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And then it was June! Summer is suddenly here, which tends to be a slow time for frock flicks. Guess we’ll be poking through ye olde backlog.
How are you starting out this summer?
Talking about summer ” Summer 1936 ”
https://www.imdb.com/fr/title/tt38776795/
Netflix ?
Same team as Women at War and the Bonfire of Destiny.The story is classical whodunit. However, outfits and sets are really gorgeous.
Maybe Kendra can watch it while she’s in France?
Will you guys be reviewing the new LHOTP on Netflix? It makes me curious to see!
Oh yeah. We have fond memories of the OG series & of course the books, so the new one is a required watch for good or ill :D
Watched SpiderNoir this week, and the costuming made me happy
I feel like Sarah needs to review that one!
I liked the first episode and really need to get into the rest of the series: also, I recently started PONIES (With Ms Emilia Clark and Adrian Lester, amongst others) and also thought that worth the time of day.
Not sure if the latter one makes it in under the cut-off date, though.
I have until January to finish two 1790s capsule wardrobes. Advice on how to streamline the sewing process is welcome.
I don’t know 1790s but I have made bubble wardrobes. Try and keep all the colors/patterns able to mix & match (garanimals for outfits) so not as many accessories need to be made. Make sure you have a working set of patterns, with a protype created in fabric with similar weight/drape. Then cut out all the pattern pieces at once and as much as possible run it assembly line. To keep from losing your mind, alternate ramming speed sewing with any handwork that needs doing.
I’m late to the Forsytes party, but I sure didn’t miss the cheese course. I’m baffled how a writer takes on an era without knowledge of the time period. As others noted in their comments, no ballerinas were dancing in sheer chiffon skirts—just check out a Degas painting. So much source material!! Soames might have noted some ankles and, if he was lucky, knees. Nobody was rushing to visit households where anyone was sick with scarlet fever, as the premises would be quarantined. I know married women didn’t come down for breakfast in Downton Abbey—presumably this should have been the same? And unmarried girls were not wandering anywhere unchaperoned! With no hats, gloves, or outer garments.
Sounds pretty sloppy, which costume drama must not be. I’m glad I chose to miss it.
If you’re going to “re-imagine” a well-known work at least keep it credible. Making Ann Forsyte Old Jolyon’s wife instead of his sister was ridiculous, as was the idea of a middle-class English girl like Irene Heron wanting to be a ballerina!
Started to watch The Bureau of Ungentlemanly Warfare, but shut it off halfway because a) all the damn ads, and b) I’m not really into war movies. It’s too bad, because I loved The Man From Uncle (same director and lead actor). FWIW, the costumes looked good, especially Eisa Gonzalez’s wardrobe. :)
Never let ads blind you to the charms of Manly Men murdering Nazis and sharp-dressed spies outfoxing them.
Perhaps I should pay a couple of extra dollars (no ads) for the pleasure of uninterrupted Nazi-murdering. :)
I say, has anyone got SAVAGE HOUSE on their radar? It’s a dark comedy set in the very first years of the Georgian period with Mr Richard E. Grant and Ms Claire Foy as a couple of minor aristocrats scheming to get ahead in life.
Oh yeah, as soon as it hits US streaming!
Does anyone recall the romantic comedy “Pictures” from 1983? It was aired on Masterpiece Theater, a BBC production starring Peter McEnery and Wendy Morgan. It was set in the ’20s about making early movies in England, and it was very funny! I saw it when if first aired and I’m delighted to say I found a DVD copy of it on eBay! If anyone here ever gets to see it, I’d be happy to see a costume review! Thanks!
I saw an ad for the tv show Dreaming Whilst Black which apparently features an episode where the main character daydreams about a Bridgerton-esque world. The costumes were clearly Bridgerton style Regency but with obvious African and Caribbean influences. But the HAIR! The hair was STUNNING. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14488438/mediaviewer/rm3900749570/
Would y’all consider Checking out the 2 new Versions of Bolesław Prus’ Lalka (The Doll) while I Am deeply excited with the idea of A Classic From Polish Literature getting a Chance to renew public interests I Am sure too biased with the older versions (a 1968 film and a 1977 TV Miniseries) to give it a proper impartial watch! Would love to hear your opinions though there’s a movie that I believe was already launched and a Netflix Miniseries in the making, but that already leaked a trailer
Hadn’t heard of it but since there’s an IMDB page, I added it to our upcoming shows list, thanks!
What Are your expectations on Netflix New Versions Of “East Of Eden”, “The Age Of Innocence” and “Pride And Prejudice”?
Hard to say. Very little has been released yet about any of them, costume-wise. P&P has an interesting cast. I wish we could get on Netflix’s PR list for some kind of notice about when these things air.