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Classic Movies Without Cable (1)

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

Classic Movies Without Cable (3)

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

Classic Films in Focus: THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL (1951) (4)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 14, 2013

The Maltese Falcon (1941) made San Francisco a true noir town, defined by shadows and fog, and many subsequent films have returned to the city by the bay to take advantage of its seductive yet deadly atmosphere, including, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Compared with such iconic works read more

Classic Films in Focus: THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL (1951) (1)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 14, 2013

The Maltese Falcon (1941) made San Francisco a true noir town, defined by shadows and fog, and many subsequent films have returned to the city by the bay to take advantage of its seductive yet deadly atmosphere, including, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Compared with such iconic works read more

Classic Films in Focus: THE HOUSE ON TELEGRAPH HILL (1951) (3)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 14, 2013

The Maltese Falcon (1941) made San Francisco a true noir town, defined by shadows and fog, and many subsequent films have returned to the city by the bay to take advantage of its seductive yet deadly atmosphere, including, of course, Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958). Compared with such iconic works read more

Classic Films in Focus: SAN FRANCISCO (1936) (1)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2013

San Francisco has always been a cinematic town, with its storied history, its crooked, crazy streets, and its scenic bay views. The most famous San Francisco cinema tour is provided in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), of course, but the 1936 romantic drama, San Francisco, pens a different kind of read more

Classic Films in Focus: SAN FRANCISCO (1936) (4)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2013

San Francisco has always been a cinematic town, with its storied history, its crooked, crazy streets, and its scenic bay views. The most famous San Francisco cinema tour is provided in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), of course, but the 1936 romantic drama, San Francisco, pens a different kind of read more

Classic Films in Focus: SAN FRANCISCO (1936) (3)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 12, 2013

San Francisco has always been a cinematic town, with its storied history, its crooked, crazy streets, and its scenic bay views. The most famous San Francisco cinema tour is provided in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo (1958), of course, but the 1936 romantic drama, San Francisco, pens a different kind of read more

Classic Films in Focus: ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1952) (1)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 11, 2013

Although women's melodrama and film noir might seem like incompatible genres, there are a few notable occasions when they come together in a single film, and director Nicholas Ray's On Dangerous Ground (1952) shows just how beautifully the two genres can be merged. Surprisingly short at only 82 minu read more

Classic Films in Focus: ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1952) (4)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 11, 2013

Although women's melodrama and film noir might seem like incompatible genres, there are a few notable occasions when they come together in a single film, and director Nicholas Ray's On Dangerous Ground (1952) shows just how beautifully the two genres can be merged. Surprisingly short at only 82 minu read more

Classic Films in Focus: ON DANGEROUS GROUND (1952) (3)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 11, 2013

Although women's melodrama and film noir might seem like incompatible genres, there are a few notable occasions when they come together in a single film, and director Nicholas Ray's On Dangerous Ground (1952) shows just how beautifully the two genres can be merged. Surprisingly short at only 82 minu read more

Classic Films in Focus: VERTIGO (1958) (4)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 4, 2013

Alfred Hitchcock's films have been the gateway drugs for many a classic movie addict, and of all of his best-known thrillers, Vertigo (1958) is certainly the trippiest, a mind-blowing overdose of deception, desire, and betrayal. Set against the gorgeously atmospheric background of San Francisco, the read more

Classic Films in Focus: VERTIGO (1958) (1)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 4, 2013

Alfred Hitchcock's films have been the gateway drugs for many a classic movie addict, and of all of his best-known thrillers, Vertigo (1958) is certainly the trippiest, a mind-blowing overdose of deception, desire, and betrayal. Set against the gorgeously atmospheric background of San Francisco, the read more

Classic Films in Focus: VERTIGO (1958) (3)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Mar 4, 2013

Alfred Hitchcock's films have been the gateway drugs for many a classic movie addict, and of all of his best-known thrillers, Vertigo (1958) is certainly the trippiest, a mind-blowing overdose of deception, desire, and betrayal. Set against the gorgeously atmospheric background of San Francisco, the read more

Classic Films in Focus: THE JAZZ SINGER (1927) (1)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 26, 2013

If people think of Al Jolson at all today, they think of him in blackface, belting out his plaintive "Mammy" song at the end of The Jazz Singer (1927) or in countless cartoon parodies of it. It may well discourage viewers from giving the original movie a chance, which is a shame because, as problema read more

Classic Films in Focus: THE JAZZ SINGER (1927) (4)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 26, 2013

If people think of Al Jolson at all today, they think of him in blackface, belting out his plaintive "Mammy" song at the end of The Jazz Singer (1927) or in countless cartoon parodies of it. It may well discourage viewers from giving the original movie a chance, which is a shame because, as problema read more

Classic Films in Focus: THE JAZZ SINGER (1927) (3)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 26, 2013

If people think of Al Jolson at all today, they think of him in blackface, belting out his plaintive "Mammy" song at the end of The Jazz Singer (1927) or in countless cartoon parodies of it. It may well discourage viewers from giving the original movie a chance, which is a shame because, as problema read more

Classic Films in Focus: THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! (1974) (1)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 25, 2013

One of the highlights of the new Best of Warner Bros. Musicals Collection is the 1974 montage picture, That's Entertainment!, which showcases some of the greatest moments in movie musical history, although admittedly with an MGM slant. For fans of the genre, the picture is a welcome chance to revisi read more

Classic Films in Focus: THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! (1974) (4)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 25, 2013

One of the highlights of the new Best of Warner Bros. Musicals Collection is the 1974 montage picture, That's Entertainment!, which showcases some of the greatest moments in movie musical history, although admittedly with an MGM slant. For fans of the genre, the picture is a welcome chance to revisi read more

Classic Films in Focus: THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT! (1974) (3)

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Feb 25, 2013

One of the highlights of the new Best of Warner Bros. Musicals Collection is the 1974 montage picture, That's Entertainment!, which showcases some of the greatest moments in movie musical history, although admittedly with an MGM slant. For fans of the genre, the picture is a welcome chance to revisi read more
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