Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 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

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 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...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 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,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 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,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on March 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,...   read more