It's 1927, and so much has changed at Downton Abbey. Theres “no maid, no nanny and no valet even!” – GASP! – but we still have the lovable kitchen staff, Carson, Anna, and more. In the trailer's opening, Maggie Smith's character is now celebrating her 210th birthday – HA! It … [Read more...]
Jennifer Lawrence to Play Desperate, Doomed Flapper Zelda Fitzgerald
Casting news I can get behind: The Hollywood … [Read more...]
13 Super-Kinky Pics of Vintage Fetish Wear from the ’20s and ’30s
Violet Chachki, eat your heart out. Above and below are gorgeously provocative images of Parisian models in the '20s and … [Read more...]
Totally Cuckoo-Bananas Avante-Garde Dance Costumes from the 1920s – If the Clubkids Only Had THESE
Jawdropping nuttiness from 1920s Hamburg – dozens of wild, Expressionist dance costumes that look like "retro robots and Bauhaus knights." Lavinia Schulz and … [Read more...]
RIP Silent Move Star Carla Laemmle
Dancer and silent movie star Carla Laemmle (whose uncle founded Universal Studios) died last night, leaving just Mexican silent movie star Lupita Tovar, child stars Baby Peggy, Dickie Moore, [Read more...]
The Trailer for Woody Allen’s Magic in the Moonlight
It's the French Riviera, in the 1920s. Colin Firth is an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindler – Emma Stone as a psychic to the rich and famous. Personal and professional complications ensue, as they so often do in Woody Allen movies. I'm partial to these minor … [Read more...]
Casting News: Queen Latifah Will Play ’20s Blues Icon Bessie Smith
Queen Latifah has long wanted to bring the life story of "The Empress of the Blues" Bessie Smith to the screen (probably because the resemblance is so uncanny), and now it looks as … [Read more...]
Flashback 1928: Buster Keaton Writes His New Year’s Resolutions
Umph. the things I would do to Buster Keaton. … [Read more...]
Flashback 1924: Tower of Alcohol Barrels to be Burned During Prohibition
(via Philthy Phil) … [Read more...]
