Makeover Montage: A Fashion in Film Podcast · Marie Lodi and Blaire Bercy

Aging Goth Ensembles and Hot Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

September 27, 2024·1 hr 35 min·5 clips

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This episode of Makeover Montage focuses on the costume design and cultural impact of the film "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Hosts Marie Lodi Dietz and Blair Bursey, fashion and film enthusiasts, return after a year-long hiatus due to Marie's serious gallbladder illness. The hosts analyze the work of costume designer Colleen Atwood, who has collaborated with Tim Burton on numerous projects including this sequel. They detail the extensive merchandise partnerships tied to the film, from Target and Hot Topic to a high-end Saks Fabergé jewelry collection and a Nick's makeup collaboration. Marie and Blair attended an early screening hosted by Nick's, which featured themed drinks at Beetlejuice House and special handbook popcorn tins. The hosts praise Jenna Ortega's method dressing during the press tour, where her stylist Enrique Melendez created looks homaging Winona Ryder's original schoolgirl uniform and Catherine O'Hara's character Delia. Colleen Atwood's prolific career is highlighted, noting her Oscars for "Chicago" and "Memoirs of a Geisha" and her work styling My Chemical Romance's "The Black Parade" looks. Marie gives the film a 6.5 out of 10, critiquing unnecessary characters like Monica Bellucci's and a lengthy musical number performed by the original Dumbledore actor. Blair loved the sequel's practical effects and felt it captured the original's spirit, though both agree characters William Dafoe and Monica Bellucci felt superfluous. A surprising claim is that Tim Burton was personally obsessed with the seven-minute song "MacArthur Park," leading to its inclusion. Michael Keaton's Beetlejuice is described as still being "hot" and flirtatious, with the hosts humorously noting they were "groomed" by 80s films to find such demonic characters appealing. They analyze Delia's evolved style, interpreting her more relaxed but still expensive outfits as a sign of her established wealth and artistic success compared to her severe looks in the first film. Marie expresses a slight disappointment that Delia's new costumes lacked an instantly iconic piece like the original's glove-hat. The tone is conversational, humorous, and deeply nostalgic, blending personal anecdotes with fashion analysis. Listeners who enjoy deep dives into film costume design, 80s nostalgia, and playful cultural commentary will love this episode. Those seeking a straightforward film review or who are sensitive to hosts sharing detailed personal medical stories might prefer to skip.

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A loose Beetlejuice Beetlejuice chat that lands as a sharp look at Delia's style, Keaton's return, and Catherine O'Hara's comic timing.

Marie Lodi Dietz and Blair Bursey treat Beetlejuice Beetlejuice less like a movie recap than a conversation about costume, character, and comic timing.

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You want a Beetlejuice Beetlejuice chat that treats outfits like the whole damn joke.

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