Screen QueensSixteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday7 TBT: Fire Over England (1937) By Trystan L. Bass on October 4, 2018 One of the most extravagant early films about Queen Elizabeth I's reign is Fire Over... Read more →
Man Candy Monday6 MCM: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. By Trystan L. Bass on May 21, 2018 He was featured in at least 100 movies and TV shows and was the son of an equally famous... Read more →
Frock Flicks Guide15 Costume Designer Orry-Kelly: The Frock Flicks Guide By Trystan L. Bass on April 12, 2018 Orry-Kelly (1897–1964) is one of the classics of old Hollywood -- he designed gowns for... Read more →
Eighteenth CenturyNineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday4 TBT: Anthony Adverse (1936) By Trystan L. Bass on April 5, 2018 If you give a boy the last name "Adverse," you've got to expect that his life story is... Read more →
Eighteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday27 TBT: The Missing Madame Du Barry (1934) By Trystan L. Bass on February 1, 2018 That's not the name of the film -- but Madame Du Barry from 1934 starring Dolores del Rio... Read more →
Tangential but Interesting!27 Turner Classic Movies Makes Cable Worthwhile By Trystan L. Bass on December 20, 2017 As the only person at Frock Flicks HQ who still keeps a terrestrial cable line going (IDK... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday22 Problematic Classics: The Little Colonel & The Littlest Rebel (1935) By Trystan L. Bass on May 25, 2017 Growing up, I adored Shirley Temple movies. If it isn't obvious, I'm the fan of... Read more →
Twentieth Century18 Another Amazon Historical Pilot: The Last Tycoon By Trystan L. Bass on August 30, 2016 Amazon's pilot season has thrown out a few historical costume series for us to decide on... Read more →
Woman Crush Wednesday3 Woman Crush Wednesday: Katharine Hepburn By Trystan L. Bass on September 9, 2015 Oh Kate! While my very favorite of her films are the comedies Bringing Up Baby (1938) and... Read more →
Eighteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday1 TBT: Berkeley Square (1933) By Trystan L. Bass on September 3, 2015 If this were an Amazon.com review, it might be "if you liked Outlander, you might like... Read more →
