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Kate Winslet got her start in historical costume movies, and while she's moved on in some... Read more →

Does crime and grime pay? Well, judging by the historical costumes, maybe not. But... Read more →

Dear Amazon, I get it. You liked Snark Week. We all liked Snark Week. It was a fun... Read more →

La Reine Margot, aka Queen Margot, was originally released in 1994. This French film... Read more →

Pride & Prejudice (2005), starring Keira Knightley, is known as Pride & Prejudice & Pigs around here. Why? Because it seems far more interested in pig shots than in adapting the original Jane Austen novel. Here are 11 reasons to be irritated by Pride & Prejudice (2005).

Why oh why is Keira Knightley the early 21st-century "It Girl" for period dramas? I don't... Read more →

The TV show Sleepy Hollow gets some aspects of 18th century costume right, and others Wrongity Wrong Wrong.

Costume movies tend to screw up certain things on repeat. We count down the top 8 things that costume movies screw up when it comes to 18th century costume.

The movie Plunkett & Macleane (1999) is rife with WTF "18th century/Adam Ant" costumes!

Ridicule (1996) -- an 18th century-set costume movie that focuses on the intrigues and pettiness of the court at Versailles -- as good as the hype?