Man Candy Monday: Jeremy Irons
The dapper and prolific Jeremy Irons has a birthday coming up tomorrow, September 19, which seems a good time to give a rundown of his historical costume movie and TV hits. There are plenty to choose...
View ArticleWCW: Judi Dench
Like many of our favorites, Dame Judi Dench is a classically trained actor who has honed her skills at the Royal Shakespeare Company before and between being featured in countless costume dramas (and...
View ArticleMCM: Team Frank
The whole time I’ve been watching Outlander (2014-), I’ve struggled with the fact that I am 100% Team Frank. It’s not easy being basically the only person out there who isn’t thirsty for some Scottish...
View ArticleMCM: Gary Oldman
When it comes to historical biopics, not many actors can say they’ve gone from playing a punk rock icon to the man who lead Britain out of World War II. Gary Oldman’s breadth as an artist can sometimes...
View ArticleWCW: Kristin Scott Thomas
I don’t know if I think of Kristin Scott Thomas as a “costume movie actress,” since the #1 film I associate her with is, of course, Four Weddings and a Funeral. But she’s actually done a number of...
View ArticleWCW: Shirley Henderson
I think the first time I really paid attention to Shirley Henderson was in The Way We Live Now, where she plays a very odd character. That, combined with her unusual voice — sort of whispery, sort of...
View ArticleHistorical Costume Movie/TV Trailers: Winter & Beyond
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. Here’s a round-up of currently available trailers, sorted by American release date. As always, you can keep an...
View ArticleWhy Don’t We Review Historical War Films?
A great many historical costume dramas are war films, like Dunkirk (2017), with TV costume dramas about wars being only slightly less common. Yet we hardly ever review them here on Frock Flicks for two...
View ArticleMCM: Sam Heughan
Yeah, it’s Jamie freakin’ Fraser! The actor Sam Heughan was plucked practically from frock flick obscurity to become the biggest heartthrob since Aiden Turner scythed shirtless (OK, that wasn’t too...
View ArticleJohn Bright: The Frock Flicks Guide
John Bright should be a household name for you for two reasons: he’s the designer (or, more frequently co-designer along with Jenny Beavan) of most of the Merchant-Ivory films you love, like A Room...
View ArticleMCM: Jeremy Northam
Okay, so I have a type, and that type is tall, dark, and handsome. Jeremy Northam. How have we not celebrated this talented and super-hot British actor before? Well, I am here to rectify things. To...
View ArticleJenny Beavan: The Frock Flicks Guide
Jenny Beavan should be royalty in your house. She certainly is in mine! The designer of a metric crap-ton of amazing period films; Oscar winner for Mad Max: Fury Road, A Room With a View, and The...
View ArticleMCM: Tobias Menzies
I’ve already written a Man Candy Monday dedicated to Tobias Menzies’ character on Outlander, Frank Randall, but I figured I could extend the love a little bit more and give Menzies his own post. Rome...
View ArticleTop Five Movie Genres I Give Exactly Zero Fucks About Watching
In an earlier post, I talked about the films and TV shows that I’ve been meaning to watch and review, but haven’t gotten around to yet. And then we have our on-going series “Oh, the Bad Movies You’ll...
View ArticleDarkest Hour (2017) in Depth
Gary Oldman is entirely subsumed into his role as Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), which is available on Blu-ray and DVD today. I wasn’t planning to review this film, or at least not anytime...
View ArticleOh the Bad Movies & TV You’ll Watch 7!
With seemingly endless hours of historical costume movies and TV shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, broadcast TV, actual movie theaters, etc., we spend a whole lot of time in front of screens,...
View ArticleHistorical Costume Movie/TV Trailers: Spring Slim Pickings
We’re always trying to track what historical costume movies and TV shows are coming up. Alas, not a lot is on deck for the next few months, and nothing at all historical is set for summer 2018 release...
View ArticleMCM: Anthony Andrews
On a Facebook post about the 1982 premiere of The Scarlet Pimpernel, a couple readers commented ‘what ever happened to Anthony Andrews?’ which prompted me to look him up on IMDB. He’s still alive and...
View ArticleWCW: Jennifer Ehle
You probably know Jennifer Ehle as the best Elizabeth Bennet EVER in the one and only Pride and Prejudice (1995). But she has quite the frock flick resume, turning up in the 17th century through the...
View ArticleWCW: Hayley Atwell
Hayley Atwell kind of crept up on me. I didn’t much notice her until she played Bess in The Duchess, and I thought she was the perfect foil to Keira Knightley (even if Georgiana and Bess actually...
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