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cressida-jayoungr · 9 months

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One Dress a Day Challenge

September: Bond Films

Dr. No / Sean Connery as James Bond

I simply have to start the month of Bond with the suit he wears on his very first appearance: a "dinner suit" (tuxedo) by Anthony Sinclair. As the site Bondsuits.com puts it: "It set an unbelievable standard for evening wear that never has been achieved again. The look has a 1930s timelessness to it, with the daring update of no waistcoat or cummerbund. The dinner jacket has the creative detail of gauntlet (turnback) cuffs, while the bow tie is an unusual narrow diamond-point variant. It’s an interesting look that stands the test of time."

We see later that he (very correctly) wears the tuxedo with a velvet-collared evening overcoat and a black Homburg hat.

Bondsuits also has a full, detailed writeup of the suit's individual components here:

#dr no #bond film costumes #sean connery #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #dr. no #james bond #bond james bond #1960s style #1960s fashion #classic menswear #anthony sinclair #tuxedo #1962 films #1962 movies #sean connery era #007

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adamwatchesmovies · 4 months

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Carnival of Souls (1962)

Few films demonstrate that “less is more” better than Carnival of Souls. Consistently eerie and surprisingly frightening, this little horror film was made on a shoestring budget but drips with atmosphere thanks to simple but effective techniques. You’d never guess that it was Herk Harvey’s directorial debut. What's even more shocking is that this was the only film he ever directed.

After miraculously surviving a car accident, Mary Henry (Candace Hilligoss) moves to Salt Lake City to work as a church organist - and get away from her home. There, she has persistent visions of a ghoulish man (played by director Herk Harvey). Try as she might, she is unable to relate with the locals and cannot shake the strange feeling that something in the nearby abandoned pavilion needs to be investigated.

Anyone who has seen Night of the Living Dead will immediately recognize this film’s influence on it. The ghastly man with white skin and dark circles around his eyes is the progenitor of George A. Romero’s flesh-eating ghouls. The dream-like story had an undeniable influence on David Lynch. There are sure to be others who will cite it as a game-changer.

The atmosphere is amplified by the organ score and black-and-white cinematography. Everything we see just… doesn’t feel right. It’s so eerie you’re never sure what to expect next, even if you can foresee the film’s ending. I did not but even if you do, this story is so strange it grips you. Any other movie would spell what’s going on clearly and that would rob what we see of all suspense and unease. By leaving so much to the imagination even at the end, Carnival of Souls infects you with an anxiety you just can’t shake.

This delightfully sophisticated film preys on several fears. The man Mary keeps seeing - the first of many - must be some kind of ghost or lost soul. He eerily resembles a figure in one of the church’s stained glass windows, making you wonder if he isn’t an angel of death coming after “The one that got away”. Whatever he is, it can’t be good, particularly not for Mary, who sees the church as a place where she earns her pay and nothing else. How terrifying it must be for someone who doesn’t believe in anything to suddenly discover that there is a life beyond ours.

Carnival of Souls also examines the fear of the unknown and of being alone, but not in the way you expect. Whatever The Man is or represents, Mary doesn’t want anything to do with him. In a desperate attempt to avoid being alone, she decides to play nice with John (Sidney Berger), the other lodger in the small hotel in which she’s staying. It doesn’t take long for us to see that John is a jerk; one of these overgrown frat boys who will jump onto any opportunity to have a drink and isn’t inclined to take “no” for an answer. The thing is, in a new city where she doesn’t know anyone, he’s the only protection Mary has from the sinister force stalking her. They say the devil you know is better than the one you don’t, but it’s hard to agree when your safety net is this guy.

Because no one can see what Mary sees, she worries that her sanity is slipping away. If there’s one thing worse than going crazy, it’s everyone around you THINKING you’re crazy. What’s particularly striking is that the effects used to bring The Man and his fellow ghouls to unlife are so simple yet so effective. They look just like us except for a few small details, just enough for you to wander close before realizing something is wrong. Once they start moving, there’s no mistaking them for normal people.

Though the film stands on its own, Carnival of Souls becomes much more impressive when you realize it was made for about $33,000. In terms of a movie, that’s nothing - even for 1962. While the illusions on display would be considered crude by today’s standards (though to me they seemed quite convincing and I could not figure out how they did them “back in the day” with so little money) and the performances range from decent to pretty good, what makes this film a triumph is how scary it is. I can just imagine a child watching this, late at night, all alone and having nightmares for months. I'm singling out children because Carnival of Souls would be a great pick to watch on Halloween night with the family; there's no blood, nudity or any other material that might make you want to cover a little one’s eyes… except for those terrifying ghouls. (Extended cut, November 19, 2021)

#Carnival of Souls #movies #films #movie reviews #film reviews #Herk Harvey #John Clifford #Candace Hilligoss #Sidney Berger #1962 movies #1962 films

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indigomood · 2 months

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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE (1962)

#walk on the wild side #jane fonda #filmgifs #filmtv #moviegifs #movies #film #filmedit #walk on the wild side 1962 #walk on the wild side movie #kitty twist #old hollywood #hollywood #hollywood movie #60s movies

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k-wame · 1 year

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RAF VALLONE & ANTHONY PERKINS 1962 • Phaedra • dir. Jules Dassin

#homoeroticism #anthony perkins #raf vallone #phaedra 1962 #jules dassin #filmedit #film #movie #moviegifs #filmgifs #classic hollywood #old hollywood #classic film #classic movies

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weirdlookindog · 16 days

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Heaven and Earth Magic (1962)

#heaven and earth magic #1960s movies #1962 #harry smith #animation #surreal #avant garde #experimental film #gif #my gifs

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20th-century-man · 5 months

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Ursula Andress / during production of Terence Young’s Dr. No (1962) / photo by Bunny Yeager.

#Ursula Andress #Dr. No #Terence Young #1962 #Bunny Yeager #film #James Bond #007 #Bond girl #Honey Ryder #1960s

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doppleganger-rental · 5 months

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Dream of the Wild Horses (1962) Albert Lamorisse

#1962 #albert lamorisse #16mm #16mm film

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thecinamonroe · 10 months

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Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘Something’s Got To Give’ (1962).

#marilyn monroe #1960s #60s #1962 #vintage #retro #old hollywood #Old Hollywood glamour #cinema #film #Something's got to give

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cressida-jayoungr · 11 months

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One Dress a Day Challenge

July: Blue Redux (+ Green Redux)

The Music Man / Shirley Jones as Marian Paroo

This dress deserves to get more screen time because I love everything about it! I love the color, the sheen of the material, the floral lace panels on the "lapels," the tassels on the sash, and the contrasting perpendicular stripes around the hips. The hat and handbag make it even more elegant. Interestingly, she seems to be wearing a narrow bracelet in the wardrobe test, but they evidently decided not to use it for the actual film.

#the music man #blue dresses #shirley jones #one dress a day challenge #one dress a week challenge #movie costumes #musical costumes #1962 films #1962 movies #period film #1910s fashion #1910s style #edwardian era #edwardian fashion #edwardian style #marian paroo

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gameraboy2 · 7 months

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