Considering that genre fiction is thought to sell so much more readily than literary, I'm always surprised at the vehemence with which some people will describe literary fiction as boring and «pretentious» — as if vampires prancing around in ill -
researched period costumes aren't pretentious in their own fashion; as if utterly implausible science fiction isn't a form of pretension at warp speed.
Not exact matches
Colonial Day at my 4th grader's school required a
period character
costume,
researched and selected by the students four weeks in advance and was specifically billed as «student - driven, parent - enabled.»
Colonial Day at my 4th grader's school required a
period character
costume,
researched and selected by the students four weeks in advance and was specifically billed as...
Gangs has been a dream project for Scorsese for decades, and the effort and time spent on
research shows through in each speck of dirt on Sandy Powell's
period - perfect
costumes and every loose shingle on every dilapidated building in production designer Dante Ferretti's uncanny recreation of 1863 New York City, specifically the neighborhood known as the Five Points.
He further
researched his character, collected
period costumes and accouterments (and even started participating in reenactments himself), then designed a brochure and sent it out to public schools.