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Ten 2019 Period Dramas To Be Thankful For: What are You Thankful For?

by Autumn Topping | Nov 28, 2019 | Book Adaptations, British Dramas, Hallmark, Historical Romance, International, Lists, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism | 0

From royals to lovely book adaptations, period drama enthusiasts have a lot to be thankful for in 2019.

Watch the New Emma Trailer (2020): Full of Humor and a Promising Cast

by Autumn Topping | Nov 21, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Books, British Dramas, Chick Flicks, Classic Books, Classic Romanticism, Classics, Clean Romance, Historical Romance, International, Jane Austen, Literary Romance, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, News, Period Drama News, Period Dramas, Regency Romance, Romance, Romance News, Romantic Comedy, Romanticism | 0

The new Emma stars The Miniaturist’s Anya Taylor Joy, the always memorable Bill Nighy as Mr....

Ladies in Black – See This Elegant Period Drama Full of Style

by Autumn Topping | Oct 22, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Books, Chick Flicks, Film Reviews, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romanticism | 2

Ladies in Black Review: Bruce Beresford, the award-winning director of Driving Miss Daisy, has a new period drama full of 1950s nostalgia.

‘The Bitter Tea of General Yen’ Review – See One of the First Interracial Romances on Screen

by Amber Topping | Oct 20, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Classic Books, Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Film Reviews, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism | 2

Directed by Frank Capra, The Bitter Tea of General Yen is a relatively forgotten pre-Code film with social relevance, religious cynicism, violence, and a shocking interracial romance between a Chinese warlord and a Christian missionary. Indeed, this is not the type of movie one thinks of when referencing a Capra classic. It’s a Wonderful Life it is not. But that’s what makes this movie so fascinating. Not only is it different from Capra’s later films, but it’s also a love story ahead of its time.

Five Reasons You Need to Watch the Roswell TV Show 20 Years Later

by Autumn Topping | Oct 6, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Fantasy Romance, Fictional Couples, Lists, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, News, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romance News, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Sci-fi & Dystopian Romance, Teen Romance | 4

Here’s why you NEED to watch one of the best supernatural shows ever created, twenty years late.

Coming Home (1998) Review: A Solid WWII Period Drama With Fine Performances

by Jessica Jørgensen | Sep 25, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Books, British Dramas, Classic Books, Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Foreign Romance, Historical Romance, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Period Dramas, Reviews, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, TV Reviews | 0

Coming Home (1998) is an ITV miniseries based upon Rosamunde Pilcher’s coming-of-age story of the same name. The series is set during World War II (pre and post as well) in England. It follows about a decade of the life and loves and travails of schoolgirl Judith Duncan, who comes of age as war erupts.

Watch Colin Firth in the First Trailer for the New Adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’

by Amber Topping | Sep 17, 2019 | Book Adaptations, British Dramas, Classic Books, Classics, International, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, News, Period Drama News, Period Dramas, Romanticism | 11

The first trailer for the new adaptation of The Secret Garden is here and it looks magical! From the producers of Paddington and Harry Potter, comes a new take on the classic children’s book by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Colin Firth in a starring role.

The Best Vampire Diaries’ Couples, Ranked From Worst to Best

by Amber Topping | Sep 13, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fantasy Romance, Fictional Couples, Gothic Romance, Lists, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Paranormal Romance, Romance, Romantic Drama, Romanticism, Teen Romance, Urban Fantasy | 6

This month marks the 10th anniversary of The Vampire Diaries. Yes, ten years have passed since we...

Delight in The Wizard of Oz: Life Lessons 80 Years Later

by Catherine | Sep 9, 2019 | Book Adaptations, Classic Movies & TV, Classics, Costume Drama - Fairy Tales & Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Inspiration, Lists, Modern Romanticism, Movies & TV, Romantic Living, Romanticism, Self-Love | 0

The Wizard of Oz offers a number of life lessons and I thought I would share just a few, with a little tongue-in-cheek commentary! These aren’t earth-shattering. Rather, these Wizard of Oz life lessons are sweetly sentimental.