Daphne du Maurier‘s original novel My Cousin Rachel apparently does not specify the exact period in which it’s set, but implies some time toward the end of the 19th century on the Cornish coast. This new version of the story starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin actually positions itself in a specific time frame, as decided upon by director Roger Michell and costume designer Dinah Collin, namely the year 1840.
We have an exclusive featurette about the costume design of My Cousin Rachel, which although brief goes into some detail about what to expect from the finished film:
What is most fascinating is just why 1840 was chosen. It was very much a transitional era, essentially the second Industrial Revolution, so the mass expansion of railways, steam and gas. It was a working time and clothes began to reflect this, although skirts would eventually become much fuller about a decade...
We have an exclusive featurette about the costume design of My Cousin Rachel, which although brief goes into some detail about what to expect from the finished film:
What is most fascinating is just why 1840 was chosen. It was very much a transitional era, essentially the second Industrial Revolution, so the mass expansion of railways, steam and gas. It was a working time and clothes began to reflect this, although skirts would eventually become much fuller about a decade...
- 5/31/2017
- by Lord Christopher Laverty
- Clothes on Film
This week we published Bonnie Radcliffe’s excellent article about the costume design clues in No Country for Old Men (2007), including a breakdown of psychotic hit man Anton Chigurh’s (Javier Bardem) sparse but never black attire among a sea of check shirts and cowboy hats. Chigurh stands out as much as he needs to (note the snakeskin boots) but really he dresses to fit in. Like all the best villains he is not aware he is the bad guy; to Chigurh he is just doing a job.
So in honour of Chigurh’s distinctive western jacket and polyester trousers, we have a round up of some of the best villain related costume posts at Clothes on Film. Don’t judge a book by its cover, but if you do meet a man in pinstripe resort wear with a boater, perhaps avoid staying for dinner.
Click the image to read the post.
So in honour of Chigurh’s distinctive western jacket and polyester trousers, we have a round up of some of the best villain related costume posts at Clothes on Film. Don’t judge a book by its cover, but if you do meet a man in pinstripe resort wear with a boater, perhaps avoid staying for dinner.
Click the image to read the post.
- 4/6/2013
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Academy Award nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney star in a historical tale that uniquely explores the all-too-human side of one of history’s iconic leaders. Blending literate wit and drama, Hyde Park On Hudson is directed by Roger Michell from a screenplay by Richard Nelson.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) readies to host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . marking the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America. As Britain faces imminent war with Germany, the royals are desperately looking to Fdr for U.S. support.
But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr’s domestic establishment, as his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams), mother Sara (Elizabeth Wilson), and secretary Missy (Elizabeth Marvel) will all play a part in...
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) readies to host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . marking the first-ever visit of a reigning British monarch to America. As Britain faces imminent war with Germany, the royals are desperately looking to Fdr for U.S. support.
But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr’s domestic establishment, as his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams), mother Sara (Elizabeth Wilson), and secretary Missy (Elizabeth Marvel) will all play a part in...
- 12/5/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Academy Award nominee Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America.
With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to Fdr for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr.s domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal weekend an unforgettable one. Seen through the eyes of Daisy (Academy Award nominee Laura Linney), Franklin.s neighbor and intimate, the weekend will produce not only a special relationship between two great nations, but, for Daisy . and through her, for us all . a deeper understanding of the mysteries of love and friendship.
With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to Fdr for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr.s domestic establishment, as wife, mother, and mistresses all conspire to make the royal weekend an unforgettable one. Seen through the eyes of Daisy (Academy Award nominee Laura Linney), Franklin.s neighbor and intimate, the weekend will produce not only a special relationship between two great nations, but, for Daisy . and through her, for us all . a deeper understanding of the mysteries of love and friendship.
- 12/4/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Credit: Nicola Dove
Laura Linney stars as Daisy and Olivia Williams stars as Eleanor in these new photos from Roger Michell’s historical tale Hyde Park On Hudson, a Focus Features release.
For more on Bill Murray’s portrayal as Fdr, check out this article from the Los Angeles Times Here.
Director Roger Michell on the set.
Director Roger Michell (center) on the set. Click on the thumbnails below to see previously published images from the film.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Academy Award nominee Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to Fdr for support. But international...
Laura Linney stars as Daisy and Olivia Williams stars as Eleanor in these new photos from Roger Michell’s historical tale Hyde Park On Hudson, a Focus Features release.
For more on Bill Murray’s portrayal as Fdr, check out this article from the Los Angeles Times Here.
Director Roger Michell on the set.
Director Roger Michell (center) on the set. Click on the thumbnails below to see previously published images from the film.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Academy Award nominee Bill Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West and Olivia Colman) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York – the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to Fdr for support. But international...
- 9/5/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Academy Award nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney star in the first trailer for the historical tale Hyde Park On Hudson from Focus Features and Film4. BAFTA Award winner Roger Michell (Film4.s Venus) is directing from a screenplay by Richard Nelson. The film will bow in select theatres December 7th.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams of Focus. Hanna) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West of Mr. Michell.s Persuasionand Olivia Colman of Film4.s The Iron Lady) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to Fdr for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr.s domestic establishment, as wife,...
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams of Focus. Hanna) host the King and Queen of England (Samuel West of Mr. Michell.s Persuasionand Olivia Colman of Film4.s The Iron Lady) for a weekend at the Roosevelt home at Hyde Park on Hudson, in upstate New York . the first-ever visit of a reigning English monarch to America. With Britain facing imminent war with Germany, the Royals are desperately looking to Fdr for support. But international affairs must be juggled with the complexities of Fdr.s domestic establishment, as wife,...
- 5/18/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Academy Award nominees Bill Murray and Laura Linney star in the historical tale Hyde Park on Hudson, which began filming this week in the U.K. for co-producers and co-financiers Focus Features and Film4. BAFTA Award winner Roger Michell (Film4.s Venus) is directing from a screenplay by Richard Nelson. Focus CEO James Schamus made the announcement today.
Focus will release Hyde Park on Hudson in the second half of 2012. Focus holds worldwide rights . excluding U.K. free-tv rights, which are held by Film4 . to the movie. Filming is taking place in the U.K. on the Free Range Films/Daybreak Pictures production. Kevin Loader (In the Loop) and David Aukin (Endgame) are producing the feature with Mr. Michell. Focus executive vice president, European production Teresa Moneo is supervising Hyde Park on Hudson.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams of...
Focus will release Hyde Park on Hudson in the second half of 2012. Focus holds worldwide rights . excluding U.K. free-tv rights, which are held by Film4 . to the movie. Filming is taking place in the U.K. on the Free Range Films/Daybreak Pictures production. Kevin Loader (In the Loop) and David Aukin (Endgame) are producing the feature with Mr. Michell. Focus executive vice president, European production Teresa Moneo is supervising Hyde Park on Hudson.
In June 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (played by Mr. Murray) and his wife Eleanor (Olivia Williams of...
- 7/28/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
San Sebastian International Film Festival
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Not the freshest heist movie ever made, Flawless still has a few pleasures to offer, thanks to a well-studied social and political background and to Michael Caine's lovely creation.
There is not a lot of action, though, and the heist itself is not really central to the movie. It's there, but happens without too much suspense or tension. The film really focuses on the relationship between corporate executive Demi Moore's Laura Quinn and Caine's Mr. Hobbs, the janitor.
A charming British atmosphere accompanies the film's 1960s setting, emerging in the well-designed production and costumes. Along with glamorous cast and a current taste for caper movies, following the worldwide successes of the "Ocean's" trilogy, the film should attract interested audiences in Europe with U.S. reaction a bit more uncertain.
Laura, a dedicated female executive who works in the 1960s for the London Diamond Co., has seen the progress of her career impeded by a glass ceiling. Men keep being promoted over her. Hobbs reveals to her that the managers are about to fire her to prevent her from getting credit for her ingenious corporate strategy. He also presents her with the perfect revenge -- to commit an audacious heist at the firm that has mistreated them both.
Social issues are crucial to the plot development. The international political background -- how diamond companies exploit the natural resources of poor countries to make a few men rich -- are mentioned, though not to the extent of, say, Blood Diamond. Sexual discrimination is clearly in focus, and represents an occasion for contemporary audiences to assess whether things have really evolved since the '60s. Class issues, especially the domination of despicable wealthy men over nice fellows, should appeal to the public. Hobbs is, in fact, an easily identifiable average Joe, who demonstrates that cleverness and human resources can do better than wealth.
To no surprise, Caine is utterly charming and elegant even in the clothes of the janitor. His character really drives the story. Moore (who had played his daughter in 1984 in Stanley Donen's Blame It on Rio!) brings another touch of class to the film. She is assisted by the excellent contribution of costume designer Dinah Collin, who did a great job in selecting the perfect accessories for each character.
Shot in Luxembourg, the film makes great use of antiquated and timeless interiors and turns the EU tower into a very credible '60s London diamond company.
Michael Radford's direction is invisible, which seems to be a dominating trait in his career. Who would believe that 1984, Il postino and Flawless were directed by the same person?
Flawless closed the San Sebastian International Film Festival out of competition before opening in Spain this week. Its U.S. release is set for Nov. 30.
FLAWLESS
Magnolia Pictures
Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Delux Prods., Future Films Ltd.
Credits:
Director: Michael Radford
Screenwriter: Edward A. Anderson
Producers: Michael A. Pierce, Mark Williams
Co-producers: Albert Martinez Martin, Jimmy De Brabant, Richard Pierce
Executive producer: Stephen Margolis
Director of photography: Richard Greatrex
Production designer: Sophie Becher
Costume designer: Dinah Collin
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Editor: Peter Boyle
Cast:
Laura Quinn: Demi Moore
Mr. Hobbs: Michael Caine
Finch: Lambert Wilson
Milton Ashtoncroft: Joss Ackland
Running time -- 108 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Not the freshest heist movie ever made, Flawless still has a few pleasures to offer, thanks to a well-studied social and political background and to Michael Caine's lovely creation.
There is not a lot of action, though, and the heist itself is not really central to the movie. It's there, but happens without too much suspense or tension. The film really focuses on the relationship between corporate executive Demi Moore's Laura Quinn and Caine's Mr. Hobbs, the janitor.
A charming British atmosphere accompanies the film's 1960s setting, emerging in the well-designed production and costumes. Along with glamorous cast and a current taste for caper movies, following the worldwide successes of the "Ocean's" trilogy, the film should attract interested audiences in Europe with U.S. reaction a bit more uncertain.
Laura, a dedicated female executive who works in the 1960s for the London Diamond Co., has seen the progress of her career impeded by a glass ceiling. Men keep being promoted over her. Hobbs reveals to her that the managers are about to fire her to prevent her from getting credit for her ingenious corporate strategy. He also presents her with the perfect revenge -- to commit an audacious heist at the firm that has mistreated them both.
Social issues are crucial to the plot development. The international political background -- how diamond companies exploit the natural resources of poor countries to make a few men rich -- are mentioned, though not to the extent of, say, Blood Diamond. Sexual discrimination is clearly in focus, and represents an occasion for contemporary audiences to assess whether things have really evolved since the '60s. Class issues, especially the domination of despicable wealthy men over nice fellows, should appeal to the public. Hobbs is, in fact, an easily identifiable average Joe, who demonstrates that cleverness and human resources can do better than wealth.
To no surprise, Caine is utterly charming and elegant even in the clothes of the janitor. His character really drives the story. Moore (who had played his daughter in 1984 in Stanley Donen's Blame It on Rio!) brings another touch of class to the film. She is assisted by the excellent contribution of costume designer Dinah Collin, who did a great job in selecting the perfect accessories for each character.
Shot in Luxembourg, the film makes great use of antiquated and timeless interiors and turns the EU tower into a very credible '60s London diamond company.
Michael Radford's direction is invisible, which seems to be a dominating trait in his career. Who would believe that 1984, Il postino and Flawless were directed by the same person?
Flawless closed the San Sebastian International Film Festival out of competition before opening in Spain this week. Its U.S. release is set for Nov. 30.
FLAWLESS
Magnolia Pictures
Pierce/Williams Entertainment, Delux Prods., Future Films Ltd.
Credits:
Director: Michael Radford
Screenwriter: Edward A. Anderson
Producers: Michael A. Pierce, Mark Williams
Co-producers: Albert Martinez Martin, Jimmy De Brabant, Richard Pierce
Executive producer: Stephen Margolis
Director of photography: Richard Greatrex
Production designer: Sophie Becher
Costume designer: Dinah Collin
Music: Stephen Warbeck
Editor: Peter Boyle
Cast:
Laura Quinn: Demi Moore
Mr. Hobbs: Michael Caine
Finch: Lambert Wilson
Milton Ashtoncroft: Joss Ackland
Running time -- 108 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 10/5/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the capable hands of Doug Liman, 2002's The Bourne Identity was able to cast off the creaky shackles of the conventional espionage thriller thanks to a kinetic energy that agreeably propelled the genre into the next millennium.
For The Bourne Supremacy, based on the second novel in the Robert Ludlum series, the director of Swingers and "Go" has gone (he still remains as one of the executive producers) but not before handing the reins to British filmmaker Paul Greengrass.
He's certainly an intriguing choice. For his previous film, the blistering Bloody Sunday, Greengrass brought a vital, documentary feel to his retelling of the 1972 civil rights march in Northern Ireland that ended tragically, with his handheld, darting cameras creating the desired effect of plunging the viewer right into the middle of the chaos.
The director incorporates essentially the same technique to track the further exploits of the amnesia-plagued Jason Bourne, but in this case the jittery fly-on-the-wall approach has the undesired opposite effect of driving a distracting wedge between the viewer and the chief protagonist.
While the picture still has its smartly choreographed moments, that audience disconnect will most likely prevent the Universal release from approaching the $120 million-plus heights of its predecessor.
When we catch up with Matt Damon's Bourne, he and his girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente) are finding it difficult to outrun his murky, haunting past, which has a way of resurfacing with every suspicious phone call and sidewise glance in every new city they attempt to call home.
But that paranoia proves justified after an attempt on his life by a paid assassin. Not to mention the fact that two recent deaths were made to look like Bourne's handiwork.
Determined to track down the responsible parties, Bourne initiates a complex game of cat and mouse with the equally determined Pamela Landy (Joan Allen), a CIA agent who likes to run things her way.
That dynamic begs for a gradually escalating tension that never materializes.
Instead Greengrass, working from a script by Tony Gilroy (who adapted the previous Bourne), relies on those highly caffeinated, handheld quick pans (by cinematographer Oliver Wood) and rapid cuts (courtesy of editors Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson) to establish a feeling of urgency, but like its various post-Cold War European locations, the film remains chilly and distant.
Every time you feel like you're finally grabbing hold of something involving, the picture once again spins frustratingly out of reach.
His actors are certainly up to the task at hand, with Damon, Allen, Brian Cox (as Allen's antagonistic colleague) and Julia Stiles (as a field agent pressed into service as a go-between for Bourne and the CIA) turning in uniformly sturdy and intelligent performances.
The Bourne Supremacy
Universal Pictures
Univesal Pictures presents in association with MP Theta Prods.
a Kennedy/Marshall production in association with Ludlum Entertainment
Credits:
Director: Paul Greengrass
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Based on the novel by: Robert Ludlum
Producers: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg
Executive producers: Doug Liman, Jeffrey M. Weiner, Henry Morrison
Director of photography: Oliver Wood
Production designer: Dominic Watkins
Editors: Christopher Rouse, Richard Pearson
Costume designer: Dinah Collin
Music: John Powell
Cast:
Jason Bourne: Matt Damon
Marie: Franka Potente
Ward Abbott: Brian Cox
Nicky: Julia Stiles
Kirill: Karl Urban
Danny Zorn: Gabriel Mann
Agent Pamela Landy: Joan Allen
MPAA rating: PG-13
Rnning time -- 108 minutes...
For The Bourne Supremacy, based on the second novel in the Robert Ludlum series, the director of Swingers and "Go" has gone (he still remains as one of the executive producers) but not before handing the reins to British filmmaker Paul Greengrass.
He's certainly an intriguing choice. For his previous film, the blistering Bloody Sunday, Greengrass brought a vital, documentary feel to his retelling of the 1972 civil rights march in Northern Ireland that ended tragically, with his handheld, darting cameras creating the desired effect of plunging the viewer right into the middle of the chaos.
The director incorporates essentially the same technique to track the further exploits of the amnesia-plagued Jason Bourne, but in this case the jittery fly-on-the-wall approach has the undesired opposite effect of driving a distracting wedge between the viewer and the chief protagonist.
While the picture still has its smartly choreographed moments, that audience disconnect will most likely prevent the Universal release from approaching the $120 million-plus heights of its predecessor.
When we catch up with Matt Damon's Bourne, he and his girlfriend Marie (Franka Potente) are finding it difficult to outrun his murky, haunting past, which has a way of resurfacing with every suspicious phone call and sidewise glance in every new city they attempt to call home.
But that paranoia proves justified after an attempt on his life by a paid assassin. Not to mention the fact that two recent deaths were made to look like Bourne's handiwork.
Determined to track down the responsible parties, Bourne initiates a complex game of cat and mouse with the equally determined Pamela Landy (Joan Allen), a CIA agent who likes to run things her way.
That dynamic begs for a gradually escalating tension that never materializes.
Instead Greengrass, working from a script by Tony Gilroy (who adapted the previous Bourne), relies on those highly caffeinated, handheld quick pans (by cinematographer Oliver Wood) and rapid cuts (courtesy of editors Christopher Rouse and Richard Pearson) to establish a feeling of urgency, but like its various post-Cold War European locations, the film remains chilly and distant.
Every time you feel like you're finally grabbing hold of something involving, the picture once again spins frustratingly out of reach.
His actors are certainly up to the task at hand, with Damon, Allen, Brian Cox (as Allen's antagonistic colleague) and Julia Stiles (as a field agent pressed into service as a go-between for Bourne and the CIA) turning in uniformly sturdy and intelligent performances.
The Bourne Supremacy
Universal Pictures
Univesal Pictures presents in association with MP Theta Prods.
a Kennedy/Marshall production in association with Ludlum Entertainment
Credits:
Director: Paul Greengrass
Screenwriter: Tony Gilroy
Based on the novel by: Robert Ludlum
Producers: Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley, Paul L. Sandberg
Executive producers: Doug Liman, Jeffrey M. Weiner, Henry Morrison
Director of photography: Oliver Wood
Production designer: Dominic Watkins
Editors: Christopher Rouse, Richard Pearson
Costume designer: Dinah Collin
Music: John Powell
Cast:
Jason Bourne: Matt Damon
Marie: Franka Potente
Ward Abbott: Brian Cox
Nicky: Julia Stiles
Kirill: Karl Urban
Danny Zorn: Gabriel Mann
Agent Pamela Landy: Joan Allen
MPAA rating: PG-13
Rnning time -- 108 minutes...
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