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One Dress a Day Challenge

August: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Return to Oz / Jean Marsh as Mombi and Sophie Ward as Mombi II

I was lucky enough to grow up in a town whose library had a nearly complete collection of the Oz books, so of course I remembered Princess Langwidere and her collection of heads! It was great to see that onscreen, even though they merged the characters of Langwidere and Mombi.

In the book, she only wore a simple white dress, as changing her head gave her all the variety she wanted. But I think the burgundy-and-plum gown created for the movie by designer Raymond Hughes is gorgeous, with its iridescent patches and art nouveau swirls. A particularly interesting feature is the rack of golden splinters trailing back from the shoulders, almost like they're trying to form into fairy wings but aren't quite complete.

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Willow (1988) dir. Ron Howard

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This blue gown, designed by Margaret Furse was first worn by Siân Phillips as Gwendolen in the 1964 film Becket. It was used again in the Doctor Who serial The Crusade in the episodes The Knights of Jaffa and The Wheel of Fortune, where it was worn by Jean Marsh as Joanna.

Costume Credit: Anne81, thisbluespirit

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Return to Oz (1985). Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

HOW has this film escaped the legacy of children's horror masterpieces like The Dark Crystal and The Witches? I had pretty low expectations going in, but it really leans into the horror of its setting and lets Dorothy grow and regress in equal measure. Plus the stop motion and puppetry and practical effects are pretty awesome. Yeah, it's flawed, but man, I think I would've been obsessed with this if I'd watched it when I was 9. 7.5/10.

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The perfect gene’s definetly got passed down

Bonus

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Dark Places (1974)

"You still think that money is here, don't you?"

"I know it is. And so do you, otherwise you'd have sold up the estate long ago."

"You have no right to Andrew Marr's money."

"None whatever, my dear Prescott. Any more than you have."

[demigodofhoolemere]

Happy birthday, Jean Marsh!

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The Changeling's original motion picture soundtrack is available on vinyl via Death Waltz. The score is composed by Rick Wilkins with Kenneth Wannberg (The Philadelphia Experiment) and Howard Blake (Flash Gordon).

Priced at $40, the 2xLP album is pressed on 140-gram colored vinyl. It's housed in a gatefold jacket featuring artwork by Gary Pullin.

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Happy Birthday Jean Marsh

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Return to Oz (1985) poster by Drew Struzan.

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Willow 1988 35th anniversary continues 🎂⚔️🧙❤️

(Pic from Cheryl_tanner_actor on ig)

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Pauline Collins and Jean Marsh in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971) Board Wages

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It's August 1904 and with the Bellamys away, the servants have the house to themselves. Hudson and Mrs Bridges are also absent and soon the rest, along with a few friends, begin drinking and partying. Rather than restrict themselves to below stairs, the party soon moves to the morning room and Sarah dons one of Lady Marjorie's evening gowns. They are all shocked however when the Bellamys eldest son James, a Lieutenant in the Life Guards, arrives unexpectedly. Rather than chuck them out or call the police, which is what most of them expect him to do, he embarrasses them further by playing along with their little game and serving them champagne until they are all quite drunk. Sarah however is as defiant as ever, standing up to him and managing to extract a promise from him not to tell his parents what has happened. She also makes a momentous decision about her own future.

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Happy birthday Jean Marsh - 1 July 1934