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In 2015, Drea de Matteo’s East Village apartment on the corner of St. Marks Place and 1st Ave. went up in flames after a gas explosion set off in the adjacent building. Three buildings on the block, including de Matteo’s, were reduced to rubble by the next morning, and the actor, most famous for her role as the beloved Adriana la Cerva in “The Sopranos,” was only able to salvage a few of her most prized possessions. Among them? The iconic tiger-print jumpsuit Adriana wears only moments before her tragic demise in the HBO series.
“The best Adriana outfit is always gonna be that trashy tiger suit,” De Matteo tells me over the phone. “I wore it last Halloween. I found it. I can’t believe I found it.
In 2015, Drea de Matteo’s East Village apartment on the corner of St. Marks Place and 1st Ave. went up in flames after a gas explosion set off in the adjacent building. Three buildings on the block, including de Matteo’s, were reduced to rubble by the next morning, and the actor, most famous for her role as the beloved Adriana la Cerva in “The Sopranos,” was only able to salvage a few of her most prized possessions. Among them? The iconic tiger-print jumpsuit Adriana wears only moments before her tragic demise in the HBO series.
“The best Adriana outfit is always gonna be that trashy tiger suit,” De Matteo tells me over the phone. “I wore it last Halloween. I found it. I can’t believe I found it.
- 1/31/2024
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Juliet Polcsa, the costume designer on The Sopranos, liked to say that most of the HBO Mob drama’s core cast members in real life dressed nothing like the characters they so famously played on TV. On the other hand, there was Tony Sirico as the aggrieved, inflexible, and unforgettable Soprano capo Paulie “Walnuts” Gualtieri. Polcsa recalled a wardrobe fitting where Sirico was pleased to see that she had chosen a shirt for Paulie identical to one he had in his closet at home. “A year later,” she told me shortly before the series ended,...
- 7/9/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Promised Land is the new contemporary drama directed by Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting, Milk). Matt Damon plays Steve Butler, an ace corporate salesman who is sent along with his partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand), to close a key rural town in his company’s expansion plans. With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company’s offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski), as well as the interest of a local woman (Rosemarie DeWitt). Promised Land explores America at the crossroads where big business and the strength of small-town community converge. The film will be...
- 12/26/2012
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Focus Features has announced that production has officially started on Promised Land . Arriving from two-time Academy Award nominee director Gus Van Sant, the film is a contemporary drama from an original screenplay written by John Krasinski and Matt Damon, based on a story by Dave Eggers. In addition to Damon and Krasinski, the cast of Promised Land includes Rosemarie DeWitt ( Rachel Getting Married ), Academy Award nominee Hal Holbrook ( Into the Wild ), Scoot McNairy ( Monsters ), Titus Welliver ( The Town ), and, in her fourth film for Focus, Academy Award winner Frances McDormand. The movie.s crew includes Linus Sandgren ( Shelter ) as cinematographer, Dan Clancy ( The Dilemma ) as production designer, and Juliet Polcsa ( The Sopranos ) as costume designer. Damon plays...
- 4/24/2012
- Comingsoon.net
By no means intended as an exhaustive list, Clothes on Film ponder an overview of 2011 in costume. Concentrating on mainstream fare that those outside of big cities are likely to have seen, we consider which costumes delighted, surprised and best of all, enlightened us. Expect to spot Drive, Melancholia and Hugo on this list somewhere.
Costume encompasses every item of clothing worn on film. By strict definition costume is not ‘wardrobe’; wardrobe is what Oprah Winfrey wore on her talk show. While at Clothes on Film we embrace all forms of costume, we do have a slight bias for contemporary, although only because it is often underrepresented in the face of (admittedly dazzling) period or fantasy wear. This roundup will comprise both period and contemporary, but...
Costume encompasses every item of clothing worn on film. By strict definition costume is not ‘wardrobe’; wardrobe is what Oprah Winfrey wore on her talk show. While at Clothes on Film we embrace all forms of costume, we do have a slight bias for contemporary, although only because it is often underrepresented in the face of (admittedly dazzling) period or fantasy wear. This roundup will comprise both period and contemporary, but...
- 12/28/2011
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
Film also Features New Songs by Mark Ronson and Ben Gibbard,
Vocals by Daniel Merriweather
Burbank, CA, March 7, 2011 . Composer Theodore Shapiro is providing the original score for director Jason Winer’s contemporary re-imagining of the timeless romantic comedyARTHUR, in theaters nationwide on April 8th.
Arthur stars Russell Brand as loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, and Helen Mirren as his lifelong nanny and best friend, Hobson.
Shapiro, a prolific composer and eight-time recipient of the Bmi Film Music Award, says, “Arthur treats the world as a toy to be played with. He’s irresponsible, but also kind-hearted, generous and has a love of life, and Jason and I wanted the palette of the score to reflect that dichotomy and Arthur’s upbeat worldview.”
Also featured in the film will be several original songs contributed by Mark Ronson, with vocals by Daniel Merriweather; and by Ben Gibbard.
“I absolutely love Jason Winer’s new take on ‘Arthur,...
Vocals by Daniel Merriweather
Burbank, CA, March 7, 2011 . Composer Theodore Shapiro is providing the original score for director Jason Winer’s contemporary re-imagining of the timeless romantic comedyARTHUR, in theaters nationwide on April 8th.
Arthur stars Russell Brand as loveable billionaire Arthur Bach, and Helen Mirren as his lifelong nanny and best friend, Hobson.
Shapiro, a prolific composer and eight-time recipient of the Bmi Film Music Award, says, “Arthur treats the world as a toy to be played with. He’s irresponsible, but also kind-hearted, generous and has a love of life, and Jason and I wanted the palette of the score to reflect that dichotomy and Arthur’s upbeat worldview.”
Also featured in the film will be several original songs contributed by Mark Ronson, with vocals by Daniel Merriweather; and by Ben Gibbard.
“I absolutely love Jason Winer’s new take on ‘Arthur,...
- 3/8/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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A second trailer for Arthur featuring a topper donned Russell Brand and cardigan wearing Helen Mirren has arrived. Can the film possibly be as likeable as this footage implies?
Arthur is a remake of the much loved 1981 movie of the same name starring Dudley Moore. When this idea was announced in 2008 it is fair to say most folk dismissed it as another pointless rehash. Yet, judging by this and the recently released first trailer, it could be a lot of silly, if ultimately pointless fun. Brand as Arthur really does look superb, too. Costume designer Juliet Polcsa (Brooklyn’s Finest, 79 episodes of The Sopranos) and director Jason Winer have gone for the Cecil Beaton gentry look, though swapping bowler hat for topper, as with Moore’s classic embodiment,...
A second trailer for Arthur featuring a topper donned Russell Brand and cardigan wearing Helen Mirren has arrived. Can the film possibly be as likeable as this footage implies?
Arthur is a remake of the much loved 1981 movie of the same name starring Dudley Moore. When this idea was announced in 2008 it is fair to say most folk dismissed it as another pointless rehash. Yet, judging by this and the recently released first trailer, it could be a lot of silly, if ultimately pointless fun. Brand as Arthur really does look superb, too. Costume designer Juliet Polcsa (Brooklyn’s Finest, 79 episodes of The Sopranos) and director Jason Winer have gone for the Cecil Beaton gentry look, though swapping bowler hat for topper, as with Moore’s classic embodiment,...
- 3/3/2011
- by Chris Laverty
- Clothes on Film
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“Brooklyn’s Finest” stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D’Onofrio, Brian F. O’Byrne, Will Patton, Jesse Williams, Lili Taylor, Ellen Barkin, Shannon Kane, Wass Stevens, Armando Riesco, Wade Allain-Marcus and Logan Marshall-Green from director Antoine Fuqua and writer Michael C. Martin. The film opened on March 5, 2010.
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“Brooklyn’s Finest” stars Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Vincent D’Onofrio, Brian F. O’Byrne, Will Patton, Jesse Williams, Lili Taylor, Ellen Barkin, Shannon Kane, Wass Stevens, Armando Riesco, Wade Allain-Marcus and Logan Marshall-Green from director Antoine Fuqua and writer Michael C. Martin. The film opened on March 5, 2010.
To win your free “Brooklyn’s Finest” movie pass and for your chance to win our signed poster courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, all you need to do is answer a question in this Web-based submission form. That’s it! Directions to enter this HollywoodChicago.com Hookup...
- 3/21/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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