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  • Clothes from Fantasy & Sci-fi,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  Interviews,  Premium

    Snowpiercer: Q&A with Costume Designer Catherine George

    1 Aug ’14 /

    Chances are you have not seen Snowpiercer yet due to its limited availability and release fiasco. If so, skip this interview and watch the film first. Go in clean, because Snowpiercer really is as good as everyone’s telling you. Based on the French graphic novel Le Transperceneige, it is essentially a dark (often literally) sci-fi thriller about a perpetual motion train carrying the last remnants of society after a global ice age. Themes of cruelty, disparity and sacrifice abound, and strong, sometimes horrific visual references bombard the screen. The exceptional costume design by Catherine George ties all this together in a way that is readable and indicative, yet never threatens…

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  • Costume Stories and Links

    Costume Stories: This Week, A Field in England and Doctor Who

    6 Jul ’13 /

    Catch up with the week in costume design.

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    Costume Stories, This Week: The Winter Soldier and Mad Men

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    Costume Stories: This Week, X-Men & Marathon Man

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  • Clothes from 1960s,  Girls in Films,  Guys in Films,  News

    Brighton Rock and Mod: Trailer Hits

    24 Nov ’10 /

    It’s grim by the coast. A trailer for 1960s set Brighton Rock has arrived online.

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