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Classic Films in Focus: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN (1950)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 11, 2012
Tolstoy might have thought that happy families are all alike, but he didn't live during the era of Hollywood family films like Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), where the sheer diversity of happy families generated picture after picture about different domestic clans with their own unique stories. Thus w read more
Classic Movies at the Library in December
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 9, 2012
As part of my ongoing efforts to promote Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching, I'll be introducing and screening two classic movies at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in December. These are free events and open to the public, and of course I will have copies of the book read more
Classic Movies at the Library in December
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 9, 2012
As part of my ongoing efforts to promote Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching, I'll be introducing and screening two classic movies at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in December. These are free events and open to the public, and of course I will have copies of the book read more
Classic Movies at the Library in December
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 9, 2012
As part of my ongoing efforts to promote Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching, I'll be introducing and screening two classic movies at the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library in December. These are free events and open to the public, and of course I will have copies of the book read more
Classic Films in Focus: OF HUMAN BONDAGE (1934)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 6, 2012
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage (1934) is the film that made Bette Davis a star, and it's easy enough to see why. Her portrayal of the morally bankrupt Mildred Rogers dominates the picture, despite the fact that Leslie Howard's character is technically the protagonist. Fe read more
Classic Films in Focus: OF HUMAN BONDAGE (1934)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 6, 2012
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage (1934) is the film that made Bette Davis a star, and it's easy enough to see why. Her portrayal of the morally bankrupt Mildred Rogers dominates the picture, despite the fact that Leslie Howard's character is technically the protagonist. Fe read more
Classic Films in Focus: OF HUMAN BONDAGE (1934)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 6, 2012
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham, Of Human Bondage (1934) is the film that made Bette Davis a star, and it's easy enough to see why. Her portrayal of the morally bankrupt Mildred Rogers dominates the picture, despite the fact that Leslie Howard's character is technically the protagonist. Fe read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE LETTER (1940)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 5, 2012
Like Of Human Bondage (1934), The Letter is another Bette Davis film based on a W. Somerset Maugham work, and it's clear that Maugham was a master at writing the kind of duplicitous, destructive character Davis was born to play. Directed by William Wyler, The Letter is a fascinating study in duplici read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 5, 2012
Directed by Michael Curtiz, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) offers as much Technicolor pomp and spectacle as one could hope for in a lavish Warner Brothers costume drama, as well as the stars to match. Bette Davis rules the screen as Elizabeth I, but her court boasts luminaries as di read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 5, 2012
Directed by Michael Curtiz, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) offers as much Technicolor pomp and spectacle as one could hope for in a lavish Warner Brothers costume drama, as well as the stars to match. Bette Davis rules the screen as Elizabeth I, but her court boasts luminaries as di read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE PRIVATE LIVES OF ELIZABETH AND ESSEX (1939)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 5, 2012
Directed by Michael Curtiz, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) offers as much Technicolor pomp and spectacle as one could hope for in a lavish Warner Brothers costume drama, as well as the stars to match. Bette Davis rules the screen as Elizabeth I, but her court boasts luminaries as di read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE LETTER (1940)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 5, 2012
Like Of Human Bondage (1934), The Letter is another Bette Davis film based on a W. Somerset Maugham work, and it's clear that Maugham was a master at writing the kind of duplicitous, destructive character Davis was born to play. Directed by William Wyler, The Letter is a fascinating study in duplici read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE LETTER (1940)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 5, 2012
Like Of Human Bondage (1934), The Letter is another Bette Davis film based on a W. Somerset Maugham work, and it's clear that Maugham was a master at writing the kind of duplicitous, destructive character Davis was born to play. Directed by William Wyler, The Letter is a fascinating study in duplici read more
Classic Films in Focus: BLACK ANGEL (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 3, 2012
Based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich, Black Angel (1946) is a minor film noir from the classic period that merits attention more for its cast than its convoluted plot. Woolrich's work produced some interesting source material for movies, notably The Leopard Man (1943), Rear Window (1954), and The Br read more
Classic Films in Focus: BLACK ANGEL (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 3, 2012
Based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich, Black Angel (1946) is a minor film noir from the classic period that merits attention more for its cast than its convoluted plot. Woolrich's work produced some interesting source material for movies, notably The Leopard Man (1943), Rear Window (1954), and The Br read more
Classic Films in Focus: BLACK ANGEL (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 3, 2012
Based on a novel by Cornell Woolrich, Black Angel (1946) is a minor film noir from the classic period that merits attention more for its cast than its convoluted plot. Woolrich's work produced some interesting source material for movies, notably The Leopard Man (1943), Rear Window (1954), and The Br read more
Classic Films in Focus: DRAGONWYCK (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 1, 2012
Although it’s not as well known today as Gothic thrillers like Rebecca (1940) and Gaslight (1944), Dragonwyck (1946) sprang from the tremendous vogue for romantic thrillers that those movies helped to establish during the 1940s. The picture was adapted from a 1944 novel by Anya Seton, and the read more
Classic Films in Focus: DRAGONWYCK (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 1, 2012
Although it’s not as well known today as Gothic thrillers like Rebecca (1940) and Gaslight (1944), Dragonwyck (1946) sprang from the tremendous vogue for romantic thrillers that those movies helped to establish during the 1940s. The picture was adapted from a 1944 novel by Anya Seton, and the read more
Classic Films in Focus: DRAGONWYCK (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Nov 1, 2012
Although it’s not as well known today as Gothic thrillers like Rebecca (1940) and Gaslight (1944), Dragonwyck (1946) sprang from the tremendous vogue for romantic thrillers that those movies helped to establish during the 1940s. The picture was adapted from a 1944 novel by Anya Seton, and the read more
Classic Films in Focus: HUSH... HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Oct 31, 2012
Southern Gothic is all about collapse, moral, physical, and psychological, but it clings to its faded charms. It's a painted blush on a corpse's cheek, a courtly bow from the Grim Reaper, a wrinkled hag in a debutante gown. We understand the connection between decadence and decay in this sort of tal read more