MCM: Michael Kitchen
You guys made me so happy on my Enchanted April post, when you agreed that Michael Kitchen was dreamy and Man Candy Monday-worthy! He's just so damn... Read more →
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: Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
Romantic and sun-drenched, Kenneth Branagh's 1993 adaption of Much Ado About Nothing was filmed entirely at the hillside Villa Vignamaggio in... Read more →
Poll: Best Black Dress in Frock Flick History
Black is for mourning, black is for witches and vampires, black is sexy, black is chic -- wearing a black dress has meant many different things... Read more →
Artemisia (1997) Misses the Mark
Artemisia was one of those films I was half-aware of when it first came out in 1997, but somehow never managed to watch it. I've even had the DVD... Read more →
MCM: Tom Hollander
Not a conventional hottie, Tom Hollander is a fine character actor who often plays bad guys and darker characters in historical costume movies and TV... Read more →
Dressed in Black: 19th Century
This Halloween season, Trystan is indulging her gothy love of black garb in frock flicks fashion by looking at some of the most fabulous black... Read more →
TBT: Enchanted April (1991)
Enchanted April (1991) is a beautiful, perfect, engrossing movie. It sounds small: four Englishwomen rent a castle in Italy for a month in the... Read more →
WCW: Harriet Walter
Special thanks to reader Jillian Trainor who tipped us off to this glaring oversight in our pantheon of crushworthy women, Dame Harriet... Read more →
10 Days in a Madhouse (2015) Is Both Terrible & Excellent
It's a sad state of affairs when hugely important stories about historical women don't get adequate attention on film or TV. Such is the case of 10... Read more →
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