New readers should be made aware that, despite my lifelong study of Victorian literature,...
1790s
Is One Nation, One King (2018) the best movie ever? Probably not — it’s too...
I don’t know if I always love the costume designs of Christian Gasc, but...
I got three-fourths of the way through Désirée (1954) before I realized it was based...
The woman we know as Empress Josephine of France was born Marie Josèphe Rose Tascher...
Sophie Marceau is another French actress who I particularly associate with historical costume films,...
We watch a lot of TV here at Frock Flicks, in part because we...
One of the most beautiful actresses of her time, Ava Gardner made her mark...
Yes, he was a “complicated man” (i.e., “raging alcoholic and unabashed misogynist”), but to...
I admit it, I am totally a (historical) royals geek. Of course, I understand...
