Woman Crush Wednesday – Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton has been in so many great period films in the last 20 years (and a good deal of great non-period films, as well!). She's played the... Read more →
The Belle Époque World of Chéri (2009)
Based on the novel, Chéri with a little bit of the sequel La Fin de Chéri, by Collette, Chéri (2009) tells of the charmingly tragic (or is it... 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 →
More of This Charming Man – Revisting Beau Brummell
On this day in 1778, Beau Brummell was born, so it seemed like a good time for a deeper dive into This Charming Man: Beau Brummell (2008) starring... Read more →
Historical Costumes in Wonder Woman (2017)
I take no responsibility for your spoilage if you haven't seen Wonder Woman (2017) yet, because I'm here to talk costumes. Having grown up on... Read more →
Frock Flicks Trivia!
Fancy yourself an expert in historical costume movie and TV shows? Test your knowledge with our first ever Frock Flicks trivia... Read more →
Top 5 Historical Costume Movies Set in Paris
Go ahead and hate me, but I'm spending the month in Paris. The downside is I'm super distracted, the upside is that I've got Paris on the brain! So... Read more →
TBT: A Passage to India (1984)
The early 1980s saw a renewed interest by the British in poking at their own contentious past in India, resulting in a series of different historical... Read more →
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