Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 18, 2012

Quoth the raven, "Nevermore!" Movies and shorts inspired by the works of Edgar Allan Poe first appeared during the silent era, but Poe’s greatest age came in the 1960s, when Roger Corman made the author his macabre muse for a series of cult horror classics. With Vincent Price as his...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 17, 2012

Loosely based on the novel by Mary Norton, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) followed up Disney's enormous success with Mary Poppins (1964), and on paper the two pictures must look very similar. Here we have two musical comedies set in England, both involving magic and a handful of cute but troublesom   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 17, 2012

Loosely based on the novel by Mary Norton, Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971) followed up Disney's enormous success with Mary Poppins (1964), and on paper the two pictures must look very similar. Here we have two musical comedies set in England, both involving magic and a handful of cute but troublesom   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 16, 2012

The British film industry turned out some truly remarkable pictures during the classic era, and On Approval (1944) is a surprising testament to their talent, even if the movie is not especially well known today. Although celebrated British filmmakers like Ealing Studios produced wonderful comedies a   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 16, 2012

The British film industry turned out some truly remarkable pictures during the classic era, and On Approval (1944) is a surprising testament to their talent, even if the movie is not especially well known today. Although celebrated British filmmakers like Ealing Studios produced wonderful comedies a   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 16, 2012

The British film industry turned out some truly remarkable pictures during the classic era, and On Approval (1944) is a surprising testament to their talent, even if the movie is not especially well known today. Although celebrated British filmmakers like Ealing Studios produced wonderful comedies a   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 14, 2012

In the 1730s, the celebrated English artist William Hogarth created a series of paintings called A Rake's Progress, which rapidly became some of the most famous images of the age. A little more than two centuries later, the visionary film producer Val Lewton took the last of Hogarth's series as...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 14, 2012

I'm over the moon today because my book has finally arrived! Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching, is up on Amazon, and I just got my author copies in the mail today. If you like the Classic Films in Focus reviews that I write, you'll like the book, which...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 14, 2012

In the 1730s, the celebrated English artist William Hogarth created a series of paintings called A Rake's Progress, which rapidly became some of the most famous images of the age. A little more than two centuries later, the visionary film producer Val Lewton took the last of Hogarth's series as...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 14, 2012

I'm over the moon today because my book has finally arrived! Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching, is up on Amazon, and I just got my author copies in the mail today. If you like the Classic Films in Focus reviews that I write, you'll like the book, which...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 14, 2012

I'm over the moon today because my book has finally arrived! Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching, is up on Amazon, and I just got my author copies in the mail today. If you like the Classic Films in Focus reviews that I write, you'll like the book, which...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 12, 2012

Lovely Kay Francis plays a career woman in director William Dieterle’s Pre-Code romance, Man Wanted (1932), but the office is just as good a place to find love as the bedroom, especially with handsome David Manners as Francis’ leading man. While Man Wanted is relatively tame compared wit   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 12, 2012

As part of the Turner Classic Movies collection, Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2, Night Nurse (1931) represents the kinds of pictures made before the infamous Hays Code took effect and began to censor what movies could and could not show to the American viewing public. Prurient interests aside, Night N   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 12, 2012

Lovely Kay Francis plays a career woman in director William Dieterle’s Pre-Code romance, Man Wanted (1932), but the office is just as good a place to find love as the bedroom, especially with handsome David Manners as Francis’ leading man. While Man Wanted is relatively tame compared wit   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 12, 2012

As part of the Turner Classic Movies collection, Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2, Night Nurse (1931) represents the kinds of pictures made before the infamous Hays Code took effect and began to censor what movies could and could not show to the American viewing public. Prurient interests aside, Night N   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 12, 2012

Lovely Kay Francis plays a career woman in director William Dieterle’s Pre-Code romance, Man Wanted (1932), but the office is just as good a place to find love as the bedroom, especially with handsome David Manners as Francis’ leading man. While Man Wanted is relatively tame compared wit   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 12, 2012

As part of the Turner Classic Movies collection, Forbidden Hollywood Volume 2, Night Nurse (1931) represents the kinds of pictures made before the infamous Hays Code took effect and began to censor what movies could and could not show to the American viewing public. Prurient interests aside, Night N   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 10, 2012

Most of the classic Disney princess movies come straight out of fairy tales, but the family film studio has also combed other literary sources for many of its popular productions. Successful children's novels from around the world have served as the inspiration for some of Disney's most beloved anim   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 10, 2012

Most of the classic Disney princess movies come straight out of fairy tales, but the family film studio has also combed other literary sources for many of its popular productions. Successful children's novels from around the world have served as the inspiration for some of Disney's most beloved anim   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 8, 2012

Classic movie fans are always looking for ways to introduce their friends and families to their favorite films, and Ty Burr's 2007 book, The Best Old Movies for Families, is an invaluable resource for the adult cineaste who longs to educate the next generation about the delights of the silver...   read more