Frock Flick Free-for-All November
You asked for it, so here’s an occasional open thread to bitch about anything tangentially related to history, costume, movies, or TV shows! Or... Read more →
TBT: Bram Stoker’s Dracula Deep Dive
You love it or you hate it, and I love the hell out of it (and this is my blog!). We podcasted Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) but that didn't allow for... Read more →
WCW: Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was the daughter of Pope Alexander VI, a member of the House of Borgia, and famous for her beauty, possibly incestuous... Read more →
Poll: Classic Costume Designer Smack-Down
Time to pit more designers against designers in a battle to the death! Sure, it's not that vicious, but surely you love a little competition where we... Read more →
Catherine the Great – Recap Episode 1
I think it's fair to say that many of us have been waiting for the HBO/Sky miniseries Catherine the Great (2019), starring Helen Mirren as the... Read more →
Freaky Friday: Five Things About Lizzie (2018)
In the last of my historical Halloween reviews, I'm looking at another version of the 19th century's famous unsolved murder. Lizzie (2018) has been... Read more →
Crappy Costumes, Sweet Story in The Scandalous Four (2011)
Oh the things you find on Amazon Prime! No idea how I stumbled across The Scandalous Four (2011), but I guess because the subject matter is relevant... Read more →
WCW: Sophie Marceau
Sophie Marceau is another French actress who I particularly associate with historical costume films, even if she hasn't done any since 2008.... Read more →
Fanny Lye Deliver’d (2019)
At the 2019 London Film Festival, one of the world premieres was Fanny Lye Deliver'd, a 'puritan western' about the social upheaval of the British... Read more →
How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1940s, Part 1
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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