Film and Fashion Meet in Reviews of Movies and their Costumes

Grab some popcorn and a box of Junior Mints! We’re going behind the scenes to reel in the latest on must-see movies, film fashion, set design, and more!

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Fans of historic costume will have more than one chance to drool at the big and small screens this summer and fall. Get ready for a slew of fabulous costume dramas, beginning in August and continuing into the New Year.

Jane Austen Season
on the BBC

The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) has announced that a full season of Jane Austen adaptations are in the works for broadcast next fall, and lovers of costume dramas (like us!) couldn’t be more thrilled. Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion have been added to the previously announced production of Sense and Sensibility, and the network promises “the absolute cream of British acting talent.” The channel will also show a repeat broadcast of its 1997 romantic comedy Emma by Austen, which stars Kate Beckinsale and Samantha Morton. BBC productions usually turn up a season later in the U.S. on PBS.

Becoming Jane

Ushering in Jane Austen season is Becoming Jane, a biographical film that tells the story of the 18th century writer and the real-life romance that may have inspired her clever novels. The film stars Anne Hathaway as the spunky heroine and James McAvoy as her suitor. Costumes are by Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh, who recently completed the World War II adaptation of Brideshead Revisited to be released next year. View the trailer.
Opens August 3rd

The Golden Age

Cate Blanchett returns as red-haired, pale-skinned Queen Elizabeth the First in The Golden Age, this time opposite Clive Owen as adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh, with Samantha Morton joining the cast as Mary Queen of Scots. Costumes have been designed by Alexandra Byrne who, since creating costumes for the first Elizabeth flick, dressed Kate Winslet for Finding Neverland and Emmy Rossum for Phantom of the Opera. View the trailer.
Opens October 12

When you watch a film, play, or TV show, are you entranced by what the characters are wearing? Maybe you love creating costumes for Halloween, or doodling fashion drawings in your notebook. Costume Designers work with producers, directors, and actors to get film, television, and theatre costumes "just right" for the characters.

Find out more about a career in Theatre Costume Design.