Month: August 2015

2014 A Little Chaos

From “The Tudors” to “A Little Chaos” – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle?

Kendra August 31, 2015

If you’ve listened to our podcast about 17th-century A Little Chaos (2015) starring Kate Winslet...

Taming of the Shrew (1967)

TBT: The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

Trystan L. Bass August 27, 2015

Is it misogyny or is it irony? You be the judge. Both Shakespeare’s original...

2013 Dancing on the Edge

Dancing on the Edge: 1930s Costume PORN, Baby

Kendra August 25, 2015

Okay, and the plot is really fascinating and the acting is great and the men...

Wait Wait Don't Frock Me, photo by Leia Mehlman

Podcast: Wait Wait Don’t Frock Me 2015

The Frock Flicks Team August 21, 2015

We quizzed a live Costume College audience about movie and TV costume trivia for...

Cabaret 1972

TBT: Cabaret (1972)

Trystan L. Bass August 20, 2015

Life is a cabaret, old chum! This might well be the best musical for...

2006 Perfume- the Story of a Murderer

18th-Century Quest: Perfume: the Story of a Murderer

Kendra August 19, 2015

I will completely admit that I put off watching Perfume: the Story of a...

Cleopatra (1963)

Frock Flicks POV: Just the Facts, Ma’am

Kendra August 18, 2015

I recently had an interaction via Facebook with a designer who was clearly a...

Clive Owen

MCM: Clive Owen

Kendra August 17, 2015

Clive Owen… Tall: Check. Dark: Check. Handsome: Check. British: Check. Burr in his voice:...

Top 5 (Modern) Historical Fiction Adaptations

Kendra August 14, 2015

I’ve mentioned here before that I read historical fiction — it’s one of my...

The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

TBT: The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934)

Trystan L. Bass August 13, 2015

For this Throwback Thursday, I will review the costumes in The Barretts of Wimpole...