Grantchester season 3: Robson Green reveals huge on-set historical ERROR

Robson Green, who portrays police office Geordie Keating in the series, admitted that there had been a moment on set when a glaring error was spotted just in time.  It was only thanks to the eagle-eyed accuracy of the director, who had attended Cambridge University, that the mistake was flagged it up to the rest […]

Jessica Chastain to Play the Legendary Ingrid Bergman in Historical Novel Adaptation

Deadline reports that Zero Dark Thirty star Jessica Chastain will play screen legend Ingrid Bergman in Seducing Ingrid Bergman, based on a 2012 novel by Chris Greenhalgh. The book fictionalizes Bergman’s romance with Hungarian photographer Robert Capa and is set after World War II, continuing when the couple returned to the United States where the […]

Foodie walks, historical buildings and picturesque canal network: Discover Amsterdam

GETTY Amsterdam is the ultimate city break destination It’s a good thing that Amsterdam is so easy to explore on foot. I was only halfway through my foodie walking (or in my case, waddling) tour of the Jordaan neighbourhood, but I was already regretting that second helping of poffertjes (tiny pancakes drenched in advocaat, a […]

Colorful Collages of Art Historical Women in Contemporary Fashion

Blending a talent for fashion and mixed-media, New York-based Puerto Rican artist Edwin Antonio creates collages that outfit women from centuries past in colorful contemporary clothes. “I want to create a color contrast between the garment and particular paintings from the past centuries,” Antonio writes on his website. “It also presents how these pieces would look […]

When There’s Historical Killing at 3 But A Cosplay Party At 9

Rebecca On is a concept artist and illustrator based in San Francisco, who has worked for companies like inXile Entertainment, Gameloft and Monte Cook Games. You can see more of Rebecca’s art at her personal site. To see the images in their native resolution, click on the “expand” button in the top-left corner. Fine Art […]

A Side-by-Side Comparison of Movies and the Historical Clips That Inspired Them

Period films are the bane of movie producers’ existence. They cost a ton of money, limit locations, require elaborate costuming and are always fighting against the very existence of the modern world. But when it all comes together, the films function as one of the closest things we have to a time machine. Advertisement Filmmaker […]

Prime Suspect 1973 ’RUINED’ by HUGE historical inaccuracies: ‘ITV you MUPPETS!’

The series followed a younger Jane Tennison, originally played by Helen Mirren, during her early days in the Metropolitan Police.  From the electrifying soundtrack to Stefanie Martini’s effortlessly stunning display at the iconic detective, Prime Suspect 1973 was a huge hit with those watching at home.  However, midway through the opening instalment of the series’ […]

The German Right Believes It’s Time to Discard the Country’s Historical Guilt

As a major aspect of the patriot tide clearing Europe, the AfD gathering is pushing to change how the nation sees its Nazi past, overturning many years of agreement. To a limited extent conceived out of restriction to the European Union, the development of patriotism, which can likewise be found in France the U.K. what’s […]

Based on a true story: We should expect too much from our historical action films

PR Matt Daon presents an alternative version of Chinese history in Great Wall The military historian Sir Antony Beevor on Desert Island Discs recently admitted he couldn’t watch war films as they were all such factual rubbish. But films “based on a true story” are a great Hollywood tradition.  Related articles PEARL HARBOR  Heartthrob Josh […]