. Copley Award - given by the David C. Copley Center for the Study of Costume Design - will also be given to an outstanding Masquerade Ball participant. The Copley award comes with a $100 cash prize and a copy of the awesome book Dressed, by Deborah Nadoolman Landis!
So, ratchet up your game, people! There are awards to win, ribbons to collect! See you at Comic Con!!
- KMB
Review Date: 7-18-10
Release Date: 7-16-10
Runtime: 148 mins.
Period: Contemporary-ish
Costume Designer: Jeffrey Kurland
Okay, so I had a moment to see a movie recently, and I chose Inception. I haven’t seen a movie this good or this thought provoking in a long time. I was trying to take notes as I usually do, but I became lost in the story. I can’t recommend it highly enough – it is a magnificent piece of filmmaking, and you need to see it right away. That’s my endorsement. Spoilers follow. DO NOT READ this if you want to experience the movie from a fresh and uninformed perspective. STOP READING NOW. I am not kidding.
Our friends at the Costume Designers Guild are working their buns off to present a fantastic array of panels, sights and awards for your enjoyment at Comic Con! Read on:
Studio City, CA July 13, 2010 – A sea of close to 150,000 Comic-Con attendees will swarm the San Diego Convention Center July 21-25, dressed in costumes they made impersonating their favorite idol, action hero, or theme. Many of these costumes were originally designed and illustrated by professional Costume Designers and Costume Illustrators for movies and television shows. In its sixth year at Comic-Con, the CDG continues to create an exciting Comic-con experience for costume enthusiasts.
Continue reading ‘And Now, a Word From the CDG about Comic Con!’
Daniel Roebuck, Jennifer Blaire, Faye Masterson and Dan Conroy in Dark and Stormy Night
Ladies and gentlemen, Frocktalkers of all ages! Please come and see the fabulous film called Dark and Stormy Night! Directed by the world-renowned genius, Larry Blamire! Starring a cast of aces! It’s a riot! It’s hilarious! Fabulous costumes (wink, wink)!!! Appropriate for human beings 7 years and older!!! In beautiful black and white! And screening in Los Angeles at the New Beverly Cinema!!!!
Showtimes: Sunday, July 25 at 5:40PM and 9:20 PM; Monday, July 26 at 9:20 PM; Wednesday, July 28 at 7:30 PM and Thursday, July 29 at 7:30
New Beverly Cinema: 7165 West Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036 (one block west of La Brea) (323) 938-4038
– KMB
Review Date: 6-10-10
Release Date: 6-4-10
Runtime: 111 min.
Period: Contemporary
Costume Designer: Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
Ondine is a film directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game). Jordan is a great director, and has a knack for magic realism. Such is the case with Ondine – ostensibly, a movie about a Selkie (a mythological seal-woman, not unlike a mermaid), and her relationship with a father and daughter in Ireland.
NB: There are major SPOILERS in this review, so stop now if you want to see the movie unspoiled!!
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