Original costumes from the Western movie Appaloosa...

These Western movie costumes from the movie Appaloosa were displayed on September 29, 2008 in the ArcLight Hollywood cinema foyer.

Original Appaloosa movie costumes at ArcLight Hollywood

Appaloosa movie poster

Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and Renee Zellweger star in this movie set in the late 1880's in a New Mexico town.

Western costumes from Appaloosa

Buy the DVD in the USA: Appaloosa

Original Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes costumes from The Duchess...

In The Duchess, Keira Knightley plays 'Georgiana Spencer' who became 'The Duchess of Devonshire' in Great Britain when she married 'William Cavendish, The 5th Duke of Devonshire' (played by Ralph Fiennes) in 1774.  

Oscar-Winning 18th century movie costumes from The Duchess

'Georgiana' is spirited aristocrat who lived during a period at the height of fashion, decadence and political change. Did you know that Diana Princess of Wales was a direct descendent of The Duchess, and was born Lady Diana Spencer.

The Duchess movie poster

These two authentic looking and opulent 18th Century movie costumes inspired by the Georgian period were photographed on display at Arclight Hollywood on September 28, 2008.

The Duchess Oscar-Winning movie costumes on 

display at ArcLight Hollywood cinema

In what became a loveless marriage The Duchess fell in love with 'Charles Grey', future Prime Minister, played by Dominic Cooper (who played 'Sky' in Mamma Mia: The Movie).

The actual costumes worn by Ralph Fiennes 

and Keira Knightley in The Duchess

The two costumes on display were designed by Michael O'Connor, for which he won his first Oscar for Best Costume Design at the 81st Annual Academy Awards. 

On the left is the outfit worn by Ralph Fiennes when the Duke discusses the marriage contract with 'Lady Spencer'.

Men's clothing was worn very fitted at the time and the green velvet tailcoat and matching breeches are paired with a steely grey silk waistcoat.

On the right is 'Georgiana's' beautiful Wedding Dress of cream silk, with sack back and diamond decorated stomacher.

The Duchess movie poster

Visit the official website for The Duchess for even more fabulous costumes and even get to see them in 3D.

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Buy the DVD in the USA: The Duchess

Batman and The Joker movie costumes from The Dark Knight...

These original film costumes and masks from the phenomenally successful sequel to Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, were photographed at ArcLight Hollywood on July 22, 2008.

Original Batman suit from The Dark Knight worn by Christian Bale

The Dark Knight movie billboard in New York City

Original Joker costume worn by Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight Joker movie billboard 

along Santa Monica Boulevard in L.A.

These clown masks below worn by The Joker's henchmen, who rob the bank with him at the beginning of the movie, were also part of the exhibit of Dark Knight costumes in the cinema foyer.

Clown henchmen masks on display

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Buy the DVD in the USA: The Dark Knight (Two-Disc Special Edition + Digital Copy)