Category: Period Dramas
Ladies in Black – See This Elegant Period Drama Full of Style
Ladies in Black Review: Bruce Beresford, the award-winning director of Driving Miss Daisy, has a new period drama full of 1950s nostalgia.
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New to Netflix in October 2019: The Best of Romance and Period Drama
Netflix (October 2019): This Month’s Romance and Period Drama Highlights …
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Coming Home (1998) Review: A Solid WWII Period Drama With Fine Performances
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.
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Review: Downton Abbey is the Period Drama Movie of the Year
Downton Abbey may have ignited a new age in cinema, proving going to the movies can still be a magical experience. The Downton Abbey movie (written by creator Julian Fellowes) is glamourous, nostalgic, funny, romantic, clever, heartbreaking, and entertaining. It’s everything you expect to see in an excellent period flick. Will it make complete sense if you haven’t seen the TV show? Maybe not. But it’s not hard to follow and even Downton newbies in the audience were entertained. But what made the film ultimately so special was the experience itself.
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Preview of the Best Fall 2019 Shows on Acorn TV
Certain production companies and networks consistently put out good television. One of these is Acorn, a streaming company bringing us many of our favorite Australian and British shows. Some of them you might know and include The Hour, A Place to Call Home, Queens of Mystery, and more recently, My Life is Murder. As a fan of their programs, we take a look at the fall 2019 Acorn TV schedule (consisting of both old and new content) you can find on Acorn’s website.
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Watch Colin Firth in the First Trailer for the New Adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’
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.
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Charles II: The Power and the Passion (2003) – A Compelling Political Soap Opera Starring Rufus Sewell
England’s King Charles II occupied the throne during a fascinating time in the nation’s history. During the English Civil War and Oliver Cromwell’s rule, his father was beheaded and Charles was exiled. After Cromwell’s death, Charles II returned to England as its’ king. Charles II reversed many of the rules implemented by Cromwell’s government. He also continued his father’s battle with the English Parliament. The years of his reign are known as The Restoration. Charles II: The Power and the Passion presents a portrait of this multi-faceted historical figure.
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The Best Vampire Diaries’ Couples, Ranked From Worst to Best
This month marks the 10th anniversary of The Vampire Diaries. Yes, ten years have passed since we...
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Delight in The Wizard of Oz: Life Lessons 80 Years Later
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.
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Fall 2019 Box Office Preview of the Best New Movie Releases
With the summer blockbusters now coming to an end, it’s time to take a look at Fall’s new movie releases.
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Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) – A Musical That is Pure Fun Entertainment
There is so much to love about Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, not the least of which it is pure escapist fun.
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Romance and Period Drama Watchlist For September 2019
A feature letting you know what to watch in (mostly) the romance, Romanticism, and period drama...
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