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Rupert Wyatt’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes tells an origin story that lays the foundation for the mythology of the first Planet of the Apes film, which takes place 3,000 years in the future. The success of the current film hinges on the believability of the main character, Caesar, a chimpanzee played by a... »
The Artist: Black-and-White Dreams
BTL Screening Series hosted a screening of The Artist, Jan. 4 in Los Angeles, followed by a Q&A with some of the film’s key below-the-line talent. The film is an endlessly charming film dizzy with expressive, lovely imagery. Michel Hazanavicius (writer/ director/ editor) commanded an impressive team to create the dazzling spectacle of a world... »
Contender – Costume Designer Arianne Phillips, W.E.
Madonna’s W.E., a sweeping romantic drama about the intersecting lives of Wally Winthrop (Abbie Cornish), a modern day New Yorker and the affair between Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough) and King Edward VIII (James D’Arcy) is a feast for the eyes. Helping to create the spectacle is costume designer Arianne Phillips who has been working... »
Contender – Costume Designer Sandy Powell, Hugo
Hugo, director Martin Scorsese’s film about a young orphan named Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield) who is swept up into a lustrous unfolding mystery is a lovely homage to the art of cinema and Georges Melies. Helping to create an enchanted Paris in the early ‘30s is costume designer Sandy Powell. »
Contender – Costume Designer Deborah Hopper, J. Edgar
J. Edgar follows the fascinating public and private life of the powerful political figure who was the first director of the FBI. To help tell a story that progresses nonlinearly through time, director Clint Eastwood enlisted Deborah Hopper for the costume design. The film jumps back and forth from one era to another and... »
The Help: Character Studies in Costume Design
When costume designer Sharen Davis read The Help years ago, she immediately felt a deep connection with the book. “I loved the book so much, it was really serendipitous,” Davis says about getting on board as the costume designer of the 1960s era film about African-American maid’s experiences working for white families... »
Color and Costumes Take Audience Back to the 1970s in Super 8
Various forms of historical research aided the creative minds behind J.J. Abrams latest film, Super 8 as they costumed actors and vivified visuals. Director of photography, Larry Fong, whose credits include 300 and Watchmen, has been friends with Abrams since childhood and the pair has worked together over the years on various projects including... »
BTL Screening Series hosts Albert Nobbs Panel Discussion
BTL Screening Series hosted a screening of Glenn Close’s independently produced film, Albert Nobbs, on Saturday at the Harmony Gold Theater in Hollywood. 250 professionals of various affiliations attended the screening eager to experience the film and to enjoy the discourse of the Q&A session that was to follow the film. »
Costume Designer Ray Aghayan Passes Away at 83
Costume designer Ray Aghayan – who was honored in 2008 by the Costume Designers Guild with a career achievement in television award – died Oct. 10 at the age of 83 of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles. He is survived by his lifetime partner, costume designer Bob Mackie. »
Boardwalk Empire Wins Big at the Creative Arts Emmys
Boardwalk Empire, a Prohibition-era period series in its first season on HBO, was the big winner with seven Emmys, handed out at the 2010-2011 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards. Reality fishing skein Deadliest Catch and Gettysburg, a video re-enactment of the turning-point battle in the Civil War, each hauled in four statuettes. Winners... »
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Norwegian director Morten Tyldum Blends Mystery and Humor in HeadhuntersMay 2012 | By Jack Egan
Headhunters, is a new Norwegian movie, stylishly helmed by Morten Tyldum, one of the country’s best- known directors. Blending suspense and violence with macabre... »
Greg Carter Resurrects a Baseball Hero
April 2012 | By Scott Essman
With the onset of April every spring, one conjures the classic baseball films in cinema lore. Certainly The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of... »