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hondo wrote 1 month ago: I dont remember this book being a “thriller.” I read it when I was 12 on vacation in Haw … more →

Tags: Books, film, observations, Emily Blut, iraq, Maui, Peter Jackson, Queen Victoria, syracuse university

General Writing- Period Pieces

ax20 wrote 1 month ago: This came up recently in one of the submissions we got at work. The story begins in the late 1800s a … more →

Tags: general writing

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Kenzie wrote 3 months ago: This movie is about a painting done by a dutch artist in the 17th century. Played by Collin Firth, T … more →

the line of beauty1 comment

Will wrote 6 months ago: The Line of Beauty is one of my favorite books. I think a lot of that has to do with the sweeping ec … more →

Tags: Books, the bbc and me, rich people, books i like, BBC, the 80's, cocaine, Man Booker, AIDS

pride and prejudice/wet and bothered

Will wrote 7 months ago: I cannot possibly explain to you the incredibly journey that is the second half of BBC’s Pride and P … more →

Tags: Movies, Lost in Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet, Things I want, Colin Firth, wet people emoting

mr. darcy is a douchbag1 comment

Will wrote 7 months ago: Wow. The first half of the Austen clusterfuck known as BBC’s Pride and Prejudice was epic in e … more →

Tags: Movies, Lost in Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet, English Countryside, Douchbags

Give Me a Good Reason to Not See Chéri1 comment

Benjamin wrote 9 months ago: Oh, wait, there are none.  Just look at this period-piece hotness: This.  Looks.  Fabulous.   I woul … more →

Tags: Movies, Trailers, Homo Things, Stephen Frears, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Bates, rupert friend, Cheri, Fabulous

You Only Need Mention That Liev Schreiber's in Drag to Sell Taking Woodstock

Benjamin wrote 9 months ago: Everything else is just gravy.  The fact that Imelda Staunton and Eugene Levy are in the cast, or th … more →

Tags: Movies, Trailers, Comedy, Homo Things, Taking Woodstock, ang lee, Drama

the last dickens1 comment

Will wrote 9 months ago: If I stopped to think about it, I would probably get really depressed that it’s only taken fou … more →

Tags: Books, dickens, books i like, matthew pearl, mh clark, Mystery, Dan Simmons, The Birth of Venus

mrs. parker and the vicious circle1 comment

Will wrote 9 months ago: I love the 1920’s and art deco. Obviously in a totally cool, hip, ironic way. Part of my love … more →

Tags: Movies, Celebrities, Dorothy Parker, 1920s, Baldwin, the library, wit, Biopics, Art Deco

Victorian Elegance...The New Fad???

goddessadornments wrote 10 months ago: If you wait long enough anything will come back in style, right? Even if it takes 100 years! I … more →

Tags: jewelry daze, Sold Showcase and Custom Work!!, Necklace, brass, Jewelry, Citrine, double strand, chain, Earrings

The Duchess (2008)

kymberg wrote 11 months ago:                   The Duchess                  NETFLIX SYNOPSIS:  Keira Knightley stars as Georgiana … more →

Tags: 3.5 stars, Drama, Romance, DVD, Entertainment, film, Movies, Netflix, Reviews

Topsy-Turvy (1999)

kymberg wrote 1 year ago:                  Topsy-Turvy                NETFLIX SYNOPSIS:  After their production of “Prin … more →

Tags: 4.0 stars, Comedy, Drama, Music & Musicals, DVD, Entertainment, film, Gilbert and Sullivan, Mike Leigh

Ginger ale with the duchess

duskviolet wrote 1 year ago: I’ve been laid up since Wednesday with some sort of food poisoning episode that has left me un … more →

Tags: Actors, Movies, Politics, Duchess, Keira Knightley, costumes

The Beautification of Math1 comment

knittingfiend06 wrote 1 year ago: So, really just a random thought: I once read somewhere, I don’t remember where anymore, that … more →

Tags: College, Freshman Year, theatre, costumes, Home, Dress Up, Girlfriends, BoyFriends, Chicago

Going Bolelyn

kingremi wrote 1 year ago: I wandered into The Other Bolelyn Girl about 30 minutes late while my roommates were watching it the … more →

Tags: Movies, Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman, Eric Bana, cocktail

Apocalypto (2006)

kymberg wrote 1 year ago:                Apocalypto             NETFLIX SYNOPSIS: Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson moves on f … more →

Tags: 50 stars, Action/Adventure, apocalypto, DVD, Entertainment, film, Movies, Netflix, Reviews

The Europeans (1979)

meinaz88 wrote 1 year ago: I saw this film because 1. I enjoy period romances and 2. I have a slight taste for Merchant-Ivory f … more →

Tags: Movies, Romantic Comedy, Merchant-Ivory, Romance, Period Piece

Nostrils will roll...

annapurdy wrote 1 year ago: Hey!  Hey look, I dig on syphilis-riddled kings swinging their axe towards the head of any disobedie … more →

Tags: Pop goes the Culture!, The Tudors, Elvis, nostrils, HBO, Showtime


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