The words “period piece” can suggest boring ... you hear that title thrown around in conversation, remember these films that defy this trend of boredom. Ralph Fiennes in The English Patient.

Whether traditionally in full period wardrobe and fanfare ... considered one of Marlon Brando and Stanley Kubrick's favorite films. Classically trained and full of passion, Branagh and his ...

Most, but not all, of the composers of this year’s period pieces felt the obligation ... Harry Gregson-Williams not only employed a 90-piece orchestra and 100-voice choir, he spent months ...

Nickel Boys is filmmaker RaMell Ross' first narrative feature, and it's a period piece primarily situated in a cinematic landscape depicted in an untold number of films: the 1960s Jim Crow South.

Downton Abbey has to be the premier example of a period piece defying conventions and attracting an audience so wide its films are successes. 2022’s sequel A New Era shines in particular ...