WCW: Geraldine Chaplin
Daughter of Charlie Chaplin and his fourth (and final) wife Oona O'Neill, who was the daughter of playwright Eugene O'Neill -- Geraldine Chaplin... Read more →
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MCM: Matthias Schoenaerts
This is a reader request, which I'll sometimes entertain when folks follow these tips, plus the request is a topic I'm at least partially interested... Read more →
Queen Elizabeth I in Movies & TV
While we've gotten close, we have not actually covered every film and TV representation of Queen Elizabeth I of England yet. Much as Kendra has her... Read more →
WCW: Maxine Peake
Perhaps not a household name or face, Maxine Peake takes on challenging projects and unglamorous roles, both in historical costume and out. As a... Read more →
MCM: Mr. Darcy
Who looks all the more handsome for having £10,000 a year? Who detests dancing even though he's always hanging around balls? Who puts the "pride" in... Read more →
TBT: Some Like It Hot (1959)
We had a wretched heatwave recently, so I got literal and rewatched one of my favorite flicks, Some Like It Hot (1959). This is such a hilarious... Read more →
A Fond Look Back at All Creatures Great and Small (1978–1990)
With a reboot (or revival or new version or whatever) coming to PBS Masterpiece in January 2021, I figured it was a good time to revisit the original... Read more →
Top Five Suffragists Who Need Movies Made About Them
Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people who have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our articles... Read more →
TBT: Show Boat (1951)
It's true that I often hunt down movies because of a costume picture. This is Frock Flicks, after all. And while there are multiple versions of this... Read more →
Revisiting The Color Purple (1985)
Alice Walker's 1982 novel won the Pulitzer Prize and was made into this eponymous film, The Color Purple (1985), soon after. Directed by Steven... Read more →
