Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on December 11, 2012

Many noir devotees rank Fritz Lang's The Big Heat (1953) very highly, and it certainly does have a great noir look and many memorable scenes, but I find that I much prefer some of Lang's other genre outings, like The Woman in the Window (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945), to...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on October 20, 2012

Though many know my influences for dressing up--hello, costume designers Edith Head, Helen Rose, and Jean Louis, among others--I don't speak nearly as much about those who inspire my casual side. For that, I turn to the American cinema style of the 1960s and 1970s where many, such as Robert...   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on September 12, 2012

It was a dark and stormy night. From my bed, I heard the familiar sound of the police cruiser sweeping into our driveway to park. The car door opened, then quickly closed as my father splashed through puddle after puddle on his way to the house. Finally through the front...   read more