Classic Films in Focus: HOLLOW TRIUMPH (1948) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 6, 2013
Sometimes good actors make bad movies, and such is the case with Paul Henreid and Joan Bennett in the dreadfully tepid crime picture, Hollow Triumph (1948), also known as The Scar and The Man Who Murdered Himself. Both performers deserve to be celebrated for their roles in other films, but the ridic read more
Classic Films in Focus: HOLLOW TRIUMPH (1948) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 6, 2013
Sometimes good actors make bad movies, and such is the case with Paul Henreid and Joan Bennett in the dreadfully tepid crime picture, Hollow Triumph (1948), also known as The Scar and The Man Who Murdered Himself. Both performers deserve to be celebrated for their roles in other films, but the ridic read more
Westerns on Sale at Warner Archive (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
Warner Archive is running a sale on its classic Westerns this week, and all I can really say in response to that news is "Yeehaw!" Oaters are at the top of my list this spring, especially after a recent trip out West to see the haunts of legendary cowboys and lawmen, both real and Hollywood-made. I' read more
Classic Films in Focus: PHANTOM STALLION (1954) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
Fans of the singing cowboy genre epitomized by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry will remember Rex Allen as the star of a number of similar Westerns turned out by Republic Pictures in the 1950s, beginning with The Arizona Cowboy (1950). For the uninitiated, however, Phantom Stallion (1954) makes a perfectly read more
Requiem for Roger (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
I always liked this book cover.
If you read movie blogs, you will read dozens of tributes to Roger Ebert in the coming days. You might even read hundreds, were you so inclined. More fortunate souls than myself will have personal encounters to relate, of chance meetings or lucky breaks that got them read more
Westerns on Sale at Warner Archive (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
Warner Archive is running a sale on its classic Westerns this week, and all I can really say in response to that news is "Yeehaw!" Oaters are at the top of my list this spring, especially after a recent trip out West to see the haunts of legendary cowboys and lawmen, both real and Hollywood-made. I' read more
Classic Films in Focus: PHANTOM STALLION (1954) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
Fans of the singing cowboy genre epitomized by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry will remember Rex Allen as the star of a number of similar Westerns turned out by Republic Pictures in the 1950s, beginning with The Arizona Cowboy (1950). For the uninitiated, however, Phantom Stallion (1954) makes a perfectly read more
Westerns on Sale at Warner Archive (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
Warner Archive is running a sale on its classic Westerns this week, and all I can really say in response to that news is "Yeehaw!" Oaters are at the top of my list this spring, especially after a recent trip out West to see the haunts of legendary cowboys and lawmen, both real and Hollywood-made. I' read more
Classic Films in Focus: PHANTOM STALLION (1954) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
Fans of the singing cowboy genre epitomized by Roy Rogers and Gene Autry will remember Rex Allen as the star of a number of similar Westerns turned out by Republic Pictures in the 1950s, beginning with The Arizona Cowboy (1950). For the uninitiated, however, Phantom Stallion (1954) makes a perfectly read more
Requiem for Roger (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
I always liked this book cover.
If you read movie blogs, you will read dozens of tributes to Roger Ebert in the coming days. You might even read hundreds, were you so inclined. More fortunate souls than myself will have personal encounters to relate, of chance meetings or lucky breaks that got them read more
Requiem for Roger (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 4, 2013
I always liked this book cover.
If you read movie blogs, you will read dozens of tributes to Roger Ebert in the coming days. You might even read hundreds, were you so inclined. More fortunate souls than myself will have personal encounters to relate, of chance meetings or lucky breaks that got them read more
Win Copies of BEYOND CASABLANCA on Classic Movie Hub in April! (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 3, 2013
My wonderful friend over at Classic Movie Hub is running a terrific series of contests this month, and the prizes are copies of my book, Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching. If you haven't made CMH a regular stop in your browsing already, this is a great time to visit and get to kno read more
Win Copies of BEYOND CASABLANCA on Classic Movie Hub in April! (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 3, 2013
My wonderful friend over at Classic Movie Hub is running a terrific series of contests this month, and the prizes are copies of my book, Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching. If you haven't made CMH a regular stop in your browsing already, this is a great time to visit and get to kno read more
Win Copies of BEYOND CASABLANCA on Classic Movie Hub in April! (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 3, 2013
My wonderful friend over at Classic Movie Hub is running a terrific series of contests this month, and the prizes are copies of my book, Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching. If you haven't made CMH a regular stop in your browsing already, this is a great time to visit and get to kno read more
Classic Films in Focus: MCLINTOCK! (1963) (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 2, 2013
Maureen O'Hara is classic Hollywood's poster girl for the battle of the sexes. With her beautiful face, striking red hair, and strong personality, she is both heroine and harridan, attractive to men as much for her fight as for her figure. In McLintock! (1963), her worthy opponent is frequent co-st read more
Classic Films in Focus: MCLINTOCK! (1963) (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 2, 2013
Maureen O'Hara is classic Hollywood's poster girl for the battle of the sexes. With her beautiful face, striking red hair, and strong personality, she is both heroine and harridan, attractive to men as much for her fight as for her figure. In McLintock! (1963), her worthy opponent is frequent co-st read more
Classic Films in Focus: MCLINTOCK! (1963) (3)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Apr 2, 2013
Maureen O'Hara is classic Hollywood's poster girl for the battle of the sexes. With her beautiful face, striking red hair, and strong personality, she is both heroine and harridan, attractive to men as much for her fight as for her figure. In McLintock! (1963), her worthy opponent is frequent co-st read more
My Grandmother and Marjorie Main (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 20, 2013
In order to explain my deep and abiding affection for character actress Marjorie Main, I have to begin with my grandmother. Her name was Maudie Mae, and she was a big-boned country woman, born and raised in rural Alabama in the early part of the 20th century. She had a 7th grade education and an old read more
My Grandmother and Marjorie Main (1)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 20, 2013
In order to explain my deep and abiding affection for character actress Marjorie Main, I have to begin with my grandmother. Her name was Maudie Mae, and she was a big-boned country woman, born and raised in rural Alabama in the early part of the 20th century. She had a 7th grade education and an old read more
Classic Movies Without Cable (4)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 19, 2013
I love Turner Classic Movies. I really do. In addition to showing classic films on television, they also produce great DVD collections, books, and other products that I love to buy. It might be a shocking confession, then, to admit that I don't actually have TCM at home. In fact, I don't have cable read more