Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 24, 2012

In his 1994 article, “The Deserted Village and the Politics of Genre,” Alfred Lutz laments Oliver Goldsmith’s “reputation as a narrowly pastoral poet” (149) and argues that The Deserted Village is not merely a conventional pastoral poem, but, on the contrary   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 24, 2012

Check out the Future Classic Movies Blogathon over at Paula's Cinema Club. All the usual suspects get some praise as future classics, as well as some less expected choices. My pick, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2004), is posted at The Cinementals. You can also find a longer write-up about the blogathon...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 24, 2012

In his 1994 article, “The Deserted Village and the Politics of Genre,” Alfred Lutz laments Oliver Goldsmith’s “reputation as a narrowly pastoral poet” (149) and argues that The Deserted Village is not merely a conventional pastoral poem, but, on the contrary   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 24, 2012

Check out the Future Classic Movies Blogathon over at Paula's Cinema Club. All the usual suspects get some praise as future classics, as well as some less expected choices. My pick, BRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2004), is posted at The Cinementals. You can also find a longer write-up about the blogathon...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 24, 2012

In his 1994 article, “The Deserted Village and the Politics of Genre,” Alfred Lutz laments Oliver Goldsmith’s “reputation as a narrowly pastoral poet” (149) and argues that The Deserted Village is not merely a conventional pastoral poem, but, on the contrary   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

After posting classic movie reviews on Examiner.com for three years, I have decided to move all future reviews and Classic Movie 10 pieces to the Virtual Virago site. News items and other short pieces will continue to appear on Examiner.com for both the National Classic Movies and Huntsville Classic   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Like its protagonist, Lawrence of Arabia (1962) has become the stuff of legend, a film so critically acclaimed and celebrated that it is difficult to come to the picture itself without preconceived notions. It won seven Oscars in 1963, including Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean, with te   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Stalag 17 (1953) is exactly the kind of war movie one might expect from Billy Wilder, the writer and director behind monumental classics like Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Boulevard (1950), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Wilder’s darkest pictures inevitably reveal a grim sense of humor, while   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Don Siegel’s Western, The Shootist (1976), is best known today as John Wayne’s last film, the swan song of the genre’s most iconic star. Given its subject matter, no picture could be more appropriate for an actor’s final bow, but The Shootist also serves as an elegy for the W   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

After posting classic movie reviews on Examiner.com for three years, I have decided to move all future reviews and Classic Movie 10 pieces to the Virtual Virago site. News items and other short pieces will continue to appear on Examiner.com for both the National Classic Movies and Huntsville Classic   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Like its protagonist, Lawrence of Arabia (1962) has become the stuff of legend, a film so critically acclaimed and celebrated that it is difficult to come to the picture itself without preconceived notions. It won seven Oscars in 1963, including Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean, with te   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Stalag 17 (1953) is exactly the kind of war movie one might expect from Billy Wilder, the writer and director behind monumental classics like Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Boulevard (1950), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Wilder’s darkest pictures inevitably reveal a grim sense of humor, while   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Don Siegel’s Western, The Shootist (1976), is best known today as John Wayne’s last film, the swan song of the genre’s most iconic star. Given its subject matter, no picture could be more appropriate for an actor’s final bow, but The Shootist also serves as an elegy for the W   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

After posting classic movie reviews on Examiner.com for three years, I have decided to move all future reviews and Classic Movie 10 pieces to the Virtual Virago site. News items and other short pieces will continue to appear on Examiner.com for both the National Classic Movies and Huntsville Classic   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Like its protagonist, Lawrence of Arabia (1962) has become the stuff of legend, a film so critically acclaimed and celebrated that it is difficult to come to the picture itself without preconceived notions. It won seven Oscars in 1963, including Best Picture and Best Director for David Lean, with te   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Stalag 17 (1953) is exactly the kind of war movie one might expect from Billy Wilder, the writer and director behind monumental classics like Double Indemnity (1944), Sunset Boulevard (1950), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Wilder’s darkest pictures inevitably reveal a grim sense of humor, while   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 21, 2012

Don Siegel’s Western, The Shootist (1976), is best known today as John Wayne’s last film, the swan song of the genre’s most iconic star. Given its subject matter, no picture could be more appropriate for an actor’s final bow, but The Shootist also serves as an elegy for the W   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2012

I have always loved Westerns. I started watching them when I was very young, and I’ve never lost my taste for them, even if Hollywood and the general public got tired of them years ago. It might seem odd, even heretical, for a liberal feminist scholar to admit to a...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2012

I have always loved Westerns. I started watching them when I was very young, and I’ve never lost my taste for them, even if Hollywood and the general public got tired of them years ago. It might seem odd, even heretical, for a liberal feminist scholar to admit to a...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 4, 2012

I have always loved Westerns. I started watching them when I was very young, and I’ve never lost my taste for them, even if Hollywood and the general public got tired of them years ago. It might seem odd, even heretical, for a liberal feminist scholar to admit to a...   read more