Oscar-nominated 'Mr. Turner' designers talk costumes and sets of Mike Leigh's biopic

Posted by · 4:09 pm · February 7th, 2015

HitFix talks to Oscar-nominated production designer Suzie Davies and costume designer Jacqueline Durran about building the world of Mike Leigh’s “Mr. Turner.”

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Mike Leigh's Turner biopic finds a home with Sony Classics

Posted by · 9:02 am · March 19th, 2013

The seven-time Oscar nominee’s passion project will be released in 2014.

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Oscar Guide 2013: Best Costume Design

Posted by · 10:00 am · February 20th, 2013

‘Anna Karenina,’ ‘Lincoln,’ ‘Mirror Mirror,’ ‘Les Misérables’ and ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ square off.

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Roundup: Kushner honored with WGA's Selvin Award

Posted by · 7:00 am · January 29th, 2013

Also: Michael Moore on ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ and Dr Ruth’s Oscar night tips.

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Tech Support: Jacqueline Durran on playing with history (and Chanel) in 'Anna Karenina'

Posted by · 11:28 am · November 23rd, 2012

The British costume designer seeks her third Oscar nod for Joe Wright’s latest

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Roundup: The Mouse House looks to reclaim the animation crown

Posted by · 1:00 pm · September 26th, 2012

Also: Designing ‘Anna Karenina,’ and early Oscar blogger meltdowns.

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Review: All the world really is a stage in adventurous, aloof 'Anna Karenina'

Posted by · 6:20 pm · September 2nd, 2012

The design is dazzling, but the passion muted, in a creative adaptation of the Tolstoy tome.

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Rhapsody in tweed: on the costumes of 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy'

Posted by · 11:20 am · January 17th, 2012

BAFTA voters overruled their own costume branch by handing a Best Costume Design nomination to the soberly colored men’s suits of “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” — and they were right to do so.

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Tech Support: Period pieces from 'Hugo' to 'W.E.' stand out for Best Costume Design

Posted by · 8:03 am · October 20th, 2011

In Tech Support this week we tackle the category of Best Costume Design. Strong contenders include Madonna’s “W.E.,” Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo” and Steven Spielberg’s “The Help,” among others.

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