I've always respected the immense research Costume Designers & Set Designers do to get a specific time period look perfectly correct. It helps bring realism & authenticity to a film's story. I'm glad they give out Awards for it.
Agreed; costume and set designers don’t get nearly enough credit! For instance, a costume designer working on a historical epic doesn’t just research what people in the past wore, they also reinterpret history and create entirely new aesthetic realities off of a handful of museum pieces and academic texts.
That's how the Criterion Closet should be done..anecdotes but above all a passion for his craft - his work is the flesh in PTA's films and Mark furnishes the cast beautifully. I'm looking forward to seeing his work in Maestro.
Really, really appreciate the Piero Tosi recognition. Costumers aren't given enough credit, and Tosi was one of the best. And yay for the The Grifters mention.
@@Theomite Check the period costumes in The Leopard and Death in Venice. Unbelievable, both historically but also as storytelling. The Damned was great for contemporary costume, as well
There is a film from 1944, I believe, that beside being one of my favorites of all time, has some of the best costuming I've ever noticed. It's not 'period' other than being, of that time, the costume design is by the great Edith Head. The film is 'The Uninvited' with Ray Miland, and Gail Russell, in her first film as 'Stella'. It is a ghost story and even has special effects, it takes place on the English coast. Stella's clothes, in both style and texture are wonderful. She even wears a sheer dress in silhouette at night in one scene. And the most beautiful coat I've ever seen in the exterior of the smoke shop. Please watch and enjoy.
When I was around 10 years old I remember watching The Uninvited and it scaring the crap out of me. Very atmospheric. One of the best haunted house films I've seen.
What a cutie! I love Mark's sweet, goofy vibe and effortless knowledge of quality cinema of all ages - no surprise he's part of PTA's inner circle of collaborators ❤❤❤
Mark Bridges, nice! Love his work, especially with PTA... great choices, of course! (Of course he'd pick Barry Lyndon and The Leopard 😁 exquisite masterpieces with incredible design) The Master and There Will Be Blood are both in my top 10.
Wonderful! I hope you continue to invite more specialist department heads as opposed to just actors and directors. It'd be amazing to see some score composers and editors in the closet!
Wow, what a legend I’m ashamed I didn’t know by name before now. His influence on menswear, through his film work, will be studied. There Will Be Blood alone!
I am always disappointed in how Heavens Gate suffered such negativity and the consequences. I saw this movie with my Mom upon opening. As a very young man, and an actor at the time I felt this was a very good and important film. We loved it.
You guys should get the red letter media guys in the closet. Although their collection is pretty large as well, it'll be interesting to see if you have anything they don't. Plus, it would be hilarious.
Here's a question: how come we don't see film costume designer tutorials out there? We have plenty for historical costume in theater and real life, but not anything for a lot of the other above/below-the-line tasks that are extremely important? Production design, assistant directing, set design, LUTs, and all kinds of other actual film *crafts* never seem to get a lot of coverage on the exposure and tutorial fronts.
Another guest of the closet getting a movie that they haven't actually watched (all the way through). Bravo, keep it up! Having people pick up films that they've seen seems pointless.
No. Those movies are widely available and very commercially popular. Not what Criterion is looking for. Learn what the brand is about, not every movie needs their little C and a cool cover.
@@thesilentcontemptCriterion has a long history of releasing very popular films that were widely available elsewhere. Being so is hardly a reason for exclusion from the collection, and they’ve certainly not limited the collection to obscure “deep cuts.” However, I do think you’re correct about Lord of the Rings. Even back in the Laserdisc days, they’ve always been primarily about offering the best quality version of a film along with all the extras and information on the filmmaking process they typically include. Quite frankly, LotR releases to date have all been very complete and pretty good quality (and the extended editions contain a truly massive amount of supplementary material), and as you state, quite widely available. So, I’m not sure how Criterion could improve them. (Other than better cases… I really do hate the flimsy clear-blue industry standard blu ray cases.)
