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The Failure of Fathers in STRANGER THINGS
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 5, 2016
Warning: This essay contains spoilers! Read at your own risk.
The Duffer Brothers' 2016 Netflix series, Stranger Things, takes its cues from a bevy of 80s movies, most notably the films of Steven Spielberg and screen adaptations of the works of Stephen King. The mix also includes iconic pictures fr read more
The Failure of Fathers in STRANGER THINGS
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Aug 5, 2016
Warning: This essay contains spoilers! Read at your own risk.
The Duffer Brothers' 2016 Netflix series, Stranger Things, takes its cues from a bevy of 80s movies, most notably the films of Steven Spielberg and screen adaptations of the works of Stephen King. The mix also includes iconic pictures fr read more
I Feel It in My Bones: My Favorite Star Trek Character
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 28, 2016
With Star Trek Beyond out in theaters just in time for the 50th anniversary of the original show, I find myself thinking back about my lifetime of Trek experiences. I first saw the show as a little girl, when it was on in re-runs during the 1970s. I have been a fan ever since, seeing every movie and read more
I Feel It in My Bones: My Favorite Star Trek Character
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 28, 2016
With Star Trek Beyond out in theaters just in time for the 50th anniversary of the original show, I find myself thinking back about my lifetime of Trek experiences. I first saw the show as a little girl, when it was on in re-runs during the 1970s. I have been a fan ever since, seeing every movie and read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE SPANISH MAIN (1945)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 22, 2016
The Spanish Main (1945) revisits many of the same elements as earlier swashbucklers, especially Captain Blood (1935) and The Black Swan (1942), but this time instead of Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power we get Paul Henreid as the heroic pirate, and the actor gives a perfectly winning performance in the ro read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE SPANISH MAIN (1945)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 22, 2016
The Spanish Main (1945) revisits many of the same elements as earlier swashbucklers, especially Captain Blood (1935) and The Black Swan (1942), but this time instead of Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power we get Paul Henreid as the heroic pirate, and the actor gives a perfectly winning performance in the ro read more
Classic Films in Focus: IVANHOE (1952)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2016
Adapted from the novel by Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1952) makes a perfect companion to The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both are rousing Technicolor adventures set during the days of King Richard the Lionheart, and Robin even plays a critical part in the later story. Robert Taylor might lack th read more
Classic Films in Focus: IVANHOE (1952)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 19, 2016
Adapted from the novel by Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (1952) makes a perfect companion to The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Both are rousing Technicolor adventures set during the days of King Richard the Lionheart, and Robin even plays a critical part in the later story. Robert Taylor might lack th read more
Classic Films in Focus: TOWER OF LONDON (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 18, 2016
Tower of London (1939) lacks the poetic grandeur of Shakespeare's Richard III, but the story remains more or less the same, with an atmosphere of horror injected into the historical drama through the appearance of genre icons like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. As history goes, this is bloody stuf read more
Classic Films in Focus: TOWER OF LONDON (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 18, 2016
Tower of London (1939) lacks the poetic grandeur of Shakespeare's Richard III, but the story remains more or less the same, with an atmosphere of horror injected into the historical drama through the appearance of genre icons like Boris Karloff and Vincent Price. As history goes, this is bloody stuf read more
Classic Films in Focus: STAGE FRIGHT (1950)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 12, 2016
Released just before the wildly successful Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) ranks among the minor entries in the Alfred Hitchcock canon. It lacks the screw tightening suspense of the best of the director's pictures, and its humor, while engaging, never reaches that pitch black, twist read more
Classic Films in Focus: STAGE FRIGHT (1950)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 12, 2016
Released just before the wildly successful Strangers on a Train (1951), Stage Fright (1950) ranks among the minor entries in the Alfred Hitchcock canon. It lacks the screw tightening suspense of the best of the director's pictures, and its humor, while engaging, never reaches that pitch black, twist read more
Classic Films in Focus: MOONTIDE (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 7, 2016
Although its name doesn't telegraph anything about the plot, Moontide (1942) does give the viewer an accurate impression of its mood, which is dreamy but dark, yielding a seductive fantasy with noir's sharp edge, or perhaps a noir film with romance's soft center. France's Jean Gabin and rising star read more
Classic Films in Focus: MOONTIDE (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jul 7, 2016
Although its name doesn't telegraph anything about the plot, Moontide (1942) does give the viewer an accurate impression of its mood, which is dreamy but dark, yielding a seductive fantasy with noir's sharp edge, or perhaps a noir film with romance's soft center. France's Jean Gabin and rising star read more
Film, Fact & Fiction: Buffalo Bill
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2016
Buffalo Bill's
defunct
-- e.e. cummings
Like many historical figures of the American West, William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, became a legend within his own lifetime. Unlike many of his contemporaries, however, Cody engineered the process himself, carefully craf read more
Film, Fact & Fiction: Buffalo Bill
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2016
Buffalo Bill's
defunct
-- e.e. cummings
Like many historical figures of the American West, William F. Cody, better known as Buffalo Bill, became a legend within his own lifetime. Unlike many of his contemporaries, however, Cody engineered the process himself, carefully craf read more
Guns of the Old Western in Wyoming
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 6, 2016
We spent last week in Montana and Wyoming, mostly touring Yellowstone and Grant Teton National Parks, but I'm happy to say that I still found some balm for my classic movie loving soul. One of the best spots for indulging a cinema obsession was Cody, Wyoming, where we spent a full day exploring the read more
Guns of the Old Western in Wyoming
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 6, 2016
We spent last week in Montana and Wyoming, mostly touring Yellowstone and Grant Teton National Parks, but I'm happy to say that I still found some balm for my classic movie loving soul. One of the best spots for indulging a cinema obsession was Cody, Wyoming, where we spent a full day exploring the read more
Classic Films in Focus: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 17, 2016
Strangers on a Train (1951) brought Alfred Hitchcock back to box office success after the lull that followed Notorious (1946), and today it remains a favorite with the auteur's fans. Hitchcock presents a deliciously twisted thriller in this tale of murder and blackmail, with Farley Granger returning read more
Classic Films in Focus: STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 17, 2016
Strangers on a Train (1951) brought Alfred Hitchcock back to box office success after the lull that followed Notorious (1946), and today it remains a favorite with the auteur's fans. Hitchcock presents a deliciously twisted thriller in this tale of murder and blackmail, with Farley Granger returning read more