John Bloomfield

Frivolous Friday: The Mummy (1999)

Sarah Lorraine April 23, 2021

I recently re-watched The Mummy (1999) and felt it deserved a little Friday post. The...

1972 Henry VIII and his Six Wives

TBT: Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

Kendra September 17, 2020

I’ve never been able to track down a copy of Henry VIII and His...

Doctor Who, Talons of Weng-Chiang (1977)

(Classic) Doctor Who Historical Costumes: The Talons of Weng-Chiang

Trystan L. Bass August 16, 2019

Set the story in Victorian London, give it a Sherlock Holmes rip-off, add a...

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

TBT: The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Trystan L. Bass April 26, 2018

For my generation of historical costume fans, the 1970s BBC productions were the gateway...

Henry VIII in movies and TV

Henry VIII in Movies and TV

Trystan L. Bass April 27, 2015

An article in the UK’s Telegraph newspaper said that Wolf Hall shows how “every...

Anne Boleyn, late 16th-century copy of a lost original of c. 1533-1536. National Portrait Gallery.

Badass Babes: Anne Boleyn

Sarah Lorraine March 31, 2015

Few historical queens, apart from perhaps Marie Antoinette and Elizabeth I, have had so...

Ross Poldark, old and new

MCM: Ross Poldark, Old and New

Trystan L. Bass February 9, 2015

Man Candy Monday is typically about an actor, not a fictional character. Not that...

2004 A Good Woman

A Good Woman (2004) short review

Kendra May 7, 2004

This was so much better than I thought it would be, given how it...

2003 To Kill a King

To Kill a King (2003) short review

Kendra April 29, 2003

Pretty darn tootin’ bad. The story never really gets started — we go through...