Carmen Jones was a woman who knew what she wanted and got it — Men beware! Carmen Jones is coming to town. Channel your inner Carmen with these key pieces.
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Wardrobe Dept: 1954′s Carmen Jones
May 17, 2012
Film School
Femme Fatale: Five Female Movie Characters We Love
In movies, I always gravitate toward and identify with enigmatic female movie characters. Heroines who command the screen, often stealing the shine from their male counterparts. These femme fatales own their roles and portray women who are multi-dimensional: strong, quirky, passionate and loving. These women have gained a special place in not only cinema history [...]
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Wardrobe Dept: Black Swan
To say I loved Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan is a understatement. The haunting tale of Swan Lake, Natalie Portman’s chilling performance, the cinematography, the color scheme and the dance! The film was superb on so many levels and it really has made me excited about going to the movies again. So much so that I went [...]
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Wardrobe Dept: 500 Days of Summer
Looking through my archives, I was astounded at the discovery that I’ve never done a post on one of my favorite movies 500 Days of Summer. Blasphemy! If you’ve never seen it, please get thee to Netflix.com and order immediately. 500 Days of Summer is a love story with a twist, kind of in the [...]
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Wardrobe Dept: Down With Love
Renee Zellwegger has a special place in my heart ever since Bridget Jones Diary. While her penchant for Carolina Herrera gowns and excessive weight loss are not on my list of her fav attributes, her starring role in the campy 2003 movie “Down with Love” certainly is. A homepage to the Doris Day/Rock Hudson battle [...]
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A Sassy Lady: Tribute to Blanche Devereaux
By now you’ve heard the news that actress Rue McClanahan has passed away from a stroke this morning. The Golden Girls and Mama’s Family actress was best known for her portrayl of the sassy, sexually liberated Blanche Deveraux on Golden Girls. The tragedy of death aside, this is a really sad time for the portrayl of liberated [...]
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5 Things I Learned from SATC 2
Since the movie has aired around the world to scathing reviews and since I’m a diehard fan (they can do no wrong; even if the sequel did nothing to move the characters along) I thought I’d recap what the sequel did manage to achieve, with all it’s puffery and OTTness (over-the-topness). 1. No matter how [...]
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