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Classic Films in Focus: MRS. MINIVER (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 29, 2018
As its twelve Oscar nominations and six wins attest, Mrs. Miniver was the right film at the right moment in 1942. Americans newly engaged in World War II flocked to the theater and took away a sense that they were fighting for people like the Minivers and their quaint English village. Even to direct read more
Mrs. Miniver's English Rose
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 29, 2018
Warning: This essay contains spoilers for the film.
The English rose features prominently in William Wyler's Oscar-winning 1942 film, Mrs. Miniver, where its symbolic value is, at first glance, fairly straightforward. The rose functions as a symbol for England; when the title charac read more
Classic Films in Focus: MRS. MINIVER (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 29, 2018
As its twelve Oscar nominations and six wins attest, Mrs. Miniver was the right film at the right moment in 1942. Americans newly engaged in World War II flocked to the theater and took away a sense that they were fighting for people like the Minivers and their quaint English village. Even to direct read more
Mrs. Miniver's English Rose
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 29, 2018
Warning: This essay contains spoilers for the film.
The English rose features prominently in William Wyler's Oscar-winning 1942 film, Mrs. Miniver, where its symbolic value is, at first glance, fairly straightforward. The rose functions as a symbol for England; when the title charac read more
Classic Movie Puzzle Grid #1
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 22, 2018
My husband, who knows how much I like puzzles, recently sent me a link to the Puzz Grid site, where puzzle enthusiasts submit puzzle grids for others to solve. Of course I immediately thought about making my own versions with classic movie themes!
Here's how the puzzle grid works. Each puzzle conta read more
Classic Movie Puzzle Grid #1
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 22, 2018
My husband, who knows how much I like puzzles, recently sent me a link to the Puzz Grid site, where puzzle enthusiasts submit puzzle grids for others to solve. Of course I immediately thought about making my own versions with classic movie themes!
Here's how the puzzle grid works. Each puzzle conta read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 8, 2018
Peter Cushing returns to the role of Doctor Van Helsing for this sequel to Hammer's 1958 reinvention of the Dracula story, but, in spite of the title, Dracula never actually appears. Instead, Van Helsing combats a new undead menace and the relentless obstacle of the doctor's own terrible timing, whi read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 8, 2018
Peter Cushing returns to the role of Doctor Van Helsing for this sequel to Hammer's 1958 reinvention of the Dracula story, but, in spite of the title, Dracula never actually appears. Instead, Van Helsing combats a new undead menace and the relentless obstacle of the doctor's own terrible timing, whi read more
Film Log for 2017
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 2, 2018
2017 was a busy year, which meant that I watched fewer films than I have in previous years. We did some traveling, my daughter's school schedule ate a lot of time with me driving her to dual enrollment classes the next town over, and I was more engaged in politics than I ever have been before (a goo read more
Film Log for 2017
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jan 2, 2018
2017 was a busy year, which meant that I watched fewer films than I have in previous years. We did some traveling, my daughter's school schedule ate a lot of time with me driving her to dual enrollment classes the next town over, and I was more engaged in politics than I ever have been before (a goo read more
Thankful for Classic Movie Stars!
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 21, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you get to enjoy some classic movies along with your obligatory family time this week. I'm sure many of us will kick off the official start of the Christmas season on Friday with a holiday classic or two - at our house that's White Christmas (1954), even though it almost read more
Thankful for Classic Movie Stars!
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 21, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope you get to enjoy some classic movies along with your obligatory family time this week. I'm sure many of us will kick off the official start of the Christmas season on Friday with a holiday classic or two - at our house that's White Christmas (1954), even though it almost read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE PENALTY (1920)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 13, 2017
Part crime drama and part body horror, The Penalty (1920) helped to propel Lon Chaney to true stardom after seven years in the film business and a long roster of less memorable roles. The melodramatic adaptation of Gouverneur Morris' novel about an amputee crime lord gave Chaney the opportunity to d read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE PENALTY (1920)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 13, 2017
Part crime drama and part body horror, The Penalty (1920) helped to propel Lon Chaney to true stardom after seven years in the film business and a long roster of less memorable roles. The melodramatic adaptation of Gouverneur Morris' novel about an amputee crime lord gave Chaney the opportunity to d read more
Classic Films in Focus: NIGHT TIDE (1961)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 1, 2017
Written and directed by Curtis Harrington, Night Tide (1961) offers a moody atmosphere and a very young Dennis Hopper as its main attractions, along with a tragic story about a girl who believes she might be a supernatural temptress from the deep. Its low budget production and ambiguous monster migh read more
Classic Films in Focus: NIGHT TIDE (1961)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 1, 2017
Written and directed by Curtis Harrington, Night Tide (1961) offers a moody atmosphere and a very young Dennis Hopper as its main attractions, along with a tragic story about a girl who believes she might be a supernatural temptress from the deep. Its low budget production and ambiguous monster migh read more
Classic Films in Focus: KINGS ROW (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 28, 2017
Mixed reviews are often the hardest ones to write, and I have mixed feelings about Kings Row (1942), the Sam Wood drama adapted from the controversial novel by Henry Bellamann. I think, ultimately, the film is useful as an example of the ways the Hays Code could undermine the purpose of an artistic read more
Classic Films in Focus: KINGS ROW (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 28, 2017
Mixed reviews are often the hardest ones to write, and I have mixed feelings about Kings Row (1942), the Sam Wood drama adapted from the controversial novel by Henry Bellamann. I think, ultimately, the film is useful as an example of the ways the Hays Code could undermine the purpose of an artistic read more
Nominations for the 2017 National Film Registry
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 11, 2017
A classic movie friend let me know that we still have a few days left to make nominations to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for the 2017 year. You can make nominations until September 15, 2017, so if you want to contribute to this year's list you should head on over to the website t read more
Nominations for the 2017 National Film Registry
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Sep 11, 2017
A classic movie friend let me know that we still have a few days left to make nominations to the Library of Congress' National Film Registry for the 2017 year. You can make nominations until September 15, 2017, so if you want to contribute to this year's list you should head on over to the website t read more