Seventeenth CenturySnark WeekUpcoming Movie News29 SNARK WEEK: The Moon and the Sun (2015) By Kendra on January 19, 2015 The Moon and the Sun is an upcoming costume movie, set to release on April 10, 2015. It's... Read more →
Sixteenth CenturySnark Week21 SNARK WEEK: Reconsidering Dangerous Beauty (1998) By Kendra on January 19, 2015 Dangerous Beauty (1998) movie costumes are known as the pinnacle of shlock, but did you know that there's actually some historical basis in there?
Frock Flicks GuideSnark Week19 SNARK WEEK: 5 Ways Movies Screw Up How People See Historical Costume By Trystan L. Bass on January 19, 2015 Costume dramas are a great source for accurate portrayals of how people acted and dressed... Read more →
Eighteenth CenturySnark Week5 SNARK WEEK: Plunkett & Macleane (1999) Movie Costumes WTF? By Kendra on January 18, 2015 The movie Plunkett & Macleane (1999) is rife with WTF "18th century/Adam Ant" costumes!
MedievalSnark Week33 SNARK WEEK: A Knight’s Tale of Woe or 5 Reasons Why A Knight’s Tale Sucks By Trystan L. Bass on January 18, 2015 A long time ago, on an Internet far away, I was writing a feature about a really awesome... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday1 TBT: Devotion (1946) By Trystan L. Bass on January 8, 2015 I discovered this flick on Turner Movie Classics, and like rubbernecking a horrific... Read more →
Screen QueensSixteenth Century25 Ranking Catherine of Aragon on Screen By Kendra on December 31, 2014 Catherine of Aragon is frequently misportrayed on screen. Here, we rank casting choices based on how well they resemble the real historical figure.
18th-Century QuestEighteenth Century2 18th-Century Quest: Start the Revolution Without Me (1970) By Kendra on December 8, 2014 People who know me (Kendra) know that I am obsessed with all things 18th century. To that... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday2 TBT: Princess Kaiulani (2009) By Trystan L. Bass on December 4, 2014 This fairly obscure movie from 2009 is very, very loosely based on the story of the last... Read more →
Eighteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday TBT: Amadeus By Trystan L. Bass on October 23, 2014 Rock me Amadeus! The 1984 film of the same name is my candidate for this week's Throwback... Read more →