Finally! New Frock Flicks Podcast!

It’s taken a very long time, and this time it’s MY fault — but there’s finally a new episode of the Frock Flicks costume movie podcast!

This time we invite Francis to join us as we watch the first two episodes of Showtime’s The Borgias (season 2 is premiering soon, so it’s sort of topical!).  Listen as we geek out on shoes and eyeglasses, discuss historical body ideals, and bemoan the shy guys!

Warning: Not for the easily offended, totally sober, or honestly, anyone under 21. This one finally went over the top & we gave it an “explicit” tag in iTunes for frequent discussion of male body parts. Give us a break, there weren’t a ton of costumes to look at. Just pope-y stuff, so we kinda went south fast.

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The time lag, for once, is my fault — I told Trystan I’d take over editing and uploading the podcasts, because I wanted to do more and get them posted quicker.  Well, when you hear Sarah inviting you all to the costume bloggers meetup at LAST year’s Costume College, you can know it was my lagger-y-ness to blame!

Let us know what you think!

Finally: New Costume Movie Reviews!

I’ve had a list of movies to review lingering for-evah, and finally got around to writing them up!  They are:

  • Ancient – 16th c.: The Borgias, Camelot (TV series), Gunpowder Treason & Plot (a slightly older BBC miniseries), and The Princess of Montpensier
  • Victorian: Jane Eyre (2011 feature), The Crimson Petal & the White
  • Edwardian: Angel
  • 20th Century:  Bride Flight, Garden of Eden, Glorious 39, Midnight in Paris, South Riding, Women in Love

And as always, the Upcoming Movies page is up to date.

Les Adieux à la Reine – oh goody, another travesty!

Thanks to Heileen, who posted a photo from the upcoming French film “Les Adieux à la Reine” (Farewell My Queen) on Facebook, starring Diane Kruger as Marie-Antoinette in a story about her relationship with her reader in her final days.  I had to track down more to confirm suspicions — what I found was a making-of video in French, and I screencapped some of the costumes… and I am disappointed!  Apparently MA is a drag queen, aniline dyes are period, necklines come up to the throat, and Ye Olde Back Lacing Bodice rears its ugly head.

I also found this video, also in French but with tons of costume shots (mostly of extras), if you want to poke the wound a bit more.

Please to discuss!

Upcoming Costume Movies!

I’ve got a ton of reviews to write, but in the meantime… I’ve added a bunch of new upcoming costume movies to my listings — including Anonymous (apparently the Earl of Oxford wrote the Shakespeare plays!), Three Musketeers (did you know they had airships in 17th c. France?), My Week with Marilyn (is Michelle Williams REALLY Marilyn Monroe material?), W.E. (about Wallis Simpson — check out the photo gallery Sewphisticate linked to on FB), Farewell My Queen (French film about the final days of Marie Antoinette), the various Snow Whites, and more!