Author Archives: thewhitejam
No Tears – British Film Showreel
I am biased when it comes to MoMI and it’s closure, it is now permanently entwined with personal nostalgia and my formative career progressions and frustrations. However it is important to acknowledge that there were many non-sinister reasons why it closed and certainly it stagnated over its decade long run. Elements that were ground breaking […]
V&A / BFI Costume Collection #2 Ingrid Bergman – Joan of Arc
Following on from my last post on costume collecting, it is interesting to see where the major collections cross-over. The holy grails are obviously anything of Marilyn Monroe, which MOMI had, and Judy Garland’s Wizard of Oz costume, which it sadly did not. There are, however, numerous stars and particular productions that appear again and […]
V&A / BFI Costume Collection #1 Marlene Dietrich – Angel
Costumes must be the most popular film artefact for collectors and museums. They are as close as anyone is going to get to the physicality of the ‘star’ performer without having their embalmed body on display. Great costumes are masterpieces of design and construction, as garments in their own right and as essential storytelling elements […]
Albatross! Albatross!
Monty Python are back, having their last hurrah with a series of performances at London’s O2. In celebration the BBC have hosted programmes and interviews with the remaining Pythons ahead of opening night. In Imagine.. Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar (tx 29/06/14 22:25) Alan Yentob has his arts programme follow the team […]
Memento MOMI 