Film Design – Foote & Friends on Film https://footeandfriendsonfilm.com Any film you haven't seen -- is a new experience! Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:31:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-FF-1-32x32.png Film Design – Foote & Friends on Film https://footeandfriendsonfilm.com 32 32 The Philadelphia Story and High Society – Two Movies, One Story /2019/09/24/philadelphia-story-and-high-society-two-movies-one-story/ /2019/09/24/philadelphia-story-and-high-society-two-movies-one-story/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2019 12:15:15 +0000 /?p=10715 By Craig Leask Many may not know this, but the play The Philadelphia Story (and it’s subsequent film adapation in 1940 and musical remake entitled High Society in 1956) was inspired by the true-life Helen Hope Montgomery Scott (1904–1995), a Philadelphia socialite known for her mischievousness shenanigans and high-spirited flirtations. She was the daughter of…

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]]> /2019/09/24/philadelphia-story-and-high-society-two-movies-one-story/feed/ 0 Famous Movie Cars: Part One /2019/06/27/famous-movie-cars-part-one/ /2019/06/27/famous-movie-cars-part-one/#respond Thu, 27 Jun 2019 13:35:20 +0000 /?p=9732 By Craig Leask As mentioned in my article on Famous Television Cars a vehicle in movies, when properly used and presented, can be iconic and an integral component of the main character’s persona. Often great lengths are taken by a production team to research and identify the perfect car for their film, and when done…

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]]> /2019/06/27/famous-movie-cars-part-one/feed/ 0 Famous Television Cars /2019/06/19/famous-television-cars/ /2019/06/19/famous-television-cars/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2019 13:47:02 +0000 /?p=9560 By Craig Leask In movies and in television, few techniques have been used to easily define the character of an individual better than the car the lead actor drives. Beginning predominantly in the 1960’s, cars were incorporated into various television series as an identifier of the character(s) uniqueness, social class or conventionality, rather than as…

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]]> /2019/06/19/famous-television-cars/feed/ 0 The Evil Lairs of the James Bond Franchise /2019/05/27/the-evil-lairs-of-the-james-bond-franchise/ /2019/05/27/the-evil-lairs-of-the-james-bond-franchise/#respond Mon, 27 May 2019 00:10:56 +0000 /?p=9271 By Craig Leask There are certain things that every James Bond film needs to be a hit: iconic theme songs; outlandish gadgets used to escape tight situations; sexy, scantily clad women to entice the hero; shockingly silly one liners; and of course, beautiful cars. Back in the 1960’s, when the world was much smaller, James…

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]]> /2019/05/27/the-evil-lairs-of-the-james-bond-franchise/feed/ 0 The R.M.S. Titanic on Film /2019/04/22/the-r-m-s-titanic-on-film/ /2019/04/22/the-r-m-s-titanic-on-film/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2019 15:25:58 +0000 /?p=8836 By Craig Leask Everyone knows the story. The British passenger liner R.M.S. Titanic, promoted as “unsinkable”, struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City in the early hours of April 15, 1912. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500…

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]]> /2019/04/22/the-r-m-s-titanic-on-film/feed/ 0 The Big Apple in The Movies – Part 2 /2019/03/19/the-big-apple-in-the-movies-part-2/ /2019/03/19/the-big-apple-in-the-movies-part-2/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:29:22 +0000 /?p=8339 By Craig Leask This is the second part to my piece on The Big Apple in The Movies. To read part 1, click here. Ghostbusters (1984) Ghostbusters was released in 1984, grossing $238 million in the US and $291 million worldwide. The success of the film launched a media franchise, which included action figures, a…

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]]> /2019/03/19/the-big-apple-in-the-movies-part-2/feed/ 1 The Big Apple in The Movies – Part 1 /2019/03/16/the-big-apple-in-the-movies-part-1/ /2019/03/16/the-big-apple-in-the-movies-part-1/#respond Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:26:33 +0000 /?p=8310 By Craig Leask This is the second in a series of articles on great cities in the movies.  This one focuses on movies filmed in and showcasing The Big Apple – New York City – famous for its diverse neighbourhoods, the Great White Way, delis, Central Park, and New Year’s Eve celebrations. Due to the…

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]]> /2019/03/16/the-big-apple-in-the-movies-part-1/feed/ 0 The City By The Bay In the Movies /2019/02/25/the-city-by-the-bay-in-the-movies/ /2019/02/25/the-city-by-the-bay-in-the-movies/#respond Mon, 25 Feb 2019 15:00:25 +0000 /?p=7990 By Craig Leask This is the first of a planned series of articles on great cities in the movies.  This one will focus on The City by The Bay, San Francisco.  San Francisco is one of those cities which has been immortalized throughout the years: in song – Tony Bennett’s “I Left My Heart in…

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