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Argo
Ben Affleck directs this entertaining thriller about an unbelievable-but-true mission to extricate American hostages from Iran in 1980.
"...care is devoted to establishing the Seventies look in wardrobe and hairstyles, and the film's insiders’ sense of Hollywood..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Killer Joe
Matthew McConaughey's Killer Joe is sociopathy incarnate; William Friedkin adds visual punch to the venality within Tracy Letts' screenplay.
"...visual images, and despite the fact that McConaughey's entire wardrobe appears to have been rented from Villains "R" Us,..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Roommate
A college student grows fearful of her new dorm mate in this thriller which costars Minka Kelly and Leighton Meester.
"...is a wealthy Beverly Hills kid with a vast wardrobe and no friends, while Sara hails from Des Moines..."

Feb. 11, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Losers
In this action movie, a U.S. Special Forces unit on a mission in the jungles of Bolivia becomes the target for assassination and must figure out who is double-crossing them.
"...succeed in offing Max, who, as if his godawful wardrobe weren't enough of a crime, also has plans to..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clash of the Titans
A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.
"...in iridescent armor apparently rifled from John Boorman's Excalibur wardrobe department. Avatar's Worthington is cast as Perseus, a self-denying..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
The tween music sensations take to the big screen.
"...and prepackaged, so much so that even a midconcert wardrobe change is choreographed to “catch” lead singer Joe with..."

March 6, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Confessions of a Shopaholic
Profligate spending may be out of step with the times, but don't short-sell the comic charms of Isla Fisher.
"...a seasoned star of classic screwball comedies. The giddy wardrobe on which she spends all her phantom money also..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Push
This sci-fi actioner about warring clairvoyants is generically incomprehensible with cyberpunk overtones.
"...future and, apparently, gain access to the Olsen twins' wardrobe trailer. She's pursued by Hounsou's aptly named Carver, a..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spirit
Graphic novelist Frank Miller delivers this film version of Will Eisner's classic comic-book series.
"...to have Jackson's underworld evildoer, the Octopus, change his wardrobe from natty crimelord to Josef Mengele-inspired kitsch every other..."

Jan. 2, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

CJ7
Known for his manic comedic style, Chinese filmmaker Stephen Chow tries his hand at a kids movie, but sadly, the result is a cutesy and sentimental story we've seen dozens of times before.
"...is bullied by the other kids for his shabby wardrobe and unwashed appearance. Dicky's status changes when he comes..."

April 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sparkle and Shine
Stephen Moser remembers Valley of the Dolls with something between a smirk and a smile
"...of those), she quit the production and stole the wardrobe that had been designed for her, wearing it for..."

April 11, 2008 Screens Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Taking cues from Ray and Walk the Line, this comedy biopic spans 70 years in the life of its hero, the fictional music legend Dewey Cox.
"...County). Aside from Reilly, two clear stars emerge: the wardrobe and the music. The costumes (by Debra McGuire) are..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Norbit
The three personas Eddie Murphy adopts in this film literally fill the screen, but the script doesn't serve his multidimensional talents.
"...playing the grossly obese Rasputia in Norbit – his wardrobe changes run the gamut of bad taste, ranging from..."

Feb. 9, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Tony Takitani
This adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s eponymous short story is a delicate little curio, lighter than air and gravely philosophical at once.
"...marry, Tony converts half the house into a giant wardrobe for her acquisitions. But when he asks her to..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Happily Ever After
This French romantic comedy is little more than a heap of clichés whenever the director and star Yvan Attal's real-life wife, Charlotte Gainsbourg, disappears from the screen.
"...to do – rage and rend her casually stylish wardrobe – but instead she does what wronged women actually..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Tiffany & Stephen Go Shopping!
Come along as Your Style Avatar Stephen Moser guides his niece through the wild and wooly world of Austin fashion
"...there will always be pretty. Finally, we went to Wardrobe, though I knew their avant-garde taste was going to..."

June 3, 2005 Features Feature by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Ocean's Twelve
Like Soderbergh’s Ocean’s Eleven and 1960’s Rat-Packing original, Ocean's Twelve is an elaborate and delightful excuse to get the screen’s biggest and most gorgeous stars in the same film.
"...palette (I won’t even get into the cast’s knock-’em-dead wardrobe), Soderbergh’s film is at least as much a movie..."

Dec. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion
Queer Eye for the Austin Guy
"...already had. We then took a look at Dreux's wardrobe ("Fashion!"): perfectly arranged row after row of cargo shorts,..."

July 2, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

White Chicks
Wayans brothers' comedy depends on latex and whitewash.
"...the finest Prada, Louis Vuitton, and Manolo Blahnik that wardrobe can manufacture, are clearly meant as a parody of..."

June 25, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ladykillers
The Coen brothers remake a British comedy classic starring Tom Hanks in a flamboyantly love-him-or-hate-him performance.
"...professor Dorr. Clad in what looks like Samuel Clemens’ wardrobe, with matching facial hair and orthodontics, he speaks his..."

March 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...Proud of Our Wardrobe..."

March 12, 2004 Column

Postmarks
Our readers talk back.
"...see many women on a stage crew (except in wardrobe). I will never forget the excitement and dismay over..."

Sept. 19, 2003 Column

Remarkable Women Working in Theatre
"...see many women on a stage crew (except in wardrobe). I will never forget the excitement and dismay over..."

Sept. 16, 2003 Postmarks

Thirteen
Catherine Hardwicke directs her laser-beam gaze into the horrifically malleable soul of young girls caught in bad situations.
"...part of her teenage deal: She’s pretty, but her wardrobe is more Lizzy McGuire than Britney Spears, and she..."

Aug. 29, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

2 Fast 2 Furious
"...clueless and loud. (And I’m not talking about their wardrobe, either.) It’s purely by-the-numbers action filmmaking minus any sense..."

June 6, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Everybody Loves a Wynn-er
Will Wynn is his own flavor of ice cream -- pure vanilla, but mixed with nuts
"...trade their clothes for pot. I got a whole wardrobe. I still wear those clothes all the time." Now,..."

Feb. 14, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Deliver Us From Eva
"...Eva – who trades her no-BS attitude and conservative wardrobe for a more freewheeling approach to life and fashion..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Portrait of Conspirare
Local chorus Conspirare, headed to New York City for the American Choral Directors Association convention, previewed the trip with a local concert of what amounted to two programs: a collection spanning Renaissance to modern works and a mostly modern collection of songs ranging from the flowing to the formal, the basic to the brash.
"...all temperatures and moods. Having looked through its song wardrobe, Conspirare picked out and tried on what amounted to..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Arts Review by Robi Polgar

Rhyme & Reason
"...trying to fit a late-model Elvis into Kate Moss’ wardrobe ñ there’s just not enough room. That aside, Spirer’s..."

May 30, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Irma Vep & Les Vampires Double Bill
"...with no one to lean on but the lesbian wardrobe mistress and the titillation of a furtive jewel raid...."

May 14, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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