Fabulous Costumes in Chick Flicks

November 29, 2013

Flicks of the Week

Flicks of the Week

Who doesn’t love great costumes? They are a key component of a great Chick Flick. Just look at Anna Karenina, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and The Devil Wears Prada, to name a few. The Victoria & Albert Museum in London has organized the Hollywood Costume Exhibition.

Opening in London then Melbourne, Australia, the wonderful Hollywood Costume Exhibit is now at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia through February 17, 2013. Then it moves to Phoenix Arizona opening in late March. It is a wonderful show full of famous and not so famous Hollywood Costumes. Loved all the Queen Elizabeth I costumes from many, many movies.

It has over 100 of the most iconic costumes from the past, including clothes worn by actors in 102 Dalmatians, Titanic, and Lady in the Dark.

Book Thief, The

Book Thief, The

(2013) - 131 min - PG13

Drama, War
For me, this is perhaps the best movie of 2013. It touches many chords and sentiments with even some humor usually provided by Papa played by Geoffrey Rush or Liesl's best friend Rudy. As the years... More

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Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The

Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The

(2013) - 146 min - PG13

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
While true to the books, this sequel is not up to the original-perhaps because now it seems not so original. The costuming for Katniss and the special effects are still interesting as are some... More

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Diana

Diana

(2013) - 113 min - PG13

Biography, Drama, History, Romance
In the U.S. little is known about the purported true love of Princess Diana. He apparently was Dr Hasnat Kahn a Pakistani heart surgeon working in London. The movie even shows a visit by Diana to... More

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Blue Is the Warmest Color

Blue Is the Warmest Color

(2013) - 179 min - NC17

Drama, Romance
While beautifully filmed, this movie is very, very graphic sexually. Some might describe it as pornographic. It is NC17 rated which means you must be 17 or older to be admitted to the movie. It is... More

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About Time

About Time

(2013) - 123 min - R

Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Domhnall Gleeson plays Tim to Rachel McAdams' Mary. Tim's father is played by Bill Nighy who tells Tim on his 21st birthday that the men in the family can go backwards in time and "redo" a moment.... More

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Best Man Holiday, The

Best Man Holiday, The

(2013) - 123 min - R

Comedy, Romance
This is a funny, sentimental, feel good movie. Lance and Harper once were best friends, but now the NFL running back and best selling author have grown apart. Lance and Mia's beautiful home sets the... More

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Delivery Man

Delivery Man

(2013) - 103 min - PG13

Comedy
Vince Vaughn is at his best in this movie with a great script and story-unlikely but enjoyable. Cobie Smulders plays his pregnant girlfriend and Chris Pratt his best friend who is an unemployed... More

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Philomena

Philomena

(2013) - 98 min - PG13

Biography, Drama, History
Judi Dench plays a different kind of role, although no less impressive, as a simple Irish woman who became pregnant as a young girl and was sent to an Irish Abbey where the nuns gave away the... More

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Ender's Game

Ender’s Game

(2013) - 114 min - PG13

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Great movie for teenage boys More

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Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

(2013) - 112 min - PG13

Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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Fifth Estate, The

Fifth Estate, The

(2013) - 128 min - R

Biography, Drama, History, Suspense/Thriller
Better than the 2012 documentary, Benedict Cumberbatch does a good job of keeping us interesting in the story of Julian Assange and Wikileaks More

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Escape Plan

Escape Plan

(2013) - 115 min - R

Action, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller
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Dallas Buyers Club

Dallas Buyers Club

(2013) - 117 min - F

Biography, Drama, History
Matthew McConaughy turns in a steller performance for which he lost over 40 pounds to effectively play real life Ron Woodroof. Jaret Leto plays a transvestite who helps Ron realize that AIDS is not... More

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Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)

Divorce Italian Style (Divorzio all’italiana)

(1961) - 105 min - PG13

Comedy
This famous movie and winner for screenplay of an Oscar stars Marcello Mastroianni, a famous actor of his day (had a child and long affair with Catherine Deneuve). Ferninando is the son of a Baron... More

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13 Going On 30

13 Going On 30

(2004) - 98 min - PG13

Comedy, Family, Romance
This is definitely a "just girls" cute but not deep film about a girl who wishes she were older and past her awkwardness. Of course, once she is whisked to the future, things are not exactly as she... More

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