Happy Presidents’ Day From Frock Flicks
The team is taking this American holiday off for a much-needed break. If you want a historical costume movie fix, check out our archives and find... Read more →
RIP, Another Period
Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend Loren Dearborn, who blogs at The Costumer’s Closet. At the end of 2018, news... Read more →
TBT: Daughters of the Dust (1991)
Learning about hidden times and peoples is one of the great pleasures of studying history. The Gullah community of African-Americans who live in... Read more →
A Royal Scandal
A Royal Scandal (1997) features Richard E. Grant as Prince George, the loutish heir to the throne of England, and centers on the Prince's... Read more →
The Frock Flicks Guide to Lady Jane Grey on Film
On this day, February 12, in 1554, Lady Jane Grey was executed. She's best known as the 'Nine Days Queen,' having been proclaimed Queen of England... Read more →
MCM: Chiwetel Ejiofor
I first remember him as the drag queen with a heart of gold in Kinky Boots, but then Chiwetel Ejiofor showed up all sexy and hot in '30s suits... Read more →
Top 5 Pop Stars in Frock Flicks
Singer / actor crossovers don't always work out for the best. Add historical costumes, and results may vary even more. Here are five pretty decent... Read more →
TBT: Rob Roy (1995)
Rob Roy had the misfortune of premiering the same year as a certain other film about a Scottish folk hero who rose up against the English. While... Read more →
WCW: Olivia Colman
Olivia Colman will always be Sophie from modern-set British comedy Peep Show, as well as a regular guest star on all the Mitchell & Webb sketch... Read more →
Costume Designer Lucinda Wright: The Frock Flicks Guide
Writing for this blog means that now when I see a costume movie or TV series and like the costumes, I actually bother to look up the costume... Read more →
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