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4 September 2009 6:36 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

Although we rave about the effortless chic of modern films such as 500 Days of Summer it’s often the period dramas that have the most impressive costumes. Italian designer Umberto Tirelli began creating film clothing and accessories in 1964 and although he died in 1990, his atelier has continued his work to this day. When he began making film and theatre attire he started out with “two sewing machines, five seamstresses, a milliner, a secretary and a driver-storeman.” He’s come a long way since then as his work is currently being shown in an Italian exhibition named “The Oscars’ Atelier: Costumes from the Tirelli Workshop for the Big Screen”.

During the 1960s many Italian directors believed that period costumes needed to look more authentic and recruited Tirelli to create their wardrobes. Making the outfits rigid and uncomfortable might have been bad for the cast but the directors wanted to capture the reality of wearing these clothes, »

5 May 2009 1:32 PM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

James Cameron in Los Angeles with 70Mm prints of "Aliens" and "The Abyss"?!?! The Dardenne brothers in New York for a career retrospective?!?! The instant cult classic "The Room" with Tommy Wiseau live in Austin?!?! Be still my heart. There's something for all tastes this summer on the West Coast, the East Coast and as you'll notice, the Third Coast on our calendar of the must-see events on the repertory theater circuit in May, June and July. And don't miss our look at the indie films that are hitting theaters or headed to online, VOD or DVD premiere this summer.

Anthology Film Archives

With the New York Polish Film Festival (May 6-10) and first-runs of the docs "Ice People" (May 1-7) and "Audience of One" (May 8-14) and Ken Jacobs' reinvention of his 1969 work "Tom, Tom, The Piper's Son" with the 3D "Anaglyph Tom" (May 15-21) taking up the Anthology's screens, »

- Stephen Saito

2 articles from 2009