Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 7, 2013

Directed by George Archainbaud, Thirteen Women (1932) is a Pre-Code thriller starring two great actresses of the 1930s, Irene Dunne and Myrna Loy. As its name implies, this film focuses on female characters for most of its action, which sets it apart from other murder mysteries, but it’s a mix   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 4, 2013

Goodreads is a wonderful site for readers, and I enjoy using it to keep track of my own reading and find new books that I might like. BEYOND CASABLANCA: 100 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING also has its own Goodreads page, where you can add the book to your "to-read" list,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 4, 2013

Goodreads is a wonderful site for readers, and I enjoy using it to keep track of my own reading and find new books that I might like. BEYOND CASABLANCA: 100 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING also has its own Goodreads page, where you can add the book to your "to-read" list,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 4, 2013

Goodreads is a wonderful site for readers, and I enjoy using it to keep track of my own reading and find new books that I might like. BEYOND CASABLANCA: 100 CLASSIC MOVIES WORTH WATCHING also has its own Goodreads page, where you can add the book to your "to-read" list,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 1, 2013

Like Oscar Wilde’s story, “The Canterville Ghost,” The Ghost Goes West (1935) offers us an old-fashioned ghost thrust into a modern world with comical results. The film proved a big hit in Britain, where it was made, perhaps because of its romantic view of Scotland and skeptical pe   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 1, 2013

Like Oscar Wilde’s story, “The Canterville Ghost,” The Ghost Goes West (1935) offers us an old-fashioned ghost thrust into a modern world with comical results. The film proved a big hit in Britain, where it was made, perhaps because of its romantic view of Scotland and skeptical pe   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 1, 2013

Like Oscar Wilde’s story, “The Canterville Ghost,” The Ghost Goes West (1935) offers us an old-fashioned ghost thrust into a modern world with comical results. The film proved a big hit in Britain, where it was made, perhaps because of its romantic view of Scotland and skeptical pe   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 30, 2013

By 1943, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland had made more than half a dozen movies together, so Girl Crazy (1943) was both a return to a tested formula and an attempt to do something a little different with the two stars. Once again we have the “let’s put on a...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 30, 2013

By 1943, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland had made more than half a dozen movies together, so Girl Crazy (1943) was both a return to a tested formula and an attempt to do something a little different with the two stars. Once again we have the “let’s put on a...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 30, 2013

By 1943, Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland had made more than half a dozen movies together, so Girl Crazy (1943) was both a return to a tested formula and an attempt to do something a little different with the two stars. Once again we have the “let’s put on a...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 28, 2013

Directed by Terence Young, Wait Until Dark (1967) represents a departure for star Audrey Hepburn from the softer, more romantic roles that she usually played. It turned out to be a good move, too, since Hepburn earned her fourth and final Oscar nomination for Best Actress because of her performance   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 27, 2013

This is the sort of thing that happens when my two hobbies - classic movies and LEGO - collide. I give you LEGO Tippi Hedren, being terrorized in Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS (1963). Here's another shot from further out - You can visit my photostream over on Flickr if you...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 27, 2013

This is the sort of thing that happens when my two hobbies - classic movies and LEGO - collide. I give you LEGO Tippi Hedren, being terrorized in Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS (1963). Here's another shot from further out - You can visit my photostream over on Flickr if you...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 27, 2013

This is the sort of thing that happens when my two hobbies - classic movies and LEGO - collide. I give you LEGO Tippi Hedren, being terrorized in Alfred Hitchcock's THE BIRDS (1963). Here's another shot from further out - You can visit my photostream over on Flickr if you...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 26, 2013

This Columbia production directed by Lew Landers puts Bela Lugosi back into a vampire’s cape and fangs, but The Return of the Vampire (1944) is not exactly a success when it comes to following up on the iconic Dracula (1931). Despite a number of inspired elements, the film fails with...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 26, 2013

This Columbia production directed by Lew Landers puts Bela Lugosi back into a vampire’s cape and fangs, but The Return of the Vampire (1944) is not exactly a success when it comes to following up on the iconic Dracula (1931). Despite a number of inspired elements, the film fails with...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 26, 2013

This Columbia production directed by Lew Landers puts Bela Lugosi back into a vampire’s cape and fangs, but The Return of the Vampire (1944) is not exactly a success when it comes to following up on the iconic Dracula (1931). Despite a number of inspired elements, the film fails with...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 25, 2013

The basic idea of this later Hammer production from director Roy Ward Baker is patently ridiculous. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) might just as well have been called Kung Fu Dracula, representing as it does a mash-up of the successful Hammer formula and the Hong Kong martial...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 25, 2013

The basic idea of this later Hammer production from director Roy Ward Baker is patently ridiculous. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) might just as well have been called Kung Fu Dracula, representing as it does a mash-up of the successful Hammer formula and the Hong Kong martial...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 25, 2013

The basic idea of this later Hammer production from director Roy Ward Baker is patently ridiculous. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) might just as well have been called Kung Fu Dracula, representing as it does a mash-up of the successful Hammer formula and the Hong Kong martial...   read more