Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Outfits worn by Emma Stone in The Help on display...

In The Help, Emma Stone wears a fantastic variety of 1960's inspired costumes and ArcLight Sherman Oaks cinema had these three outfits used in the making of the film on display on July 26, 2011.

Original costumes worn by Emma Stone in The Help on display
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In the movie based on Kathryn Stockett's bestselling novel of the same name, the actress plays 'Skeeter Phelan', a young Southern society girl returned from college in Jackson, Mississippi during the 1960's. No longer able to ignore the racism surrounding her, the aspiring writer wants to give the African-American maids that work for her white friends and family a chance to voice their experiences, by writing a tell-all book from their perspective.

Dress worn by Emma Stone in The Help
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Included in the costume exhibit is the dress (on the left) that I believe Emma Stone wears in the promotional posters for the movie.

The Help movie billboard
The Help movie billboard Sunset Plaza

Outfit worn by Emma Stone as Eugenia Skeeter Phelan
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Emma Stone The Help 60s costume
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Sharen Davis was responsible for bringing the fashion look of a small 1960's Mississippi town to life in the movie.

Emma Stone wears this two-piece outfit below at the start of the movie for her interview with the Editor of the Jackson Journal.

Actual costume worn by Emma Stone in The Help
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If you like these, be sure to check out another outfit worn by Emma Stone, plus Jessica Chastain's costume from The Help on display.

Finally enjoy this short video of the three outfits on display.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Rowan Atkinson's costume from Mr. Bean's Holiday...

Following a successful comedy series on British television screens, Rowan Atkinson's 'Mr. Bean' graduated to the big screen, in not one, but two cinematic outings. This outfit on display at the London Film Museum on January 25, 2011 is from the second movie installment from 2007, which follows Mr. Bean's misadventures on holiday in France.

Costume worn by Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean's Holiday
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Pierre-Yves Gayraud was Costume Designer on the movie and you can also see his costumes in The Bourne Identity.

The costume to the right of Mr. Bean's is from another British comedy movie, Ali G InDaHouse, worn by Sacha Baron Cohen.

Mr. Bean's Holiday movie poster
Mr Bean's Holiday poster
Be sure to also check out Mr. Bean's Mini movie car on display at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Plus if you're a fan of Rowan Atkinson, check out more original costumes from Johnny English on display.

UPDATED: Here's another look at Mr. Bean's suit from a return visit to the museum on May 15, 2012.
Rowan Atkinson Mr Bean costume

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Emma Stone and Jessica Chastain costumes from The Help...

The Help is set in Jackson, Mississippi and is about African-American maids working in white households in the 1960's. Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Kathryn Stockett, the period film stars Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer.

Original movie costumes worn by Jessica Chastain
and Emma Stone in The Help
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The 1960's inspired fashion featured in the movie were designed by Sharen Davis, whose work can also be seen in Dreamgirls, The Book of Eli and The Pursuit of Happyness, to name a few. These actual costumes were photographed on display at ArcLight Hollywood cinema on July 24, 2011.

The Help movie billboard
The Help movie billboard
Emma Stone wears this pretty dress for her dinner date in the movie.

Dress worn by Emma Stone as Skeeter Phelan in The Help
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In the movie Emma Stone plays Eugenia 'Skeeter' Phelan, a Southern society girl and aspiring writer who returns from college and decides to write a book from the perspective of the black maids who work for the rich white families.

Costume worn by Jessica Chastain as Celia Foote in The Help
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The Help movie costumes
If you're a fan of Jessica Chastain be sure to check out her dress worn in The Tree of Life from the 1950's.
The Help movie poster

Friday, July 22, 2011

Buick Century TV car from Highway Patrol...

The Petersen Automotive Museum in L.A. is a great place to see famous cars that have been featured in both the movies and in television.

1955 Buick Century featured in Highway Patrol
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This Buick Century car appeared in the 1950's TV cop show, Highway Patrol, featuring Broderick Crawford and was photographed on display at the museum on March 31, 2011.

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If you're an auto enthusiast, be sure to check more cars from the movies on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum, including Batman's Batmobile, The Green Hornet's Black Beauty, Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari, the General Lee Dodge Charger from The Dukes of Hazzard, Speed Racer's Mach 5 race car, Disney's Herbie VW Beetle and more.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

John Malkovich and Rowan Atkinson costumes from Johnny English...

In 2003's Johnny English, Rowan Atkinson parodied the world of 'James Bond' in a spy spoof with him as the titular hapless British hero.

Suits worn by John Malkovich and Rowan Atkinson
in Johnny English on display
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These original costumes from the movie were photographed on display at the London Film Museum on January 25, 2011. On the left is the suit worn by John Malkovich as 'Pascal Sauvage, the Greedy Frenchman', and on the right is Rowan Atkinson's 'Sushi suit', from a scene when he is fed sushi by Natalie Imbruglia in the movie.

Jill Taylor was responsible for Costume Design on the comedy and you can also see more of her work in films like The Full Monty and Sliding Doors.

Johnny English movie poster
Johnny English movie poster
If you're a fan of the real 007 movies, check out these cool props from the James Bond movies.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Oversized movie props from The Borrowers...

John Goodman and Jim Broadbent starred in the 1997 family fantasy The Borrowers, based of Mary Norton's famous children's novel of the same name. The Borrowers are miniature humans who live under the floorboards and 'borrow' things from the full-sized occupants of the house.

Oversized movie props from The Borrowers on display
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These oversized props of household objects and toys from the movie were used to create the seemingly giant-sized world of The Borrowers and were snapped on display at the London Film Museum on January 25, 2011.

The Borrowers movie poster
The Borrowers movie poster
If you like these props, be sure to discover more original movie delights at the London Film Museum.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

James Garner's suit from The Rockford Files...

From 1974 to 1980 James Garner starred as L.A. based Private Investigator 'Jim Rockford' in TV's The Rockford Files.

Jim Rockford suit worn by James Garner
in The Rockford Files on display
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Kent Warner was Series Costume Designer on The Rockford Files (you can also see his work in The A-Team TV series), and this suit from the show was photographed on display at Universal Studios Hollywood on March 28, 2011.

James Garner in The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files poster
If you like this costume be sure to check out more costumes and props on display at the NBC Universal Experience at the Hollywood theme park.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Prehistoric costume, prop and car from the live-action Flintstones movie...

In 1994 Hanna-Barbera's classic 60's cartoon and family-favourite, The Flintstones, made the leap to the big screen as a live-action movie starring John Goodman as the titular 'Fred Flintstone'.

Original costume, prop and car from The Flintstones on display
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Fred lives with his wife 'Wilma' and neighbours 'Barney and Betty Rubble', and their respective children, in the Stone-Age fantasy world of Bedrock, where cavemen and dinosaurs co-exist and prehistoric equivalents of cars are powered by the passengers feet.

The Flintstones movie poster
The Flintstones movie poster

Fred Flintstone's bowling costume worn by
John Goodman in The Flintstones
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They also belong to bowling leagues and this is Fred Flintstone's 'Water Buffalos' bowling outfit worn by John Goodman in the movie, plus his rock bowling ball prop.

Rosanna Norton was Costume Designer on the movie and you can also see her work in Carrie, Tron and Barb Wire to name but a few.

Sports car prop from The Flintstones on display
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Also photographed upstairs on the ceiling of the Planet Hollywood Cafe in Las Vegas on April 7, 2011, was this fantastic prehistoric sports car, made from bones, wood and animal skin, featured in the movie.

The Flintstones movie poster
The Flintstones film poster