Historical Costume Movie/TV Trailers: Endless Pandemic Edition
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. I always feel like we’ve Just Posted one of these, and... 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 →
Il Moro (2021)
The "condemnation of memory" (or in it's original Latin, "damnatio memoria") is a term that describes the virtual erasure of a historical person... 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 →
Costume Designer Anaïs Romand: the Frock Flicks Guide
Anaïs Romand is one of the better French costumer designers doing historical film, in my opinion. She's won three Césars (the French Oscar) and... Read more →
Patreon Post Unlocked: Jefferson in Paris (1995)
There are some definite problems with the Merchant/Ivory film Jefferson in Paris (1995). The story doesn't quite come together, the filmmakers don't... Read more →
Frock Flicks Free-for-All October
You asked for it, so here’s an occasional open thread to bitch about anything tangentially related to history, costume, movies, or TV shows! Or... Read more →
TBT: China Beach (1988-91)
Who here remembers China Beach, the late 1980s/early 1990s TV show set in a US army medical facility in Vietnam during the Vietnam war? Trystan has... Read more →
WCW: Eddie Izzard
In December of 2020, renown British comedian and actress, Eddie Izzard, came out as a woman and announced that she would be using female pronouns... Read more →
