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 →
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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 →
WCW: Amanda Root
Occasionally, when I'm putting these posts together, thinking "Oh, this person would be good for a post because I liked them in one or two things, so... Read more →
TBT: John Adams, Episode 7
We're recapping the 2008 miniseries John Adams each week because the 18th-century costumes and American history are just that good! Catch up with... Read more →
WCW: Sarah Gadon
Sarah Gadon is one of the newer faces in period film and television that I've become increasingly aware of. So, today we look at her roles so... Read more →
