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Orphans of the Storm (1921)

How Contemporary Hairstyles Affect Historical Costume Movies: The 1920s

Kendra November 17, 2015

There are lots of movies that aim for a historical aesthetic when it comes...

Da Vinci's Demons (2013-15)

Buh-Bye Da Vinci’s Demons

Trystan L. Bass November 2, 2015

This show falls firmly into the category of “the things I do for you...

The Girl King (2015)

The Girl King (2015)

Trystan L. Bass October 21, 2015

Thanks to the Mill Valley Film Festival, I was able to see The Girl...

Banished (2015)

18th-Century Quest: Banished (2015)

Kendra October 12, 2015

Banished is a show that most of you won’t have seen or heard of,...

2006 Perfume- the Story of a Murderer

18th-Century Quest: Perfume: the Story of a Murderer

Kendra August 19, 2015

I will completely admit that I put off watching Perfume: the Story of a...

Wuthering Heights (2009)

Costumes in Wuthering Heights Movie & TV Adaptions

Trystan L. Bass July 30, 2015

Happy birthday, Emily Brontë! She was born this day, July 30, in 1818. While...

2015 Poldark

Poldark: What’s Up With the Hair? Part 2

Kendra July 29, 2015

Ah, Poldark. Manly Aidan Turner brooding and scything. Lovely ladies in elegant dresses and...

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...

1997 Oscar and Lucinda

Cate Blanchett: The Historical Costume Movie Guide

Kendra May 15, 2015

May 14 was Cate Blanchett’s birthday, so what better time to examine the many...

New Worlds Devils Whore

The Devil’s Whore (2008) and New Worlds (2014)

Kendra April 15, 2015

The Devil’s Whore and New Worlds are two different Channel 4 (UK) miniseries set...