Thursday, October 26, 2023

10 fantastic costume and props exhibits on display at ArcLight Pasadena and Santa Monica cinemas...

After sharing the cinematic treasures that used to be exhibited at ArcLight Hollywood and ArcLight Sherman Oaks, it only seemed fair to also share some of the movie exhibits that graced ArcLight Pasadena and Santa Monica before they all shut down during the pandemic. Here are some exhibits from the worlds of superheroes and animation, pirates, fantasy and fairytales.

Sucker Punch movie costumes on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in March 2011
Sucker Punch movie costumes
First up is this quintet of screen-worn costumes from Zack Snyder's sci-fi fantasy, Sucker Punch, that I fortunately got to see out of their display cases in March 2011.

Be sure to take a closer look at the costumes worn by Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Browning, Jena Malone and Jamie Chung, alongside film props from Sucker Punch on display.

Claymation puppets from The Pirates: Band of Misfits on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in April 2012
Next up are some claymation puppets from the animated comedy, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, on display in the Pasadena cinema's lobby in April 2012.

Superman suit from Man of Steel on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in June 2013
Man of Steel Superman costume
In June 2013 Henry Cavill's super-suit from Man of Steel was proudly displayed in the Pasadena lobby for cinema goers to see.

Fans of the DC Comics superhero can also enjoy these other Man of Steel movie costumes on display.

Avengers: Age of Ultron costumes on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in April 2015
Avengers Age of Ultron movie costumes
MCU fans could check out Samuel L. Jackson's 'Nick Fury' costume and Chris Hemsworth's 'Thor' armour from Avengers: Age of Ultron, alongside the cracked shield of Captain America, in April 2015.

Make sure you check out more Avengers: Age of Ultron costumes on display at other ArcLight cinema locations.

Captain America: Civil War costumes on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in April 2016
Captain America Civil War movie costumes
The following year you could catch a glimpse of Elizabeth Olsen's 'Wanda Maximoff' costume and Chadwick Boseman's first 'Black Panther' costume from Captain America: Civil War.

More Captain America: Civil War movie costumes were exhibited at other ArcLight theatre locations.

Live-action Beauty and the Beast costumes on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in December 2016
Beauty and the Beast movie costumes
Later in December 2016 to help promote the live-action Disney movie Beauty and the Beast, this trio of costumes worn by Ewan McGregor, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Ian McKellen were displayed at ArcLight Pasadena.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales costumes on display
at ArcLight Pasadena in May 2017
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales movie costumes
And finally for this collection from ArcLight Pasadena, here's a trio of screen-worn costumes from the fifth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise on display in May 2017.

Make sure you take a closer look at these costumes worn by Brenton Thwaites, Johnny Depp and Maya Scodelario in Dead Men Tell No Tales.

The Danish Girl costumes on display
at ArcLight Santa Monica in November 2015
Danish Girl movie costumes
Meanwhile down in Santa Monica in November 2015, these screen-worn costumes from The Danish Girl were on display in the cinema lobby for the historical transgender drama starring Eddie Redmayne.

Cyclops costume from X-Men: Age of Apocalypse on display
at ArcLight Santa Monica in May 2016
XMen Apocalypse Cyclops movie costume
In May 2016 Tye Sheridan's 'Cyclops' costume was on display from X-Men: Age of Apocalypse.

Make sure you also check out Michael Fassbender's Magneto costume from the film on display at ArcLight Hollywood.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 costumes on display
at ArcLight Santa Monica in April 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 movie costumes
And finally for this trio of costume exhibits from ArcLight Santa Monica, here's a duo of costumes from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2.

Zoe Saldana's 'Gamora' costume and Karen Gillan's 'Nebula' costume were photographed in April 2017 at the cinema by the ocean.

As you can see there was always someone cool to see aside from the movies when you visited this upscale cinema chain, what a shame COVID-19 killed them all off.

Hopefully this eclectic assortment of costumes from the big screen may even provide some last minute Halloween costume inspiration.