Historical Costume Movies
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January 27th, 2012 Posted 4:06 am
EphemeraDesigns Historical Costumes in Second Life Baroque
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Ellen Drew wearing Germaine Monteil Canvas Prints Ellen Drew (1914 – 2003), real name, Terry Ray, Paramount and later RKO film actress and star of movies including French with Tears and The Remarkable Andrew. The actress who was discovered working as a waitress in an ice cream parlour on Sunset Boulevard is pictured here wearing a black velveteen dinner suit with full skirt by Germaine Monteil and wearing jewels, particularly bracelets, by Cartie… |
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Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers Canvas Prints Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers – still from the Radio Picture Ltd production Shall We Dance?…. |
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Marion Davies with director Richard Boleslavsky Canvas Prints Actress Marion Davies (1897-1961), star of numerous films during the 1920s and 1930s is pictured here in a pictureseque costume of the American Civil War designed by Adrian for her new picture, Operator 13. Her director, Richard Boleslavsky is admiring the lace ruffles to her pantaloons during a lull in production. Davies was the lover of William Randolph Hearst who spent millions promoting her fi… |
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The Wizard of Oz $8.55 When it was released during Hollywood’s golden year of 1939,The Wizard of Oz didn’t start out as the perennial classic it has since become. The film did respectable business, but it wasn’t until its debut on television that this family favorite saw its popularity soar. And while Oz’s TV broadcasts are now controlled by media mogul Ted Turner (who owns the rights), the advent of home video has made… |
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Jodhaa Akbar $5.99 Hrithik Roshan and Aishwariya Rai in Jodhaa Akbar: A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a great Mughal emperor, Akbar, and a Rajput princess, Jodha…. |
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Henry V $4.99 Of the several Shakespearean plays made into movies, one is unprepared for the brilliance of Branagh’s performance. Many claim his is the best interpretation of all. In fact, this film allows the viewer to follow the immortal Bard’s language without difficulty. This was not because Branagh changed the olde English words, but because he learned them by heart, made them his own, and enunciated them… |
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Way More Live $16.17 Ontario folk band Tanglefoot was formed in 1980 by three schoolteachers on a mission to bring Canadian history to life for their students. Dressing up in period costumes, the band acted out historical dramas while performing traditional Canadian folk… |
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Historic Costume in Pictures. $12.82 A comprehensive source of historic costume in pictures, this remarkable book from the late 1800s features over 1450 costumed figures shown from antiquity to the end of the 19th century, covering a wide variety of peoples, social classes, and profe… |
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Peter Pan on Stage and Screen, 1904-2009 (Paperback) $42.77 “Hanson traces the origin of Barrie`s tale through the first production in 1904 to British and American theatrical and film productions. Included are interviews with actresses and lyricists. The book features rare photos, posters, programs and costume … |
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The Haunted History of Halloween (DVD) $15.34 The origins of Halloween are explored in this engrossing program on the subject. A ghoulish array of costumes, make up, and decoration descend on communities every year on October 31st, but few people are aware of how the celebration came to exist. Har… |
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Acting and Theatre $8.9 Explains how actors train for the stage, and looks at set design, props, costumes, lighting, sound, rehearsal, film acting, and the history of Western theater. |
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