Writing for this blog means that now when I see a costume movie or...
World War II
This one goes out to reader Susan, who suggested it on Facebook! John Hurt...
She was cast as Cleopatra’s handmaiden at the tender age of 16 and Elizabeth...
A new Mary Poppins movie opens today, starring Emily Blunt. She hasn’t been in...
Joyce Penelope Wilhelmina Frankenberg really did choose her screen name of Jane Seymour because it...
Monica Bellucci —Â Gorgeous. Italian. Pouty-lipped. Done a decent amount of historical movies! Let’s take...
He’s been the hardest working man in historical costume movies and TV over the...
Penélope Cruz is probably the best known (current) Spanish actress worldwide. She’s also done...
Christina Cole may not be a household name, but she should be, as she...
Rakish, charming, and everything I think of as an old-school movie star, Peter O’Toole...