The Second season of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” premiered on October 29th 2023. Much like the title suggests the series is set during 1880s in New York City. It features an ensemble cast with many of the actors being stars of the stage.
Season two opens on Easter of 1883 and is primarily set against the ‘Opera Wars’ which saw the opening of Metropolitan Opera against the exclusive Academy of Music.
Quasimodo during Out There Disney Hunchback of Notre Dame
Thirty years ago today Disney’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was released in movie theaters.
Its legacy, not to be confused with the album of the same name, is fairly mixed. It lauded for being Disney’s darkest work that deals with more serious issues. It’s also criticized for its attempt of levity with gargoyles. The gargoyles especially Hugo adds cognitive dissonance to the narrative and tone. Frollo and “Hellfire” are praised for being one of best Disney villains and “Hellfire” is considered by many to be the best villain song of all times not just in Disney movies. It’s also criticized for its representation of the Romani people as well as Esmeralda picking Phoebus over Quasimodo as well as hyper sexualizing Esmeralda.
It’s simultaneously an underrated gem yet the most well-known film adaptation of the novel.
The second season of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” premiered on October 29th 2023 and is set during 1880s a.k.a “The Gilded Age” in New York City. The cast is an ensemble with many of the actors being stars of the stage
The season opens on Easter Sunday 1883 and set against the ‘Opera Wars’ which saw the opening of Metropolitan Opera against the ultra exclusive Academy of Music. However not all the characters are as absorbed in the rivalry. Peggy being one such character whose story goes deeper than the cities’ opera venues.
Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook “The Gilded Age” Season 2 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits
Introducing The Gilded Age
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone Marian Brook: Louisa Jacobson
Featuring an ensemble cast, season 2 of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” premiered on October 29th 2023 and is set during 1880s a.k.a “The Gilded Age” in New York City.
Season two opens on Easter, 1883 and set against the ‘Opera Wars’ which saw the opening of Metropolitan Opera against the ultra exclusive Academy of Music. However not all the characters are as absorbed in the rivalry.
Carrie Coon portrays Bertha Russell in “The Gilded Age,” Julian Fellowes’ prequel to “Downton Abbey” set in 1880s New York City. Russell’s costumes reflect her new money and power play with New York Society.
Introducing The Gilded Age
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone
HBO’s “The Gilded Age” Season 2 premiered on October 29th 2023 and features an ensemble cast. As its name suggests the series is set during 1880s a.k.a “The Gilded Age” in New York City.
Season two starts on Easter 1883 and set against the ‘Opera Wars’ which saw the opening of Metropolitan Opera against the ultra exclusive Academy of Music.
Again we have a Pixar offering that I haven’t seen before. Unlike A Bug’s Life I did have been working knowledge of Toy Story 2’s plot as I’ve seen clips and I was familiar with Jesse’s backstory. I just didn’t know how the plot unfolded.
It’s a little odd to think about that Pixar’s third move being a sequel. So often they get criticized for doing sequels when their third movie was a sequel. They did sequels right out of the gate. But at least it was an example of a good sequel.
Natalie Portman’s wedding gown in 2002’s “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones” is stunningly beautiful without being too grand
Imaginative, Daring & Whimsical
A Wedding Scene! They can be a very big deal in a movie as they can change the scope of the story, add drama or bring closure. And what aspect is the most important part of any wedding large or small? The Wedding Gown!
Emily Blunt wears an 1840s-style gown with a soft round neckline and voluminous sleeves in 2009’s “The Young Victoria”
Orange Blossoms, Silks, and White Lace
A Wedding Scene are momentous in a narrative as they can changed the scope of the story, add drama or bring closure. And it’s the Bride’s wedding gown that is the most discussed part of any wedding affair.
This list ranks 20 of the best wedding gowns from Period movies. As period movie tend to depict a period or related aesthetic these gowns capture more elegance, refinement and displays of wealth than wedding gowns from modern movies that depict current fashions or fantasy/sci-fi movies.
The gowns were ranked by beauty which is subjective, how they reflect the character/movie and how memorable they are in the cultural landscape.
This list tends to favor more western conventions of bridal attire but the colors were not limited to white especially since the tradition of the white wedding gowns only really began in the mid-19th century. They just have to be a wedding gown for a wedding within the movie even if no wedding took place while wearing the gown.
Sonoya Mizuno as Araminta in her her extravagant yet whimsical Wedding Gown from 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians”
Sparkles, Florals & Tulle
A Wedding Scene! Or a Wedding Movie. Wedding Gowns from modern movies are very plentiful as many, many rom-com center around a wedding since they perfect for depicting relationships with humor and tension.
Well, well, well it didn’t take long for me to get to a Pixar movie that I had never seen before now. I do believe I have seen clips of A Bug’s Life before but I have a vague memory of it playing on a TV of a room I was in once, if that counts. Also I did go on the Animal Kingdom extraction “It’s Tough to be a Bug” like so many I was freak out by the sensory effects but mostly I recall enjoying the extraction.
So It’s not that I had nothing to go one for this movie but I had never sat down and watch it in its entirety before.
