Costume Designer Phyllis Dalton: The Frock Flicks Guide
Phyllis Dalton has retired from designing costumes for movies and TV, and she leaves a long, varied resume that features plenty of frock flicks you... Read more →
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TBT: Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994), plus Queen of the Damned (2002)
This is pretty obvious for Halloween time, but I realized I haven't given Interview With the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) a proper... Read more →
WCW: Erzsébet Báthory
Guinness World Records lists her as the most prolific female murderer, but it's just as likely that the allegations against her were invented to take... Read more →
MCM: Edgar Allan Poe
Writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) is a Halloween favorite for good reason. The macabre is a prominent theme in his... Read more →
MCM: Timothée Chalamet
He's half my age. But I can't help it, he's so very pretty. That's how I like 'em! And since a new version of Dune is premiering with Timothée... Read more →
Top Five Cat Songs
Back when I reviewed Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), I mentioned that I regularly sing a cat-themed version of "The Trolley Song" while feeding my two... Read more →
WCW: Tracey Ullman
Tracey Ullman is a renaissance woman -- she's a comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, singer, dancer, she's probably a costume designer though... Read more →
MCM: Aneurin Barnard
He was born around the time I graduated from high school. He's only had a 30-odd screen appearances at all -- but a bunch have been frock flicks, and... Read more →
Blithe Spirit (2020) – Just 1930s Eye Candy
Is Blithe Spirit (2020) a great movie or even a decent adaption of the Noël Coward play? Not really. But is it a gorgeously costumed and... Read more →
WCW: Penelope Wilton
I first noticed Penelope Wilton as Harriet Jones, MP, in Doctor Who, where she was smart and funny and had a great storyline through a couple... Read more →
