Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on November 14, 2011

Costume is one of the most important ways for films to offer clues to their characters' identities and natures. To some extent this is true in stage drama, as well, but films have the opportunity to view characters up close and at length; the camera can rest upon minor details...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 27, 2011

September was a busy month for watching movies! With my spouse away much of the month, I had more evening time to devote to movies (he prefers TV episodes). I made a point of getting around to some classics that I had meant to see for a long time. It...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 27, 2011

Google Analytics provides interesting data about traffic to my Examiner columns, which I use to think about improving my audience flow and my search results. The National Classic Movies column yields some especially fun information because it has a larger market and attracts more readers than the Hu   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 27, 2011

September was a busy month for watching movies! With my spouse away much of the month, I had more evening time to devote to movies (he prefers TV episodes). I made a point of getting around to some classics that I had meant to see for a long time. It...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 27, 2011

Google Analytics provides interesting data about traffic to my Examiner columns, which I use to think about improving my audience flow and my search results. The National Classic Movies column yields some especially fun information because it has a larger market and attracts more readers than the Hu   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on October 27, 2011

Google Analytics provides interesting data about traffic to my Examiner columns, which I use to think about improving my audience flow and my search results. The National Classic Movies column yields some especially fun information because it has a larger market and attracts more readers than the Hu   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 9, 2011

I saw my first movie when I was only a few weeks old. It was The French Connection (1971); my young, cash-strapped parents had collected discarded bottles and cans to get together enough money for the drive-in show, and of course they took me along. I can’t say that I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 9, 2011

I saw my first movie when I was only a few weeks old. It was The French Connection (1971); my young, cash-strapped parents had collected discarded bottles and cans to get together enough money for the drive-in show, and of course they took me along. I can’t say that I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on September 9, 2011

I saw my first movie when I was only a few weeks old. It was The French Connection (1971); my young, cash-strapped parents had collected discarded bottles and cans to get together enough money for the drive-in show, and of course they took me along. I can’t say that I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on August 11, 2011

My film list for July reflects the fact that I let the husband pick most of the movies we saw. His tastes are decidedly more toward modern action and sci-fi, although he does get credit for picking Harold and Maude. July also proved a busy month for trips to the...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 12, 2011

July always ends up being LEGO month at our house because my club has its summer show around this time each year. While my movie watching and writing have slowed to a crawl, my LEGO time has shot through the roof. We try to organize different activities for the kids...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 12, 2011

July always ends up being LEGO month at our house because my club has its summer show around this time each year. While my movie watching and writing have slowed to a crawl, my LEGO time has shot through the roof. We try to organize different activities for the kids...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on July 12, 2011

July always ends up being LEGO month at our house because my club has its summer show around this time each year. While my movie watching and writing have slowed to a crawl, my LEGO time has shot through the roof. We try to organize different activities for the kids...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 7, 2011

Going through my lists of films watched and reviews written, I realize that there's a lot of Bette Davis in the mix. She's certainly one of my favorite actresses, although the more I read about her the more I realize that I like her much better on screen than I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 7, 2011

Going through my lists of films watched and reviews written, I realize that there's a lot of Bette Davis in the mix. She's certainly one of my favorite actresses, although the more I read about her the more I realize that I like her much better on screen than I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on June 7, 2011

Going through my lists of films watched and reviews written, I realize that there's a lot of Bette Davis in the mix. She's certainly one of my favorite actresses, although the more I read about her the more I realize that I like her much better on screen than I...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 5, 2011

My movie watching came to an abrupt halt at the end of the month when the tornadoes charged through Alabama and left us without power for four days. Wandering around a darkened city, we had a lot of surreal moments that seemed to come straight out of post-apocalyptic films. Luckily,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 5, 2011

My movie watching came to an abrupt halt at the end of the month when the tornadoes charged through Alabama and left us without power for four days. Wandering around a darkened city, we had a lot of surreal moments that seemed to come straight out of post-apocalyptic films. Luckily,...   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 16, 2011

Every scholar in eighteenth-century studies is undoubtedly familiar with William Hogarth and The Rake's Progress. The final scene of the series is among the most famous of Hogarth's images, with its arresting depiction of the miserable confines of that most famous of madhouses, Bethlem   read more

Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on April 16, 2011

Every scholar in eighteenth-century studies is undoubtedly familiar with William Hogarth and The Rake's Progress. The final scene of the series is among the most famous of Hogarth's images, with its arresting depiction of the miserable confines of that most famous of madhouses, Bethlem   read more