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1981 Adam and the Ants - Stand and Deliver

TBT: Adam and the Ants “Stand and Deliver” Music Video (1981)

Kendra May 28, 2015

This classic 1981 music video just came on, and I immediately said, “I need...

1919 Madame du Barry

How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1910s

Kendra May 27, 2015

This post started as “Top 5 Questionable Hair Decisions in Historical Costume Movies” and...

In Secret (2013)

“In Secret” Is Only Interesting for 30 Minutes of Costumed Sex

Trystan L. Bass May 26, 2015

Sometimes you see a historical costume movie on Netflix that you’ve never heard of...

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Bomb Girls (2012-2014)

Kendra May 25, 2015

Bomb Girls is a Canadian TV series (set in Toronto) about various women who work...

2015 Grace of Monaco

Grace of Monaco (2015)

Kendra May 22, 2015

Grace of Monaco premiered at film festivals in 2014, and was pretty universally panned....

The Lizzie Borden Chronicles

Lizzie Borden Took an Axe (2014) & The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015)

Trystan L. Bass May 21, 2015

Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw...

Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)

Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)

Trystan L. Bass May 20, 2015

Before I get into the actual review, I have to admit how insanely rare...

Bessie (2015)

Bessie (2015)

Trystan L. Bass May 19, 2015

The HBO biopic movie Bessie (2015) tells a rather familiar Behind the Music-style tale...

2015 Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall – A Look at the Gentry Women

Sarah Lorraine May 18, 2015

The hardest thing, in my opinion, is not making flashy upper-class costumes. It’s making...

THE TUDORS 2007-10

TBT: The Tudors – Late to the Party

Kendra May 14, 2015

So. I had completely resisted watching The Tudors when it aired from 2007 to 2010...