TNT’s Will WTFery
Out goes Reign, in comes Will, the new Adam Ant Shakespeare bio-series from TNT. I guess there is about to be a big gaping hole in the "we are... Read more →
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Frock Flicks Trivia!
Fancy yourself an expert in historical costume movie and TV shows? Test your knowledge with our first ever Frock Flicks trivia... Read more →
Top 5 Historical Costume Movies Set in Paris
Go ahead and hate me, but I'm spending the month in Paris. The downside is I'm super distracted, the upside is that I've got Paris on the brain! So... Read more →
18th C. Quest: Beaumarchais l’Insolent
Beaumarchais l'Insolent -- aka Beaumarchais the Scoundrel -- is a 1996 French film about the life of Pierre Beaumarchais, a late 18th-century... Read more →
WCW: Fanny Ardant
If you know one French actress from historical costume movies, it's probably Fanny Ardant, she of the dark hair, smokey voice, and come-hither eyes.... Read more →
Finishing Out the Season With Timeless
Timeless (2016-7) -- the time-travelling TV series in which three modern-day people (a historian, military guy, and techie) try to save history and... Read more →
WCW: Romola Garai
Romola Garai is an actress who is super talented. She's done a number of period movies, although fewer these days -- I hope she gets back to it! In... Read more →
18th-Century Costume Influences in Beauty and the Beast
Okay kids, I wasn't even going to SEE the live-action Beauty and the Beast (2017) -- the 1991 animated film is probably my least favorite of the... Read more →
Top 5 Reasons I Hate This Fucking Dress From The White Princess
GUYS. WE'RE ALL AT MAJOR CAN'T-EVEN HERE. The White Princess (2017) continues to be a travesty, and now they have Ivanka-Trump-lookalike "Lizzie"... Read more →
WTF Is Margaret Beaufort Wearing in The White Princess?!?!
When The White Princess (2017) -- the based-on-a-Philippa-Gregory-novel sequel to The White Queen (2013), telling the "story" of Elizabeth of... Read more →
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