Fantastic costumes from Disney's Alice in Wonderland movie...

It's always a thrill to see actual costumes on display from a movie you've seen at the cinema, especially when they are such a spectacle as these colourful and extremely detailed creations from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland.

In addition to a fantastic array of original props from the movie and The Mad Hatter's costume worn by Johnny Depp, the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood also had this wonderful collection of exclusive outfits from the Disney film.

Alice in Wonderland costume exhibit at the El Capitan Theatre

In addition to two intricate Hatter women costumes on display they also had the black and red outfit worn by Crispin Glover as the Red Queen's eye-patch wearing Knave of Hearts, 'Stayne'.

Costume worn by Crispin Glover as Stayne the Knave of Hearts

Alice in Wonderland movie poster

The Colleen Atwood designed costumes were amazing to see up close and included outfits worn by courtiers of both the White Queen and Red Queen.

Original White and Red Queen Courtiers costumes

from Alice in Wonderland

Also featured in the costume exhibit was one of the dresses worn by Lindsay Duncan as 'Helen Kingsley', Alice's mother, and a little white dress worn by Mairi Ella Challen as a six year old Alice.

Actual Helen Kingsley and Young Alice costumes

Alice in Wonderland film poster

Freddy Krueger costume and props from A Nightmare on Elm Street remake...

In 1984 Wes Craven introduced the world to a new horror character in the form of the scarred, claw gloved, striped sweater and Fedora wearing villain, 'Freddy Krueger', who haunted teenagers dreams and killed them whilst they slept.

A Nightmare on Elm Street costume and prop exhibit

at ArcLight Sherman Oaks

Freddy became an instant horror icon, and Halloween costume staple, spawning seven movie sequels and now a new big screen remake in 2010.

Actual movie costume for horror icon Freddy Krueger

In the movie Jackie Earle Haley (who played Rorschach in Watchmen), takes up the mantle of Freddy Krueger played consistently by Robert Englund since 1984.

A Nightmare on Elm Street movie billboard

To promote the forthcoming release of the movie remake, ArcLight cinema in Sherman Oaks had this movie costume and prop exhibit from the new movie on display on April 23, 2010.

Original movie props from A Nightmare on Elm Street

Here's also a short video of the display and then some more close-up shots of Freddy's claw-gloved hands (in case you wanted the detail to create your own Halloween costume design). Apologies for the quality of some of the images as the sunlight streaming in behind the display made it hard for my camera to focus properly.

New Freddy Krueger costume and claw-gloved hand

A Nightmare on Elm Street movie poster

Original film props from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland...

In addition to displaying Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter costume from the Disney movie Alice in Wonderland, the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood also had a treasure trove of original props and behind-the-scenes secrets on display on April 14, 2010.

Alice in Wonderland movie prop exhibit

There was a fantastic array of props used to create Tim Burton's surreal and unique vision of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland, including weaponry, furnishings and interesting set pieces.

Alice in Wonderland movie billboard

Also included in the special exhibit was the Mad Hatter's chair from the crazy tea party and tableware used in the filming of the movie.

The Mad Hatter's chair and tea party film props

from Alice in Wonderland

Included in the great selection of props were a stunt sword, The Mad Hatter's sword, The Red Queen's sword and daggers, spears, shields and other weaponry.

Alice in Wonderland weaponry props

Also included was the Vorpal Sword, together with its ornate wooden box, which was used by Alice to slay the 'Jabberwock' by cutting off its head.

Alice's shield and Vorpal Sword props

Other items of interest included the collar worn by the 'Bandersnatch' creature and even the infamous bottle marked 'Drink me' and the 'Eat me' cake box to help her grow and shrink during the course of her adventures.

Actual Alice in Wonderland film props

Alice in Wonderland Red Queen movie poster

One of the highlights of the movie was Helena Bonham Carter's quirky and hilarious Red Queen. On display was her Mace and the Sceptre shown in one of the movie's promotional posters, plus hats created for her by the Mad Hatter.

Red Queen props and assorted hats on display

Alice in Wonderland movie poster

The El Capitan exhibit was enlightening because not only did it show you props and costumes featured in the film, but also gave a few insights into how the various creatures and special computer generated effects were created in the movie.

There was a miniature stand-in doll for filming Mia Wasikoska's 'Alice' when she shrank down in size (pictured beside The White Queen's ornate telescope) and also green screen props like swords and the frog footman used for positional guides.

Behind-the-scenes secrets from Alice in Wonderland

Chroma Keying or 'green screen' is a technique for mixing two images or frames together in which a colour (green) from one image is removed, revealing another image behind it. The colour green is used as it is considered least like human skin tone.

Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter costume from Alice in Wonderland...

Johnny Depp certainly likes to play an eclectic range of characters in the movies he stars in and that's no less true for his role in his latest Disney blockbuster, Alice in Wonderland, where he once again teams up with frequent collaborator and director, Tim Burton, as 'The Mad Hatter'.

Original Mad Hatter costume worn by

Johnny Depp in Alice in Wonderland

Here is just one of the many colourful costumes worn by Johnny Depp as the eccentric Mad Hatter in the family fantasy film based on Lewis Caroll's infamous tales.

The Mad Hatter Alice in Wonderland movie poster

Another repeat collaborator with Tim Burton is the costume designer responsible for this fabulous outfit, Colleen Atwood, who also worked with both men on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Sleepy Hollow.

Close-up of Johnny Depp's Mad Hatter costume

This original Mad Hatter costume was on display at the El Capitan Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in L.A. and was photographed on April 14, 2010.

The El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood

Johnny Depp wears this eclectic outfit, sporting a kilt and coloured cotton thread sash, for the final battle with the Red Queen's forces towards the end of the movie.

Side-view of The Mad Hatter costume

Alice in Wonderland movie billboards

I make no apologies for the amount of photos of this costume as I know that a lot of amateur costume designers and Disney enthusiasts will want to see every detail, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are lots of Mad Hatter's running about this Halloween.

See more costumes worn by Johnny Depp in Public Enemies, also created by Colleen Atwood, and check out more of her costume designs for the musical movie Nine.