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A Day with the Duke on August 1
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 30, 2012
Turner Classic Movies kicks off its 2012 Summer
Under the Stars program with an all-day celebration of John Wayne on August 1,
which will thrill some classic movies fans and irritate others. John Wayne has
always been a polarizing figure – people either love him or hate him. Younger
women, in read more
A Day with the Duke on August 1
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 30, 2012
Turner Classic Movies kicks off its 2012 Summer
Under the Stars program with an all-day celebration of John Wayne on August 1,
which will thrill some classic movies fans and irritate others. John Wayne has
always been a polarizing figure – people either love him or hate him. Younger
women, in read more
10 LEGO Minifigs I'd Like to See
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2012
The collectible series LEGO minifigures have been a huge hit ever since LEGO released the first wave a few years back. Series 8 has already been announced for September, and once again we'll be getting some fun new citizens to populate our LEGO worlds. For wave 9 and beyond, most AFOLs probably have read more
10 LEGO Minifigs I'd Like to See
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2012
The collectible series LEGO minifigures have been a huge hit ever since LEGO released the first wave a few years back. Series 8 has already been announced for September, and once again we'll be getting some fun new citizens to populate our LEGO worlds. For wave 9 and beyond, most AFOLs probably have read more
10 LEGO Minifigs I'd Like to See
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2012
The collectible series LEGO minifigures have been a huge hit ever since LEGO released the first wave a few years back. Series 8 has already been announced for September, and once again we'll be getting some fun new citizens to populate our LEGO worlds. For wave 9 and beyond, most AFOLs probably have read more
AFOL Philosophy: Build Until Your Fingers Hurt!
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 13, 2012
My LEGO club has a big show tomorrow, and I have been building for hours almost every day for weeks to get ready. Like most AFOLs, I go through periods of intense productivity divided by times when other parts of my life take over and I build nothing at all.
Here's a look at the layout I have been read more
AFOL Philosophy: Build Until Your Fingers Hurt!
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 13, 2012
My LEGO club has a big show tomorrow, and I have been building for hours almost every day for weeks to get ready. Like most AFOLs, I go through periods of intense productivity divided by times when other parts of my life take over and I build nothing at all.
Here's a look at the layout I have been read more
AFOL Philosophy: Build Until Your Fingers Hurt!
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 13, 2012
My LEGO club has a big show tomorrow, and I have been building for hours almost every day for weeks to get ready. Like most AFOLs, I go through periods of intense productivity divided by times when other parts of my life take over and I build nothing at all.
Here's a look at the layout I have been read more
Cemetery Scenes: The Presence of the Dead in John Ford’s Westerns
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 23, 2012
The
great Westerns strike a balance between the opposing experiences that define
life on the frontier; they understand that the thrill of adventure comes hand
in hand with the very real threat of death. Cowboys and cavalry fire their guns
and gallop across the open land like eternal mythic heroes, b read more
Cemetery Scenes: The Presence of the Dead in John Ford’s Westerns
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 23, 2012
The
great Westerns strike a balance between the opposing experiences that define
life on the frontier; they understand that the thrill of adventure comes hand
in hand with the very real threat of death. Cowboys and cavalry fire their guns
and gallop across the open land like eternal mythic heroes, b read more
Cemetery Scenes: The Presence of the Dead in John Ford’s Westerns
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 23, 2012
The
great Westerns strike a balance between the opposing experiences that define
life on the frontier; they understand that the thrill of adventure comes hand
in hand with the very real threat of death. Cowboys and cavalry fire their guns
and gallop across the open land like eternal mythic heroes, b read more
LEGO Monster Fighters: Making AFOL Dreams Come True
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 18, 2012
2012 is turning out to be a banner year for LEGO themes, with LORD OF THE RINGS and SUPER HEROES already taking shelves by storm and several new series of the hot minifigure line making their debuts. Still, the best new line for the AFOL crowd might well be MONSTER FIGHTERS, a horror themed collecti read more
LEGO Monster Fighters: Making AFOL Dreams Come True
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 18, 2012
2012 is turning out to be a banner year for LEGO themes, with LORD OF THE RINGS and SUPER HEROES already taking shelves by storm and several new series of the hot minifigure line making their debuts. Still, the best new line for the AFOL crowd might well be MONSTER FIGHTERS, a horror themed collecti read more
LEGO Monster Fighters: Making AFOL Dreams Come True
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 18, 2012
2012 is turning out to be a banner year for LEGO themes, with LORD OF THE RINGS and SUPER HEROES already taking shelves by storm and several new series of the hot minifigure line making their debuts. Still, the best new line for the AFOL crowd might well be MONSTER FIGHTERS, a horror themed collecti read more
Ceci N’est Pas une Vie (A Short Story)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 11, 2012
Norman
Crews’ first official tour of duty as an off-world laboratory inspector had,
unfortunately, proved to be a shining example of unmitigated boredom and
routine. Norman, who was himself rather fond of regularity, had actual read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE STRANGER (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2012
Orson Welles’ tense post-war thriller, The Stranger (1946), is not as famous as
his most iconic films, but as an example of Wellesian noir it stands up very
well against The Lady from Shanghai
(1947) and Touch of Evil (1958), and
it shares with both of them a delirious sense of the workings of read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE STRANGER (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2012
Orson Welles’ tense post-war thriller, The Stranger (1946), is not as famous as
his most iconic films, but as an example of Wellesian noir it stands up very
well against The Lady from Shanghai
(1947) and Touch of Evil (1958), and
it shares with both of them a delirious sense of the workings of read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE STRANGER (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2012
Orson Welles’ tense post-war thriller, The Stranger (1946), is not as famous as
his most iconic films, but as an example of Wellesian noir it stands up very
well against The Lady from Shanghai
(1947) and Touch of Evil (1958), and
it shares with both of them a delirious sense of the workings of read more
Classic Films in Focus: GRAND HOTEL (1932)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 7, 2012
Directed by Edmund Goulding, Grand Hotel (1932) is unique in the annals of Oscar history; it is
the only Best Picture winner not even to be nominated for any other awards. Despite
the Academy’s odd response to the film, Grand
Hotel offers a lot more to the modern viewer than mere Oscar trivia. read more
Classic Films in Focus: GRAND HOTEL (1932)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 7, 2012
Directed by Edmund Goulding, Grand Hotel (1932) is unique in the annals of Oscar history; it is
the only Best Picture winner not even to be nominated for any other awards. Despite
the Academy’s odd response to the film, Grand
Hotel offers a lot more to the modern viewer than mere Oscar trivia. read more