Top Five Things Poldark Has Given Us
In honor of the series ending this summer in the U.K. and last month in the U.S., here I'm trying to say something nice about it. Oh Poldark... Read more →
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A Touch of the ’20s in The Chaperone (2019)
Elizabeth McGovern stretches out of her typecasting as Cora, Countess of Grantham, and returns to somewhat more complicated roles as the central... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: Lillie (1978)
Shout-out to my homies who love the ’70s British costume dramas! I hadn’t watched Lillie (1978) the first time around, but dayum, I sure did... Read more →
MCM: Laurence Olivier
Often considered the greatest actor of his generation, renown for his Shakespearean work in theater and film, Laurence Olivier was quite a dashing... Read more →
Five Things About The King (2019)
I was all set to drool over Timothée Chalamet in The King (2019) because he's totally my type of prettyboy, despite him being younger than my... Read more →
WCW: Jodhi May
When I saw Jodhi May in Gentleman Jack, I thought, hmm ... she's familiar. Then Kendra wrote a series of posts on Daniel Deronda, and I remembered... Read more →
Costume Designer René Hubert: The Frock Flicks Guide
René Hubert may not have the instant name recognition of Edith Head or Adrian or even Orry-Kelly among all the golden age of Hollywood costume... Read more →
A Tour of Angels Costumes
When we talk about recycled costumes in frock flicks, that's usually because the outfits have come from one of the big rental houses. In Hollywood,... Read more →
Harriet Tubman Gets Her Movie
The reviews of Harriet (2019) have been mixed, with major publications calling the film everything from 'dutiful' and 'contrived' to 'rousing and... Read more →
WCW: Essie Davis
Sure, she's Phryne Fisher to everyone now, but Essie Davis has shown up in a fair number of historical costume movie and TV roles previous to those... Read more →
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