Author Archives: Simon Kinnear

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Review: Drive

13 Sep ’11 Filed under Clothes from now, Film Reviews, Guys in Films. 17 Comments.

For a guy who prefers the synthetic appeal of satin and alloy, physical contact is a violent business.

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Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design – PT2

26 Oct ’10 Filed under Clothes from 1980s, Clothes from 1990s, Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. 1 Comment.

Part 2 of our examination into how the Alien films have used costume design to contextualise primal terror.

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Alien Anthology: A Revolution in Sci-Fi Costume Design

19 Oct ’10 Filed under Clothes from 1970s, Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. 4 Comments.

In the first of a two-part special, we examine how important costumes from the Alien films are in contextualising primal terror.

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Film Review: Shutter Island

13 Apr ’10 Filed under Clothes from 1940s, Film Reviews, Girls in Films, Guys in Films. 4 Comments.

Only daft final act revelations offer release from Scorsese's cinematic madhouse.

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