Horror month

(each movie is linked to imdb)
(I can't remember where I got these pictures, so let me know if you want me to remove them)

I would really like to celebrate Samhain with someone, but since I ususally work or are occupied in Oslo around that time, I celebrate Halloween in the more commercial way by watching old horror movies. Last October I watched the Innocents (1961) and the Shining (1980), and this month I've already watched the Lake of the Dead (1958) and Rosemary's Baby (1968). Next on my list is the Wicker Man (1973), the Birds (1963), Repulsion (1965), Invasion of the Body Snatcher (1956), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and the Testament of Dr Mabuse (1933)

Have you seen any of these movies?

TV costumes

I've been abit absent lately, and I guess I will be absent for a few weeks as well. I've got so much on my plate these days, and most of my days are (and will be) spent writing about Langston Hughes' poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Celtic and Norse mythology, and structuralist poetics. In the meantime, here are the rest of the stills from The Hour.

The Hour
(2011)
Costume designer: Suzanne Cave
These stills are from episode 4-6, and are taken by me

TV Costumes

The Hour
(2011)
Costume designer: Suzanne Cave

This BBC series takes place in 1956 when a current affairs show, The Hour, is launched by BBC. It has been compared to Mad Men, and I would say that style- and timewise it does resemble its american counterpart, but that is as far as the comparison goes. This is more like a british mystery, with a film noir wibe. The costumes, which is the focus of this entry, is made by the unknown costume designer Suzanne Cave and is perfect! Here we have high-waistet trousers for men, tweed, wool, browline and cat's eye glasses, hats, high-waisted pencil skirts, full circle and wiggle dresses. What I love is the contrast between the characters of Ben Whishaw and Dominic West, between the older tweed suits and the tailored suits. The contrast between the characters of Romola Garai and Oona Chaplin is also striking, and can be compared to the differences between Joan and Betty in Mad Men.
(These still are from episode 1-3 and are taken by me)