Throwback ThursdayTwentieth Century3 TBT: Mr. Skeffington (1944) By Trystan L. Bass on May 17, 2018 "Popular and beautiful Fanny Trellis is forced into a loveless marriage with an older... Read more →
Frock Flicks Guide15 Costume Designer Orry-Kelly: The Frock Flicks Guide By Trystan L. Bass on April 12, 2018 Orry-Kelly (1897–1964) is one of the classics of old Hollywood -- he designed gowns for... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday8 TBT: Juarez Needs More Bette Davis By Kendra on March 22, 2018 I may be a history nerd, but that doesn't mean my knowledge is encyclopedic. I admit to... Read more →
Eighteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday27 TBT: The Missing Madame Du Barry (1934) By Trystan L. Bass on February 1, 2018 That's not the name of the film -- but Madame Du Barry from 1934 starring Dolores del Rio... Read more →
Sixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday19 TBT: The Sea Hawk (1940) By Trystan L. Bass on May 12, 2016 This epic film takes a riff on actual historical events -- the tense period of the 16th... Read more →
Woman Crush Wednesday3 Woman Crush Wednesday: Merle Oberon By Sarah Lorraine on November 18, 2015 I have a thing for Merle Oberon that's almost as intense as my thing for Helen Mirren.... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth Century8 Celebrate QEI’s Birthday With The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) By Trystan L. Bass on September 7, 2015 Historical inaccuracies, be damned -- I love the hell out of this movie! So it's a great... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday1 TBT: All This, and Heaven Too (1940) By Trystan L. Bass on July 9, 2015 If you enjoy melodrama that might have a historical basis, you may find this as weirdly... Read more →
Frock Flicks Guide9 66 Years of Best Costume Oscars By Trystan L. Bass on March 25, 2015 In March 1949, the very first Academy Award for Best Costume was ever given. Actually,... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday10 TBT: Jezebel (1938) By Trystan L. Bass on March 19, 2015 This is one of those movies with a lot of hype that maybe doesn't translate to a modern... Read more →
