Showing posts with label ArcLight Pasadena. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ArcLight Pasadena. Show all posts

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.

Thursday, May 25, 2017

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie costumes on display...

This summer are you ready to set sail once again upon the high seas in the fifth installment in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean theme park ride-turned-movie franchise, Dead Men Tell No Tales. Johnny Depp reprises his role as the legendary rum-soaked scoundrel, 'Captain Jack Sparrow', and this time around the hidden treasure he's in search of is the Trident of Poseidon, pursued by the supernaturally undead 'Captain Salazar' (Javier Bardem) and his crew out for revenge.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales film costumes
Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales movie costumes
Pirates of Caribbean:Dead Men Tell No Tales Henry Turner costume
Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Captain Jack Sparrow costume
Pirates of Caribbean Dead Men Carina Smyth costume
Galileo Diary Pirates of Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates of Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales film costumes
These original film costumes and props from the movie were photographed on display at ArcLight Pasadena cinema on May 25, 2017.

Penny Rose was Costume Designer on the movie and has been on the four previous installments, so be sure to check out all these swashbuckling film costumes from Pirates of the Caribbean on display over the years.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie billboard
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men billboard
In this movie not only can we expect to see some familiar faces return, but we'll also meet new friends and enemies.

Costume worn by Brenton Thwaites as Henry Turner
in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Henry Turner costume Pirates of the Caribbean
Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales Henry Turner film costume
Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Men Henry Turner costume
Brenton Thwaites Pirates Caribbean Henry Turner movie costume
Those new seafaring characters include 'Henry Turner' (Brenton Thwaites), the son of the blacksmith-turned-buccaneer 'Will Turner' (Orlando Bloom) and 'Elizabeth Swann' (Keira Knightley).

Costume worn by Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow
in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Captain Jack Sparrow costume Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales
Jack Sparrow costume Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales
Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Jack Sparrow costume detail
Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales Jack Sparrow costume
Johnny Depp Dead Men Tell No Tales Captain Jack Sparrow costume
Johnny Depp returns as his most iconic creation, 'Captain Jack Sparrow', and if you're a fan of the trickster pirate be sure to check out these Captain Jack Sparrow costumes from previous installments in the movie franchise.

Plus fans of the actor can also check out his Tonto costume from The Lone Ranger, his Mad Hatter costumes from Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass and his Wolf movie costume from Into the Woods.

Costume worn by Kaya Scodelario as Carina Smyth
in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Another new character in this film is 'Carina Smyth', played by Kaya Scodelario, is an astronomer using Galileo's diary to hunt for the Trident of Poseidon.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales movie billboard
Pirates Caribbean Dead Men Tell No Tales billboard

Thursday, December 22, 2016

Lumiere, Plumette and Cogswoth movie costumes from Disney's Beauty and the Beast display...

In recent years Disney has successfully translated some of its animated classics to the big screen with Cinderella, Maleficent and The Jungle Book, and next it's the turn of Beauty and the Beast to get the live-action fairytale reimagining with Emma Watson playing 'Belle' who falls in love with and rescues Dan Stevens cursed prince 'Beast'.

Original costumes from Disney's live-action Beauty and the Beast
Disney Beauty and the Beast film costumes
Lumiere Plumette Beauty and Beast film costumes
Disney Beauty and the Beast film costumes
Yesterday I shared with you Costume Designer Jacqueline Durrant's Belle and the Beast live-action movie costumes and today it's time to shine a spotlight on the 18th century inspired costumes of popular supporting characters like 'Lumière', 'Plumette' and Cogsworth'.

Beauty and the Beast movie poster
Beauty and the Beast movie poster
In addition to the human character costumes this exhibit at ArcLight Pasadena cinema on December 21, 2016, also had their prop counterparts, with Sarah Greenwood being Production Designer of the lavish sets and look of this live-action spectacle.

Lumière costume worn by Ewan McGregor
in Beauty and the Beast
Ewan McGregor Beauty and the Beast Lumiere costume
Lumiere candlestick costume Beauty and the Beast
Lumiere candlestick prop Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast Lumiere movie costume
Beauty and the Beast Lumiere costume shoes
Beauty and the Beast Lumiere movie costume candelabra
In the live-action movie Ewan McGregor voices the friendly CGI candelabra servant of the enchanted Beast who was once human and was similarly cursed.

Fans of the Scottish actor can also check out his film costume from American Pastoral.

Plumette costume worn by Gugu Mbatha-Raw
in Beauty and the Beast
Gugu Mbatha-Raw Beauty and Beast Plumette costume
Plumette feather duster prop handle Beauty and Beast
Plumette feather duster prop costume Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and Beast Plumette feather duster prop
Beauty and the Beast Plumette costume
Beauty and the Beast Plumette film costume
In 1991's animated classic Lumière's girlfriend was called 'Fifi', but in this live-action remake the flirtatious feather duster is called 'Plumette' and is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw.

Cogsworth costume worn by Ian McKellen
in Beauty and the Beast
Ian McKellen Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth movie costume
Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth live-action film costume
Beauty and the Beast Cogsworth movie costume detail
Beauty and Beast Cogsworth movie costume
Cogsworth movie costume Beauty and Beast
Cogsworth film costume Beauty and Beast
Cogsworth costume shoes Beauty and the Beast
Cogsworth movie costume clock prop Beauty and Beast
Cogsworth clock movie prop Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and Beast Cogsworth clock film prop
Beauty and Beast Cogsworth clock prop
In the new movie directed by Bill Condon, Ian McKellen voices and plays the enchanted timepiece 'Cogsworth', and it was fun to see this ornate clock prop on display alongside the costume.

Fans of the acclaimed actor can also check out his Gandalf costume from The Hobbit movies on display.

Now let the countdown to March 2017 begin.

Beauty and the Beast movie poster
Beauty and the Beast movie poster