A Short History of the Period Drama, Part Three: Tear Up the Script (or, the present day) David Brake June 15, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Long before the superhero movie took the words "gritty reboot" and revolutionised a genre, period drama was working quietly away in the background doing exactly the same thing. As the '90s gave way to a...
A Short History of the Period Drama, Part One: Faith to the Text (or, the 1940s) David Brake June 1, 2014 Analysis, Close-Up, Features Period piece. Costume drama. Historical epic. Any way you slice it, it's been around about as long as cinema itself. Of course, in those days what we now consider quintessential period drama was practically...
By The Book: Jane Eyre (2011) David Brake February 9, 2014 Analysis, By The Book, Features 1 Comment Welcome to By The Book. Every fortnight, we’ll compare a book with its visual adaptation. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these...
