4] The Cutting Edge 3
5] George & the Dragon
4] Gilmore Girls, Season Seven
5] Lark Rise to Candleford
4] Mister Magorium's Wonder Emporium
4] Nim's Island

Click here to become a member of our costume drama forum! 

 

It became apparent to myself and a friend recently that there are no forums out there which are targeted directly at costume drama fans, so we have built a creative and user friendly environment in which fans of costume dramas (from Dickens to Austen to historical films ranging from ancient times to the Edwardian era) are more than welcome to come and discuss film fashion, characterization, and much more! We hope to see you there!

 

As always, we are constantly striving to make your visits here enjoyable and informative. Because we have such a high level of traffic with an interest in costume dramas, from now on we will be marking reviews of costume dramas with this symbol: which will make it easier for you to tell at a glance whether the review in question is for a recent-set or period film. Films marked as such take place before 1920. We hope you enjoy our changes, new design, and more friendly user interface!

 

Here are our most recent reviews:

5] 5 Children & It
4] Dan in Real Life
2] Desperate Housewives, Season Two
3] Elvis
4] Gilmore Girls, Season Six
4] Huck Finn
4] Little Men
4] Looking For Miracles
2] Match Point
4] Tall Tale
3] Walking Across Egypt
4] Wind At My Back

2] Beowulf 

4] The Invasion

3] To Kill a King

There are going to be a few changes around the site. I'm going to be removing some old reviews, since moderating the search function has told me that mostly what my readers want are costume dramas, recent box office hits, suspense films, and television series. I need more room on my server, so some things have to go. We will not be accepting reviews of foreign films or anything that pre-dates 1990 unless it is on a subject I feel our readers have a particular interest in. I will keep the reviews for awhile in a folder, so if anyone is interested in adding them to their classic movie review site, contact me.

3] 24 - Season Three

2] Goya's Ghosts

2] The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)

3] Agatha Christie's Miss Marple

5] Penelope

5] The Private Lives of Elizabeth & Essex (1939)

2] Silk

4] The Spiderwick Chronicles

Yes, we have a new format! I know, I know, another one, but I am never happy until I can find one that looks fabulous in all browsers and I think this one will suit us well and look great besides! I hope all of you are doing great -- I had a fantastic time on my vacation, and am back and intending to update as often as I can. I will be getting The Other Boleyn Girl to you late next week, as well as Penelope. Upcoming reviews include Beowulf, Silk, Goya's Ghosts and To Kill a King.

Here are our latest reviews:

5] The Final Inquiry

3] Fool's Gold

2] The Jane Austen Book Club

3] Skin Walkers

I hope the winter blues haven't gotten you down, and that you're not snowed under with homework or down and out with the flu! I'm flying high because I'm going on vacation. Just me, my dearest friends, and touristy destinations and white sand for a week. 

Here are some new reviews to tide you over until I return.

3] 27 Dresses

4] Annie (1982)

2] Damages, Season One

4] Dr. Quinn, Season Three

4] Dr. Quinn, Season Four

3] Evening

4] Miss Austen Regrets

4] Oliver Twist (2007)

5] The Russell Girl

5] Saving Sarah Cain

2] Torchwood, Season One

Tribute to Heath Ledger

I was stunned and saddened to hear of the recent death of Heath Ledger. He was not one of my favorite entertainers, but he never failed to amuse, touch, or inspire me in his films. It makes me sad that the entertainment industry has lost such a great talent. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers.

I have compiled a list of Heath Ledger-related films on the site, in case you decide this weekend to have a memorial marathon:

+ 10 Things I Hate About You

+ Brothers Grimm

+ Casanova

+ The Four Feathers

+ A Knight's Tale

+ Ned Kelly

+ The Order

+ The Patriot

2007 Charity's Place Awards

I have put out a compilation video of all the films and actors that left an impression on us and posted it here. I encourage everyone to watch, as there are some great moments (there are mild spoilers!), but in case you are on dial-up, here is how the ranking fell:

Favorite TV Couple: Ned & Chuck (Pushing Daisies)

Favorite New Show: Moonlight

Favorite Proposal: Elinor & Edward (Sense & Sensibility)

Favorite Villain: The Master (Doctor Who)

Favorite "Lady" Villain: Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd)

Favorite Leading Man: Colonel Brandon (Sense & Sensibility)

Favorite Leading Lady: Katharine of Aragon (The Tudors)

Favorite Popcorn Flick: Stardust

Favorite Unexpected Moment: At World's End

Best Actor: Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd)

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett (The Golden Age)

Best Moral Dialogue: The Order of the Phoenix

Best Picture: Amazing Grace

Please remember to read our reviews of films before seeing them. Just because we felt an actor or character really stood out, does not mean that film fits within your personal value system. They are not recommendations so much as staff favorites.

New reviews will be posted next week.

I am in the process of reformatting pages on the website, so please excuse the temporary mess. I have discovered that my site can only be viewed properly on a 1024x768 resolution. I'm sorry if some of the backgrounds seem out of alignment with lower resolutions... I am doing my best to make it beautiful no matter what resolution you are using, but that's not always possible.

Some of you have noticed that we're reviewing a lot more European films than we used to. The reasons for this are not only because we are getting more International hits all the time, but because many of our readers have region-free players and are interested in English and Australian releases as well. We also do our best to review as many costume dramas as we can, and it's a simple fact that the BBC puts out the most of them. Masterpiece Theatre is starting up again, and we'll do our best to have all their future presentations reviewed before the air dates so you know whether or not to tune in!

The search function is being put to good use! I've got over 400 searches in December and am proud to announce that we had 90% of those reviewed! Just so you know, I can monitor searches and do pay attention to what titles come up that we do not have listed. It helps me determine what our readers want to see reviewed, so don't be afraid to use that search button!

You can support Charity's Place through purchasing my books! It costs a pretty penny to host over 2,000 movie reviews and by ordering my novels, you can help me balance the expense out. 

new reviews this update:

2] A Room With a View (2007)

2] Atonement

4] Ballet Shoes (2007)

3] Bell, Book and Candle

3] The Bourne Ultimatum

3] Dr. Dolittle (1998)

3] Dr. Dolittle 2

4] Dr. Quinn, Season Two

5] Ice Princess

5] Mansfield Park (2007)

4] Sense & Sensibility (2007)