From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Albert Nobbs and Terese Raquin

31 March 2010

Albert Nobbs and Terese Raquin are both upcoming projects with Glenn Close who returns to period dramas. We couldn’t be happier! 
Albert Nobbs
Late 19th century, Ireland. A woman disguise herself as a man to be able to survive taking the name of Albert Nobbs. But her transvestism will get her in some very complicated situations…
Adapted from a short story [...]

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Shutter Island (2010)

29 March 2010

“You’ll never leave this island.”
Martin Scorsese’s latest movie “Shutter Island” wouldn’t usually be part of Lights, Camera… History! because it is set in 1954. I asked to write/publish this review because it is one of the best movies I have seen so far this year. Maybe I can get some of you to take the [...]

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Malice Aforethought (2005)

24 March 2010

Malice Aforethought is a mystery set in a small village in the english countryside in the 1920s. Contrary to most of these kind of stories, in this one we know who the killer is and the suspense is more about whether he will get away with it.
Dr. Edmund Bickleigh is the village doctor, married to [...]

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Jane Eyre (2011)

21 March 2010

We first mentioned the new Jane Eyre movie adaptation when Moira Buffini was still working on the script and Ellen Paige was rumoured to be playing the lead. Now it is known that Jane Eyre will be played by Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and that Michael Fassbender (Inglorious Basterds) will be Mr Rochester. Production [...]

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The Wolfman (2010)

18 March 2010

After many years abroad, Laurence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro), returns home after receiving a letter from his brother Ben fiancée, Gwen (Emily Blunt), informing him that his brother went missing. The day he arrives at Blackmoor Manor, his father, Sir John (Anthony Hopkins), lets him know that his younger brother dead body was found. Ben seemed [...]

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Amazing Grace by Chelsea (Period Drama Challenge)

16 March 2010

 
 
About Chelsea…
Iam a 23 year-old Canadian with a passion for history, particularly British and Irish history during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. I also enjoy traveling, reading, and watching more television than I should!

 

Set in the Georgian era, Amazing Grace tells the story of William Wilberforce (played by Ioan Gruffudd), a Member of Parliament who [...]

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Burke and Hare

10 March 2010

William Burke and William Hare, also known as the West Port murderers, are two famous serial killers who provided the Edinburgh medical school with the dead bodies of their victims. Based in a true story set in 1827 in Edinburgh, Burke and Hare does not seem to be a story for the faint-hearted. With a brilliant cast lead by [...]

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More about Adèle Blanc-sec

4 March 2010

 
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-sec is one of this year’s upcoming movies we are curious about, so we wanted to share another teaser until the release of the movie in April.

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