The Duchess Deep Dive: Georgiana’s Wedding Dress
You all — especially our Patreon supporters, whose requests we take very seriously! — have been asking for an in-depth review of The... Read more →
MCM: Vincent Perez
On this Man Candy Monday (the sexiest of Mondays), we do homage to sexy Swiss actor Vincent Perez. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990) - Christian de... Read more →
Frock Flick Free-for-All May
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: Possession (2002)
This is a classic case of 'not every book can be adapted to film. Possession by A.S. Byatt won the Booker Prize in 1990, and while it's full of juicy... Read more →
WCW: Fenella Woolgar
You may not realize you know her, but if you've watched costume flicks in the last 20 years, you have definitely seen her. Today we celebrate Fenella... Read more →
James Acheson: The Frock Flicks Guide
James Acheson may be working on Spider-Man movies now, but he's got a long and distinguished resume in historical film and TV. Two words: Dangerous... Read more →
MCM: Tom Hiddleston
Apparently some big comic-book movie opened last weekend -- The Avengers? Which has nothing to do with Mr. Steed and Emma Peel now? WTFrock? But our... Read more →
Troy: Fall of a City Brings the Patriarchy – With a Dash of Feminism
Are you watching Troy: Fall of a City (2018) on Netflix? This recent BBC TV miniseries takes another stab at the Trojan War, relying to some degree... Read more →
TBT: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)
For my generation of historical costume fans, the 1970s BBC productions were the gateway drug. The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R... Read more →
WCW: Lily James
Question: is Lily James the new Keira Knightley? Discuss. I'm not sure if she is, but she's certainly one of our current... Read more →
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