Apocalypto (2006): Filmmaking Meets Archaeology
Despite being fascinated by Central American history during the pre-contact and contact eras, I put off watching Apocalypto (2006) because 1. Mel... Read more →
MCM: Simon Woods
Simon Woods started as an actor, playing key roles in a series of frock flicks and knocking my socks off with his cuteness. He decided to leave... Read more →
Top Five Travelers 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: The Last King (2003) Episode 3
I loved The Last King (2003), also known as Charles II: The Power and The Passion, when I saw it way back when. It’s one I’ve always meant to... Read more →
WCW: Siân Phillips
Welsh actress Dame Siân Phillips has a long and illustrious career in theater, film, and TV. She entered London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art at... Read more →
Twelfth Night by the Globe Theater
Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend Joel Reid. He's trained in theater design and has worked in that capacity plus commissioned... Read more →
MCM: Brad Pitt
I don't know about you, but I never really thought of Brad Pitt as a guy who works in a lot of historical films, but looking at his list on IMDB, it... Read more →
Frock Flicks Free-for-All April
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 →
Glamour: Famous Gowns of the Silver Screen Exhibit, Part 3
Frock Flicks note: This is a guest post by our friend Maija Hallikas-Manninen. She's a costumer doing 1870s, 18th century, and late medieval, and she... Read more →
WCW: Scarlett Johansson
Can you believe we haven't done a Woman Crush Wednesday on Scarlett Johansson yet? Me either! I decided to remedy this oversight immediately. So,... Read more →
