Still Star Crossed Is Not Up to Snuff
I wanted to like Still Star Crossed (2017) -- the show that riffs on what could happen after Romeo and Juliet ends. It's a historical soap opera... Read more →
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MCM: Ian McKellen
Best known today as Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings movies and Magneto in the X-Men series, Sir Ian McKellen is a classically trained theater actor... Read more →
Top Five Historical Costume Movies About Queer People
And ideally these are movies or TV shows where the lesbian / gay / bisexual / transgender / queer (LGBTQ) person is the main character and... Read more →
WCW: Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich is not known for her historical costume movies. The German actress is better known for the cabaret singing and dancing she often... Read more →
We Bid a Fond Farewell to Reign (2013-2017)
Alas, our favorite historically inaccurate punching bag has left the building. That's right, Reign's reign on The CW is over. Four seasons of Barbie... Read more →
Top Five Fathers in Historical Costume Movies & TV
Father's Day is coming up this weekend (at least the American observance), which makes me think about representation of fathers in historical... Read more →
Upcoming Movies: Rupert Everett’s Oscar Wilde Biopic
One of the few LGBTQ people who has had a few movies made about him is Oscar Wilde -- in addition to having his own plays made into many film and TV... Read more →
MCM: Simon Callow
Anyone can have a hot bod, but what I admire most is a clever wit and a fine mind. Simon Callow is a sassy character actor who shows up in pretty... Read more →
Top Five Queer Historical People Who Need Movies Made About Them
Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people who have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our articles about... Read more →
TBT: My Cousin Rachel (1952)
With another remake coming based on this Daphne du Maurier novel, I thought I'd look at the first screen adaption, 1952's My Cousin Rachel. The film... Read more →
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