Can't Wait For: Knight of Cups

We love Terrence Malick's sweeping films exploring existence and what it means to be human, and we were especially excited when we saw the trailer for his latest film: Knight of Cups. Set in Los Angeles, it follows a screenwriter played by Christian Bale, and is divided into chapters based on different tarot cards. It is supposed to be one of Malick's most experimental films yet, and we look forward to seeing how filming in our favorite southern California city impacts the storyline.

In select theaters Friday, including Arclight Hollywood and the Landmark in LA. It expands into more cities on the 11th, including Embarcadero Cinema in San Francisco.

Fashionable Film: Brooklyn

Our final Oscar nominee fashionable film for this year is the stunning Brooklyn, starring the luminous Saoirse Ronan.  Just 21, Ronan does a beautiful job portraying Eilis, a young Irish immigrant navigating 19050s New York City on her own, in a film that is sweet without ever feeling sappy.  Costume designer Odile Dicks-Mireaux put together a series of looks that mirror the film's sentiment.  Dressed in colors that are soft and give a sense of optimism, Eilis navigates her new environment, and revisits the island home she left behind, looking every bit a new American girl.

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Fashionable Films: The Hateful Eight and The Revenant

A costume drawing for Tom Hardy's character in The Revenant

Once a major genre, we haven't seen many great Westerns in the last forty years, so it was a welcome change that this year's Oscar contender movies brought us not one, but two films that celebrate the Old West.  Life for the characters of The Hateful Eight and The Revenant is gritty, dark, and full of hardship, but they also have some really amazing coats.  These are some of our favorite style moments from both films, which are in the running for Best Picture - only The Revenant is in the running for Best Costume Design, though.

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Fashionable Film: Carol

After reading The Price of Salt, the Patricia Highsmith novel on which Carol was based, the film wasn't all that we expected, but it's incredibly beautiful visually.  Rooney Mara's pearly complexion and innocent gaze are a great fit for her character, Therese Belivet.  Cate Blanchett is like a modern day Joan Crawford with her mid-Atlantic accent and sophisticated airs.  Their costumes are all fabulous, especially Blanchett's, as her Carol has money to burn on fur coats, luxurious silks, and lots of brooches.  The sets and cinematography also both helped to create a 1950s world as envisioned by director Todd Haynes.

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