Freaky Friday: Five Things About The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975)
Continuing my Halloween historical series, I'm going way back to a favorite from my youth The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975). This is an actually... Read more →
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WCW: Christina Ricci
She was our Wednesday Addams, and that's kind of typecast Christina Ricci as a horror movie queen. She's also shown up in a fair number of frock... Read more →
MCM: John Malkovich
With a strong background in theater, John Malkovich comes across as studied and smart in whatever role he takes on, which makes him a natural for... Read more →
Freaky Friday: Five Things About The Blood Queen (2015)
For October's Halloween season, I like to indulge my gothic side with some historical horror, and one of my favorite topics is Countess Elizabeth... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: Fire Over England (1937)
One of the most extravagant early films about Queen Elizabeth I’s reign is Fire Over England (1937). This is a gorgeous production that plays fast... Read more →
WCW: Michelle Dockery
Her eyebrows -- as the infamous Lady Mary, at least -- became a Twitter phenomenon. But Michelle Dockery isn't resting on snarky, or pretty. She... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: The Miniaturist Finally Comes to the U.S.!
The TV adaption of Jessie Burton’s novel The Miniaturist (2017) set in 1686 Amsterdam was co-produced by the BBC and PBS, and it aired in the U.K.... Read more →
MCM: Allen Leech
Irish-born Allen Leech earned a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Drama and Theatre Studies from Trinity College, Dublin. He had worked steadily with... Read more →
WCW: Laura Carmichael
She has a surprisingly short acting career overall, and Laura Carmichael has spent most of it on TV as our favorite luckless-but-incredibly-wealthy... Read more →
Dickinson: Do or Don’t? Five Tries to Decide
So this trailer for the Apple TV series Dickinson (2019) dropped recently, and I can't get it out of my head... This purported comedy intends to... Read more →
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