Articles by Era

1944 Frenchmans Creek

TBT: Frenchman’s Creek (1944)

Sarah Lorraine September 22, 2016

I first ran across Frenchman’s Creek (1944) when I was putting together the Man Candy...

1961 La Princesse de Cleves

La Princesse de Clèves (1961)

Sarah Lorraine September 20, 2016

I’m afraid that my grasp of the French language has permanently halted at the level...

Diary of a Chambermaid (2015)

Diary of a Chambermaid Depresses, Confuses, & Delights Me

Kendra September 16, 2016

I am a total francophile, even more so than an anglophile, but nonetheless, 19th-century...

Alexander Hamilton (1931)

TBT: Alexander Hamilton (1931)

Trystan L. Bass September 15, 2016

I wonder if, since the popularity of the Broadway musical Hamilton, there will be...

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

RuPaul’s Drag Race Goes Historical

Trystan L. Bass September 13, 2016

YAAAAASSSS QUEENS!!! Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars had a historical challenge,...

1994 Immortal Beloved

TBT: Immortal Beloved (1994)

Sarah Lorraine September 8, 2016

Immortal Beloved (1994) was written and directed by Bernard Rose, and it is one of those films...

Jeeves and Wooster (1990-1993)

Jeeves and Wooster – Low on Costume, High on Hilarity

Trystan L. Bass September 6, 2016

The British series Jeeves and Wooster aired on PBS’ Masterpiece Theater ages ago and currently...

2013-18 Another Period

RIP Mayor Cutie

Kendra September 2, 2016

THEY KILLED THE PUPPY. (Not in real life, luckily). Yep, the character of Mayor...

Young Bess (1953)

TBT: Young Bess (1953)

Trystan L. Bass September 1, 2016

Using historical fiction as a source for movies instead of actual history is nothing...

The Last Tycoon (2016)

Another Amazon Historical Pilot: The Last Tycoon

Trystan L. Bass August 30, 2016

Amazon’s pilot season has thrown out a few historical costume series for us to...