Costume Appreciation / Chicago 2002
Costume Designer: Colleen Atwood
Hair & Make up: Judi Cooper-Sealy
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do you have a long-lasting homoerotic tension deep enough to want to tear each other apart in every way while also understanding you're dependant on one another for your success / survival or are you normal
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i've been like this all day and it isn't stopping
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I am absolutely in love with the behind the scenes videos of Chicago (2002), because they not only show just how hard these actors were working to pull everything off, but in the case of Catherine Zeta-Jones, you can see how widely she was smiling in rehearsal, how eagerly she took direction, how focused she was in giving 110% even when they were just walking through a song, and just how technically complicated all the dance moves were when you're watching her full body move, as opposed to the close-up shots that eventually make it into the film's final edit.
For example, watching the footage of rehearsals for All that Jazz and I Simply Cannot Do It Alone, you see choreography details that didn't make it into the film, whether they cut away from Velma Kelly while CZJ is doing a certain move, or they do a close-up that hides her footwork, and so on. I also think seeing her dance in her casual rehearsal clothes vs. her costumes is an entirely different experience, because without all the flashy beads and sequins and such, you're able to focus on the specific movements more closely (or at least I am, because I'm easily distracted by the way a costume moves).
And I just can't get over how happy she looks in every frame while practicing. She seems like a kid in a candy shop in the dance studio. She's loving every moment, and even when she messes up, she just goes "oh right shit" and immediately nails it the second time. Her dancing isn't just technically good, and so you begrudgingly have to admit she's talented--it's on a whole other level, because you can see she's having fun. It isn't just another job for her, or another day at the office, so to speak. She is giving her all and having the time of her life doing it.
Just...wow. I could watch hours of this footage and not get bored. Her Oscar should go down in history as one of the most well-deserved there ever was.
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Do you think they explored each other’s bodies
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One Dress a Day Challenge
November: Oscar Winners
Chicago / Catherine Zeta-Jones as Velma Kelly and Renee Zellweger as Roxy Hart
Year: 2002
Designer: Colleen Atwood
Velma and Roxy wear these costumes for the finale. The white may playfully symboize their official innocence, while the lyrics suggest anything but.
There's a nice bit of acting in how they react to the glamorous fur-trimmed robes in which they make their entrance. Velma is more used to this lifestyle, happy to be back but basically taking it in stride. Roxy is practically swooning at the newfound luxury. See below for a close-up.
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if i had a nickel for every time catherine zeta jones played a woman that is very elegant with dark hair and had extreme sexual and romantic tension with a woman with blonde hair i would have two nickels. it’s not a lot but weird that it happened twice right?
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Girl who murdered music and dance partner offers partnership into the performance world to girl who murdered the last guy who offered a way into the performance world. And they hate eachother. There is no flaw in this plan.
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