Hypothetical Casting for Phoebus: Derek Klena 

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Derek Klena

Lately I’ve been rewatching “The Gilded Age,” which I love. One of the great things about that show is the abundance of Broadway actors that they cast, including Patrick Page who played Frollo for the Disney Musical revision version at The LaJolla and PaperMills Playhouses.  Now it’s completely a wild pipe-dream to even think about casting a Broadway actor for a version of Notre Dame de Paris but here we are. So might I submit for consideration for Phoebus from Notre Dame de Paris, Derek Klena.

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Gladys Russell’s 7 Best Costumes from Season 1 of “The Gilded Age”

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Taissa Farmiga as Gladys Russell "The Gilded Age" Season 1 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits,
Taissa Farmiga plays Gladys Russell in HBO’s “The Gilded Age.” Her season one costumes reflect her youth, naiveté, and her mother’s control over her life

Introducing The Gilded Age

Gladys Russell: Taissa Farmiga
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone

After the success of Downton Abbey, Julian Fellows was considering doing prequel series. That series soon became its own story. “The Gilded Age” set during the gilded age of the 1880s premiered on on HBO, January 24, 2022.

The premise is a juxtaposition of the elite New York Society or “The 400” made up of wealthy blue bloods from old family against the New money people.

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Peggy Scott’s 7 Best Costumes from Season 1 of “The Gilded Age”

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Denée Benton plays Peggy Scott "The Gilded Age" Season 1 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits
Denée Benton plays Peggy Scott in HBO’s “The Gilded Age.” Peggy is a member of the Black Elite and her costumes reflect her ambition and refined sense of style.


Introducing The Gilded Age

Peggy Scott: Denée Benton
Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone

Pitched as a prequel series to his massively successful Downton Abbey, Julian Fellows soon took his idea and made it it’s own stand-alone period drama. Set in New York City during the 1880s “The Gilded Age” premiered on HBO, January 24, 2022.

It has an ensemble cast featuring stars from Broadway. While many of the storylines focus on the New York’s super elite in-crowd— “The 400”— made up of old money and the new people trying to push in, not every character’s narrative center on the frivolity of high society.

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Watching all the Pixar Movies – Toy Story (1995)

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Woody & Buzz Pixar "Toy Story" (1995)
Woody & Buzz

Preamble

On my time on Earth I have only seen nine of the Pixar movies. I feel remiss about that so I have decided in the same vein of my Disney movie marathon I will (try) to watch them all. Unlike that marathon I think I will review of all them and with a running rank of the top few  as I go and a separate full ranking after I watch all the available ones up, whenever that happens.  Also unlike that Disney marathon I’m going in order of release date instead of a random order.

First up Toy Story (1995). Which is one of the movies I had seem prior. 

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Marian Brook’s 10 Best Costumes from Season 1 of “The Gilded Age”

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Louisa Jacobson as Marian Brook "The Gilded Age" Season 1 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits
Louisa Jacobson plays Marian Brook in HBO’s “The Gilded Age” her costume reflect her roots and being slightly out placed in New York Society


Introducing The Gilded Age

Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone
Marian Brook: Louisa Jacobson

As “Downton Abbey” was wrapping up there were rumors circulating that Julian Fellows was going to make a prequel series. Eventually that project became its own story, centering around the elites of New York City society of The Gilded Age of the 1880s. The show aptly named “The Gilded Age” first premiered on on HBO, January 24, 2022.

The series primarily revolves around “The 400” — elite in-crowd made up of old money and upstarts with new money trying to crash the inner circle as well as their friends, relations and servants.

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Hypothetical Casting for Esmeralda: Dasha Grady 

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Dasha Grady Fan casting for Esmeralda
Dasha Grady

If you are like me, you’re probably on the fan-casting side the internet, like such sites as mycast. Anyway if your are on The Hunchback of Notre Dame side of that site, which is more niche too be sure, you would see that one of the most frequent suggestions for Esmeralda is actress/singer Dasha Grady. Typically this is more for the “mythical” Disney live action remake but that’s only because it’s more popular for speculations.  

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Bertha Russell’s 10 Best Costumes from Season 1 of “The Gilded Age”

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Carrie Coon as Bertha Russell, "The Gilded Age" Season 1 Ranking costumes, gowns, dresses and outfits
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 alienation from the city’s elite (aka “The 400.”)

Introducing The Gilded Age

Costume Designer: Kasia Walicka-Maimone

If you were a fan of Downton Abbey while it was still airing than you might have caught wind of Julien Fellow’s project, The Gilded Age, originally pitched as a prequel to Downton Abbey. The project soon became its own independent story, finally the first season premiered on HBO, January 24, 2022.

Like Downton Abbey, it sports an ensemble cast made up of renowned Broadway actors. Set in early 1880s New York City, The Gilded Age primarily revolves around an elite in-crowd—”The 400”—made up of old money and upstarts with new money trying to crash the inner circle.

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The 10 Best Floral Costumes in Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movies

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Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002) Best Floral Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Fantasy/Sci-Fi Movies
Natalie Portman as Padme Amidala from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002)

Roses are Red, Violets are Blue, Floral Costumes are Fantastical, Nobel and True

Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral are super lovely.

This is a ranked list of floral costumes from Fantasy and Sci-fi movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.

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The 10 Best Floral Costumes in Period Movies

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Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara from "Gone with the Wind," (1939) Best Floral Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Period Piece Drama Movies
Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara from “Gone with the Wind,” (1939)

Roses are Red, Peonies are Blush, Period Floral Movie Gowns are Opulent and Lush

Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral aresuper lovely.

This is a ranked list of floral costumes from period movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.

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The 10 Best Floral Costumes in Modern Movies

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Anne Hathaway as Mia from "The Princess Diaries," (2001) Best Floral Costumes, Gowns, & Dresses from Modern Set Movies
Anne Hathaway as Mia from “The Princess Diaries,” (2001)

Flowers are synonymous with beauty and femininity, so it makes perfect sense that movie costumes that use floral are super lovely.

This is a ranked list of floral costumes from modern set movies, which are ranked by aesthetics, memorability and how well they suit the character/film. Undergarments, cover-ups, sleepwear, outerwear, swimwear etc are not included, but in some instances, especially on this list, a matching outerwear was added.

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