This is my wants list of fortcoming, rare, hard-to-find, or not-yet-available-in-the-UK stuff:
Med andre oejne: any information on or images from this Danish version of The Big Experiment which is currently showing on dr.dk.
Synecdoche, New York: any images of the tattoos, especially the full-body fake tattoo on Robin Weigert that apparently took two days to complete, or of Samantha Morton’s old-age makeup. (IMDb)
Grey Gardens: any information on, or images of, the old-age makeups on Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. (IMDb)
200 Pounds Beauty sequel: any news on the sequel to 200 Pounds Beauty / Minyeo-neun goerowo (IMDb) where Kang Han Na puts the weight back on. Kim Ah-Joong will not be reprising the role – clearly one experience with the fat-suit and prosthetics was quite enough. (no IMDb link yet)
Troppo fiera, troppo fragile: any information on this project, or images of Penélope Cruz as Maria Callas. (no IMDb link yet)
Mrs In-Betweeny: any information on Amelia Bullmore’s prosthetic appendage. (IMDb)
Flick: any images of Faye Dunaway as a one-armed detective. (IMDb)
Soccer Mom: any images of Missi Pyle as Coach Lorenzo, or any information on her makeup.
My Mom’s New Boyfriend: any info on or images of Meg Ryan’s fat-suit from this movie which had the working title Homeland Security. (IMDb)
W.: any images of Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice. (IMDb)
The Shriven: any information on this project which is said to include Nadia Dassouki in a Mystique-type makeup. (IMDb)
Nailed: a nail in the head must lead to an interesting makeup. (IMDb)
Tatawo / Tattoo Bar: any images of, or information on, Mercedes Ortega’s extensive fake tattoos. (IMDb)
Pretty Ugly People: any images of Missi Pyle in a fat-suit? (IMDb)
Gordos: any information on this forthcoming Spanish movie, featuring Verónica Sánchez and Leticia Herrero, which apparently eschews the use of fat-suits: filming is taking place in five parts over ten months to allow the cast to gain and lose weight. (IMDb)
Change: any information on this Korean celebrity ‘fakeover’ show.
Sagan: any images of Sylvie Testud from this forthcoming French movie, which was originally made as a mini-series. (IMDb)
Splice: any images of Delphine Chanéac as the bald genetically-manipulated Dren. (IMDb)
Cirque du Freak: any images of Salma Hayek as a bearded lady. (IMDb)
Star Trek: any images of Rachel Nichols as an Orion woman. (IMDb)
30 Rock: any images of Jane Krakowski’s fat-suit (official website).
Watchmen: any info on, or images of, Carla Gugino as a 67-year-old Sally Jupiter (aka Silk Spectre. (IMDb)
Fireflies in the Garden: any information on, or images of, an aged Julia Roberts.
State of the Union: any images of Tracey Ullman’s latest characters.
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins: any images of a wannabe-black Erin Cummings. (IMDb)
The Reader: any information onor images of, Kate Winslet’s older look. (IMDb)
Black Oasis: what does Rose McGowan look like portraying a 59-year-old Susan Cabot? (IMDb).
Manson Girls: any images of a bald Lindsay Lohan. (IMDb)
Pride and Glory: any images of a bald Jennifer Ehle from this completed movie with a release date now pushed back to 2009. (IMDb)
Invisible Monsters: any news of this project. (IMDb)
Dollhouse: any new on this Joss Whedon project. (IMDb)
Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story: any images of Julie Walters as Mary Whitehouse from this forthcoming BBC production (IMDb).
Margaret Thatcher – The Long Walk to Finchley: looks at her early political career with Andrea Riseborough as the not yet Iron Lady. (IMDb)
The Stumps of Hollywood (aka Fugly): any news, and any images of Crystal Stump (Nikki Cox) before and after her extreme makeover from this pilot for a now not-to-be series. (IMDb)
Mad Men: any images of Elisabeth Moss in a fat-suit (official website).
Rapados: Macarena Gómez as a skinhead (IMDb).
Love in the Time of Cholera: any info on the old-age makeups (IMDb).
Experiment Inkognito: any images of the makeup process of Jeanette Biedermann’s transformation from this German TV series (Anonymous format from Eyeworks). (official website)
untitled Margaret Thatcher biopic: any images of Lindsay Duncan as Margaret Thatcher from the forthcoming BBC production.
The Young Victoria: any images of Emily Blunt as a young queen Victoria. (IMDb)
Mister Lonely: any images of Samantha Morton as a Marilyn Monroe look-alike – now that’s a challenge – in this movie. (IMDb)
Flawless: any images of Demi Moore’s old-age makeup. (IMDb)
The Time Traveler’s Wife: any news, information on Rachel McAdams’s makeup etc. (IMDb)
Painkiller Jane: any images of the old-age makeups from 'Lauren Gray' episode. (official website)
Bathory: any images of an aged Anna Friel. (IMDb)
Troppo fiera, troppo fragile: any information on this possible Italian project featuring Penélope Cruz as Maria Callas? (IMDb)
Major Movie Star: does Jessica Simpson do a GI Jane?
The Big Experiment: any information on this 'in your shoes' reality TV format from Distraction first seen in New Zealand and which, according to Distraction, ‘has been signed in Italy, Belgium and most recently in France for TF1’, the latter as La Grande Expérience (Distraction website).
Camille: and why is Camille (Sienna Miller) bald? (IMDb)
Machine Girl (aka Kataude mashin gâru): this girl supposedly has far more lethal prosthetics than Rose McGowan in Grindhouse. (IMDb)
CSI: Miami 'Rush': any images of Ari Graynor playing a singer who does a 'Britney'.
Japanese ‘Fakeover’: any info, images or links for a Japanese version of Celebrity Swap shown early January on Tokyo TV.
Stardust: any makeup application images of Michelle Pfeiffer's makeup as Lamia (or of the other two witches) and were there deleted scenes with all three young – why else have Sarah Alexander as Empusa?
Dans la peau d'un noir: any images of the makeup process of this French version of Black.White. (official website).
Desperate Housewives (season 4): any good images of a bald Lynette (Felicity Huffman).
Golda’s Balcony: Valerie Harper as Golda Meir in this forthcoming TV movie.
Sonia: Monica Bellucci as Sonia Gandhi.
Pope Joan: any information on this much-delayed movie with Franka Potente.
Heaven and Earth aka James Miranda Barry: any information on the status of this much-delayed movie about Dr James Barry; at one time Rachel Weisz was attached.
Cock & Bull: Sarah Polley supposedly transforms into a man in this adaptation of a Will Self novel; but did it disappear into development hell?
Praire Giant: does anyone have the bonus disc with the ‘Growing Old Gracefully’ featurette? I got this DVD but when it arrived it turned out to be a single-disc version with no extras.
Mary Queen of Scots: any info on this project. I believe the same project that originally had Bryce Dallas Howard attached but has now emerged from limbo with Scarlett Johansson attached.
The Gift Horse (working title): any images of Heike Makatsch in this Hildegard Knef biopic.
The Witches: any information on this remake of the Roald Dahl story being developed by Guillermo del Toro; but he has so many movies ‘in development' .
Toyer: any images from this forthcoming Brian de Palma movie.
Spying On Myself: any images from this fakeover show from A&E.
Anyone for Denis? & Dunrulin: any images of Angela Thorne as Margaret Thatcher.
A Life’s Work: any images of Linda Bailey Walsh from this independent movie following a woman’s life from World War II to the present day. Makeup by Matthew Mungle & Chris Burgoyne.
Borgia: any news of this projected movie featuring Scarlett Johansson as Lucrezia Borgia.
Stand-Ins: any images of Katherine Heigl,
Daphne Zuniga,
Jordan Ladd, Charlotte Chatton,
Missy Crider or
Sammi Davis from this movie.
The Hatchet Man: Loretta Young in yellowface from long time ago. (IMDb)
Dragonfly: any images of a bald Alison Lohman from her deleted scenes.
Marlene Dietrich: any news of or images from this biopic, possibly featuring Gwyneth Paltrow.
Josephine Baker: any information on or images from this biopic with Linda Batista.
Return To Babylon: any images of Jennifer Tilly as Clara Bow and Laura (Elena) Harring as Alla Nazimova.
Esquire: Beverly D'Angelo photoshoot from the January 1988 edition featuring her made-up in likeness of Tammy Faye Baker and others.
Life: the Joan Collins photoshoot featuring Joan as Wallis Simpson and Elizabeth I amongst others.
The Human Face: any images of Laurie Anderson’s prosthetic transformations from this 1990 BBC programme.
The American Woman: any casting and progress reports or images from this forthcoming BBC production.
Skin Deep: Anita Roddick fat makeup from this Discovery Channel documentary.
Lucy and Desi: Frances Fisher as Lucille Ball.
Lucy: Rachel York as Lucille Ball.
Circus Of The Stars: any of the female clowns.
Anna & The King: Jodie Foster in old-age makeup from the epilogue on the Special Edition DVD.
Cafe Duart: any images of Louise Duart as this was not shown in the UK.
E News Live: fat makeup demonstration on Linda Grasso.
MovieMagic: episode 301-Coming of Age (Truman makeup)
Alien Love Triangle: I’ve seen one still of a bald, green Heather Graham with pointy ears – does anyone have any news about what’s happened to this? – I’ve recently seen this given a September 2005 release date on some websites.
And lots lots more. . .
If you have scanned or captured any of these images please let me have a copy (ideally at least a 300x300 image or 640x480 capture). If you have any of the films on video are prepared to lend it to me I will take real good care of the tape and send it back to you undamaged.
Perhaps more importantly, if you have any suggestions for movies/TV shows/mini-series that I ought to be looking out please email me: a lot of stuff is shown/publicised in the US ages before I hear about it here in the UK.