Orson Welles is probably lauded more as a director than actor, though he started out as an actor and performed in movies and TV all his life. His company, the Mercury Theatre, moved from stage to ...

I just finished binge-watching the first three episodes of Marble Hall Murders (2026) starring Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan, and I went in not really knowing what to expect, or that this ...

You asked for it, so here’s an occasional open thread to bitch about anything tangentially related to history, costume, movies, or TV shows! Or whatever else is on your mind right now. Note that ...

Our occasional series about history’s most interesting people and events that have been overlooked by Hollywood. See also our articles about revolutionaries, travelers, scientists, queer ...

Note: This series makes some significant changes to the novel, primarily that the meeting of Louis and Lestat happens in 1910 instead of 1791. Because of the date change, Louis is a Black man who runs ...

Frock Flicks note: Today we feature a detailed review of the costumes in Outlander by Brenna Barks, an expert on Scottish dress and 18th-century fashion (and a Frock Flicks reader!). As soon as Kendra ...

I think of this movie as My Fair Lady but with prostitution. Gigi is weird — it’s a lively musical with splashy, vaguely 1900s costumes, and the whole story revolves around selling off … ...

We’ve mentioned some of the best bustles in this movie, but it’s time for a proper deep-dive. Because The Age of Innocence (1993) is a classic frock flick, absolutely gorgeous and filled with ...

Sometime back when Kenneth Branagh was still making Shakespeare movies (and long before he dabbled in Christie), he tried his hand at literary horror with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994). In a ...

Louis XIV, 1662, via Wikimedia Commons. Wearing lace, even with armor. It may not be perfectly period, but it passes well enough on TV. And considering there is so very much lace, that’s no small ...

Dangerous Liaisons (1988) is one of the best 18th century-set films, particularly from a costume design/historical accuracy perspective (although the story, acting, script, set design, and more are ...

When you listen to our podcast (coming next week) on Poldark (2015), the “hot men scything in late 18th-century Cornwall” miniseries currently airing in the US on PBS, you’ll hear that I had some ...