Nineteenth Century1 TBT: Bright Star (2009) By Trystan L. Bass on March 24, 2022 Director / writer / producer Jane Campion's last film before the recently lauded The... Read more →
Nineteenth CenturyThrowback Thursday19 TBT: The Portrait of a Lady (1996) By Trystan L. Bass on March 7, 2019 We may need a category just for "super beautiful but super depressing" movies, and The... Read more →
Frock Flicks GuideNineteenth Century8 Farewell Janet Patterson, Costume Designer (1956-2016) By Kendra on November 11, 2016 Hat tip to reader Sarah B., who alerted us to the passing of amazingly talented costume... Read more →
Tangential but Interesting!5 Review of the Annual FIDM Movie Costume Exhibit By Athene Mihalakis Kovacic on May 20, 2016 Frock Flicks note: We weren't able to get to the Fashion Institute of Design &... Read more →
Top 5 Friday22 Top Five Historical Movies for Those Who Sew By Kendra on March 25, 2016 All of us who write for Frock Flicks also sew, and we know that many of you do too. For... Read more →
Nineteenth Century15 Far From the Madding Crowd (2015) By Trystan L. Bass on May 20, 2015 Before I get into the actual review, I have to admit how insanely rare it is for me to go... Read more →
Top 5 Friday3 Top 5 Costume Designers Who Haven’t Won an Oscar Yet By Trystan L. Bass on February 20, 2015 Since the Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday night, let's take a look at some excellent... Read more →
Nineteenth Century1 Bright Star (2009) short review By Kendra on April 29, 2009 Very well made Jane Campion film about Fanny Brawne, lover of poet John Keats. I liked... Read more →
Sci-Fi & FantasyTwentieth Century Peter Pan (2003) short review By Kendra on May 7, 2003 I really liked this movie and was surprised that more people didn’t see it. Not only... Read more →
Nineteenth Century Oscar and Lucinda (1997) short review By Kendra on April 30, 1997 A sad, quirky tale of love between two misfits set in Australia in probably the 1870s or... Read more →