Movies From An Alternate Universe

Peter Stults' re-imagined posters for modern movies, given a nice little 50s twist.

(via Contra)

Noughties Hypocrisy

I watched a truly awful programme the other day on the Really channel - Would Like To Meet. I vaguely remember it when it was originally on BBC back in 2002. What shocked me was the seemingly conservative and anti-feminist views of the stylist, claiming bright red lipstick and nails signalled loose morals and being 'up for it'. Admittedly it's not a great look, matching colours is just plain tacky but it certainly doesn't equate to a guaranteed one-night stand. Literally 10 minutes after revealing this ridiculous view, the clueless stylist adviced the 'unlucky in love plain Jane' that she should look toward the icons of the past to achieve the air of mystery and subtle sexuality... so Marilyn Monroe. Correct me if I'm wrong but she was well known for her image, the peroxide blonde hair and wait a minute, bright red lips. Absolutely ridiculous. I would hope that 9 years on this skewed opinion is that of the minority and doesn't make it on to mainstream makeover shows, especially with appliqued jeans wearing stylists!

Iconatomy

Elizabeth Taylor/ Angelina Jolie

Cary Grant/ George Clooney

Audrey Hepburn/ Natalie Portman

James Dean/ Robert Pattinson

Marilyn Monroe/ Scarlett Johansson (via Flavorwire)

How good are these by the artist George Chamoun? Obvious comparisons, but then they're obvious for a reason.

John Stezaker

(via Le Zebre Bleu)

Hollywood Haze

Hollywood Haze by Jeff Burton (via icon_ology)

Late Bloomer

James Dean in high school.

Parting is such sweet sorrow...

Beverly Bayne as Juliet in a silent version of Romeo and Juliet (1916)

Ford Maddox Brown, 1868-71

Liubov Sergeevna Popova stage design for Romeo and Juliet,1920

The premiere of Baz Luhrman's Romeo + Juliet, 1996

Laurence Olivier and Vivian Leigh, 1940

Theda Bara and Harry Hilliard in Romeo and Juliet (1916). Quite possibly the ugliest Juliet I've ever seen.

Joseph Wright, c. 1790

Olivia Hassey and Leanord Whiting in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation

Those two again.

Modern Surreal

Bast

'I agree… No! … I disagree', 2011. Damien Cadio (via We Find Wildness)

Vera Crighton's mugshot, 1924

From 'Space�, Providence', 1975. Francesca Woodman

'Dulcinea XXIX', 2010. Lita Cabellut

(via thisisn'thappiness)

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