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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:30:05 -0700

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! In Moulin Rouge, who portrays the little green fairy?

What's Buzzworthy: Movies With Great Costumes

BuzzSugar — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 14:00:00 -0700

In the spirit of the upcoming Halloween holiday and costuming and masquerade, I made this week's Buzzworthy challenge all about movies with great costumes, and the results were dazzling! I feel the need to check out each of these movies all over again just to get some inspiration for my own Halloween costume this year. Below are some of the bookmarked movies that I chose to highlight and then a widget including all of the selected titles.

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Bookmarked by gruaig_rua, Breakfast at Tiffany's is a classic costume movie! That sleek black dress, the gloves, and the pearls have become iconic in cinematic - and pop culture - history.

The Last Emperor
Bookmarked by Fab_Kitty who writes "The costumes in this thoughtful, sumptuous movie are amazing. I have no clue whether they are historically and/or culturally accurate, but each item of clothing is clearly designed to finest detail."

Several more titles if you read more

Moulin Rouge
Bookmarked by both missyosigirl and WhiplashGirlchild, Whip writes: "The costumes and set were my favorite things about this movie." I have to agree. The costumes in this film are boldly colored and lush.

The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
bookmarked by WhiplashGirlchild, who says, "Seriously, how could a drag queen movie NOT have fabulous costumes?" So true, so true. So many colors and fabrics and flowers and feathers!

Labyrinth
Bookmarked by mabess who writes, "I love this movie mostly because of David Bowie's crazy outfits. They're weird and wild, but they're totally his style. I love the hair, the crazy eye makeup, and I also envy Jennifer Connelly's adorable casual look, too. It's all definitely old school and out there, but always fun."

Marie Antoinette
This title was bookmarked by Kerry G who has quite the eye for fashion. There is actually not very much dialogue in this film, which is just fine by me because I'd be distracted by the outrageously beautiful and candy-colored costumes. I'm glad this film won the Oscar for Best Costumes this year.

Tristan and Isolde
tdamji's pick features stunning costumes in lush colors and fabrics. She even linked to a site that has some beautiful stills from the movie, which takes place during a period of lords and ladies, royalty and chivalry. Swoon!

Here are everyone's picks!

Movie Night: Best Costumes Winners

BuzzSugar — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 14:34:58 -0800

This week I've been featuring the Oscar nominees for Best Costumes, and on Friday I'll ask you to vote for the one you think should win. In the meantime, I've planned this week's Movie Night around three movies that I think were completely deserving of their Best Costume wins.

Amadeus
One of my all-time favorite movies, Amadeus is so much more than just an amazing period piece. It tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, rising to fame in the early 19th century. The costumes do an impressive job of pulling you into the incredible opulence of that time period and class, though my favorite part is Tom Hulce, who makes Mozart into a very funny, enthusiastic, and flawed genius.

For two more stunning picks, read more

Shakespeare in Love
This film earned Gwyneth Paltrow the Best Actress Oscar in 1999, though personally, I was more impressed with the costumes than with her performance. Just look at this peacock-feather contraption that they managed to pour Judi Dench into - it is a work of art! Oh yeah, and the film is about William Shakespeare, you know, falling in love and writing one of his Great Plays. If you are impressed by costumes and love a good two hours of Shakespeare references, this is the film for you.

Moulin Rouge
Sometimes written with an exclamation point (like this: Moulin Rouge!), this movie is a feast for the senses - or rather, a feast for the senses! Fun music, dance and flashy costumes - who could ask for anything more? Nicole Kidman is delicate and beautiful as Satine, the object of desire for Christian (the dreamy Ewan McGregor), a bohemian poet. Their romance plays out inside the famous Parisian club, the Moulin Rouge, where people of all classes would collectively enjoy a little can-can. The rich colors and passionate mood of this film will make you swoon.