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Poldark (2015-19)

Just How Fashionable Are Poldark’s Ladies? Part 2: The Older Generation

Kendra July 24, 2015

Let’s get back to our in-depth analysis of Poldark 2015’s costumes, shall we? I’ve previously...

Evil Under the Sun (1982) & Death on the Nile (1978).

TBT x 2 = Poirot: Death on the Nile & Evil Under the Sun

Kendra July 23, 2015

I have to admit that I’ve NEVER seen any Poirot — vintage, modern, you...

Emma Thompson

Woman Crush Wednesday: Emma Thompson

Trystan L. Bass July 22, 2015

Emma Thompson has been one of my top crushes since day one — that...

Young Catherine (1991), Catherine the Great (1995)

18th-Century Quest: Dueling Catherine the Greats

Kendra July 20, 2015

There were two major TV movies about Catherine the Great, empress of Russia, in...

Downton Abbey (2010-15)

2015 Emmy Nominations: Much Costume TV, Very Historical, Wow!

Trystan L. Bass July 17, 2015

Awards: Pro or con? Are they a celebration of the great artistic achievements or...

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

TBT: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Trystan L. Bass July 16, 2015

“They’re young, they’re in love, they rob banks.” That was the tagline for Bonnie...

Helen Mirren, The Madness of King George (1994)

Woman Crush Wednesday: Helen Mirren

Sarah Lorraine July 15, 2015

We got to realizing lately that we’ve neglected the ladies on this here blog....

"Les Tuileries, 20 juin 1792" by Alfred Elmore c. 1860 via Wikimedia Commons

Le Quatorze Juillet

Trystan L. Bass July 14, 2015

How about revisiting the French Revolution on screen this Bastille Day? We can recommend...

The Crimson Field (2014)

The Crimson Field (2014): Downton Abbey Meets MAS*H

Trystan L. Bass July 13, 2015

Set in 1915 at an English field hospital, The Crimson Field is part of...

All This and Heaven Too (1940)

TBT: All This, and Heaven Too (1940)

Trystan L. Bass July 9, 2015

If you enjoy melodrama that might have a historical basis, you may find this...