Contender Q&A: ‘True Grit’ costume designer Mary Zophres

Contender Q&A: ‘True Grit’ costume designer Mary Zophres
She drew inspiration from the Montgomery Ward catalog, an Albuquerque taxidermist and cowboy fashion sense. When Mary Zophres was designing costumes for Joel and Ethan Coen’s “True Grit,” product placement tie-ins were the last thing on her mind. Her rugged Old West garb for stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon and Hailee Steinfeld was based on rigorous historical research. “It wasn’t about making …
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Local movie inspires people to help children in need
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New Buildings Revive Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road
New Gehry Building, Whimsical Garage Revive Blighted Corners Of Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road
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Bertrand Blier’s new comedy sidekick
Seventy-one-year-old provocateur Bertrand Blier is still going strong – and ushering in cancer as a character in his latest film At the start of Bertrand Blier’s new film, The Clink of Ice, a sinister-eyed man walks up to the security gates of an alcoholic writer’s high-end country house. “I’m your cancer!” he says by way of introduction. “I thought it would be a good idea if we got to know each …
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