MCM: Mr. Knightley
Unless you're living under a rock, you know there's yet another Emma coming -- this time to the big screen! It seemed like a good time to do a run... Read more →
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(Almost a) New Year, New Trailers!
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. I always feel like we’ve Just Posted one of these, and... Read more →
Forgotten Tudors
Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people who have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our articles... Read more →
18th Century Quest: One Nation, One King (2018)
Is One Nation, One King (2018) the best movie ever? Probably not -- it's too detached from all its main characters to really have that kind of... Read more →
Costume Designer Christian Gasc: The Frock Flicks Guide
I don't know if I always love the costume designs of Christian Gasc, but he's one of THE period film designers in French cinema, so he's an important... Read more →
WCW: Rachael Stirling
I had no idea that Rachael Stirling was Diana Rigg's daughter until I went to research this post, y'all. I just knew her as the dark-haired beauty... Read more →
TBT: If Paris Were Told to Us (1956)
French film/stage director, actor, and writer Sacha Guitry (1885-1957) was a huge proponent of historical films. Most notably, he made a biopic... Read more →
TBT: Désirée (1954)
I got three-fourths of the way through Désirée (1954) before I realized it was based on actual historical events -- and then only because events... Read more →
WCW: Empress Josephine
The woman we know as Empress Josephine of France was born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie in Martinique in 1763 to French parents. When... Read more →
How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1940s, Part 2
There are lots of movies that aim for a historical aesthetic when it comes to hairstyles and others where it’s a mishmash. But it seems to me that... Read more →
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