MCM: Ioan Gruffudd
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd has been a mainstay of historical dramas for the last two decades. His conventional good looks and solid acting skills have... Read more →
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MCM: Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington is arguably one of the most famous American actors of the last 40 years, with a career that spans period Shakespearean films to... Read more →
TBT: The Advocate (1993)
I just need everyone to know that I wanted to make this a really professional post that would do justice to this film, but ... time got away from me... Read more →
WCW: Anna Neagle
British actress Anna Neagle had a lengthy career in the 1930s through to the 1950s, but she's largely unknown to modern audiences. Turns out she left... Read more →
The Heiress (1949)
With Olivia de Havilland's passing this last Sunday, I decided it was high time to dust off one of my favorite of her films, The Heiress (1949). This... Read more →
Iconic Historical Costumes of the 1970s
This is an occasional series highlighting historical movie and TV costumes that best represent the decade they were produced in. They may or may not... Read more →
WCW: Joanna Lumley
I'll be honest, when I had the initial idea to do a Woman Crush Wednesday featuring Joanna Lumley, I really thought it would be a pretty short list... Read more →
A Collection of Retro Flicks That Bear Mentioning
Frock Flicks has a nominal cutoff date of 1969, so any film set after is something we won't typically cover (we have broken this rule a couple of... Read more →
WCW: Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Lockwood had a long career in the golden years of cinema. She did many period films throughout the '30s and '40s, and then some. Today we... Read more →
Perry Mason Hits the 1930s
Normally I am not a huge fan of gritty reboots, but the new HBO Perry Mason (2020) series immediately caught my eye. While the original long running... Read more →
