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Classic Films in Focus: THE STRANGER (1946)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 8, 2012
Orson Welles’ tense post-war thriller, The Stranger (1946), is not as famous as
his most iconic films, but as an example of Wellesian noir it stands up very
well against The Lady from Shanghai
(1947) and Touch of Evil (1958), and
it shares with both of them a delirious sense of the workings of read more
Classic Films in Focus: GRAND HOTEL (1932)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 7, 2012
Directed by Edmund Goulding, Grand Hotel (1932) is unique in the annals of Oscar history; it is
the only Best Picture winner not even to be nominated for any other awards. Despite
the Academy’s odd response to the film, Grand
Hotel offers a lot more to the modern viewer than mere Oscar trivia. read more
Classic Films in Focus: GRAND HOTEL (1932)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 7, 2012
Directed by Edmund Goulding, Grand Hotel (1932) is unique in the annals of Oscar history; it is
the only Best Picture winner not even to be nominated for any other awards. Despite
the Academy’s odd response to the film, Grand
Hotel offers a lot more to the modern viewer than mere Oscar trivia. read more
Classic Films in Focus: GRAND HOTEL (1932)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 7, 2012
Directed by Edmund Goulding, Grand Hotel (1932) is unique in the annals of Oscar history; it is
the only Best Picture winner not even to be nominated for any other awards. Despite
the Academy’s odd response to the film, Grand
Hotel offers a lot more to the modern viewer than mere Oscar trivia. read more
LEGO Lord of the Rings: Frodo's Face
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 6, 2012
LEGO totally nailed Frodo's "Ring" face.
You have to hand it to LEGO - when they get something right, they really get it right! The single best detail in the LOTR sets is Frodo's "Ring" face. In the films, Frodo falls under the power of the ring when he puts it on, and Elijah Wood's impossibly larg read more
LEGO Lord of the Rings: Frodo's Face
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 6, 2012
LEGO totally nailed Frodo's "Ring" face.
You have to hand it to LEGO - when they get something right, they really get it right! The single best detail in the LOTR sets is Frodo's "Ring" face. In the films, Frodo falls under the power of the ring when he puts it on, and Elijah Wood's impossibly larg read more
LEGO Lord of the Rings: Frodo's Face
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 6, 2012
LEGO totally nailed Frodo's "Ring" face.
You have to hand it to LEGO - when they get something right, they really get it right! The single best detail in the LOTR sets is Frodo's "Ring" face. In the films, Frodo falls under the power of the ring when he puts it on, and Elijah Wood's impossibly larg read more
Classic Films in Focus: THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012
Patriotism is not a quality one expects in a noir
film, but Frank Tuttle’s 1942 picture, This
Gun for Hire, reflects the moment of its making. The theme, however, sits
awkwardly with the more conventional elements of the genre, especially in the third
act. Despite a high profile cast that incl read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE LITTLEST REBEL (1935)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012
Before Gone with the Wind (1939), even before Jezebel (1938), there was another 1930s Civil War melodrama, also starring one of
Hollywood’s top leading ladies as a Southern belle caught in the crossfire of
the conflict. That would be The Littlest
Rebel (1935), with a heroine played by that tin read more
Classic Films in Focus: THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012
Patriotism is not a quality one expects in a noir
film, but Frank Tuttle’s 1942 picture, This
Gun for Hire, reflects the moment of its making. The theme, however, sits
awkwardly with the more conventional elements of the genre, especially in the third
act. Despite a high profile cast that incl read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE LITTLEST REBEL (1935)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012
Before Gone with the Wind (1939), even before Jezebel (1938), there was another 1930s Civil War melodrama, also starring one of
Hollywood’s top leading ladies as a Southern belle caught in the crossfire of
the conflict. That would be The Littlest
Rebel (1935), with a heroine played by that tin read more
Classic Films in Focus: THIS GUN FOR HIRE (1942)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012
Patriotism is not a quality one expects in a noir
film, but Frank Tuttle’s 1942 picture, This
Gun for Hire, reflects the moment of its making. The theme, however, sits
awkwardly with the more conventional elements of the genre, especially in the third
act. Despite a high profile cast that incl read more
Classic Films in Focus: THE LITTLEST REBEL (1935)
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on Jun 4, 2012
Before Gone with the Wind (1939), even before Jezebel (1938), there was another 1930s Civil War melodrama, also starring one of
Hollywood’s top leading ladies as a Southern belle caught in the crossfire of
the conflict. That would be The Littlest
Rebel (1935), with a heroine played by that tin read more
LEGO Lord of the Rings: Remember the Ladies?
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 29, 2012
Let me start by saying that, overall, I'm pleased as punch with the new LORD OF THE RINGS LEGO sets. They have lots of great figures, neat play spaces, awesome new horses, and *omg!* they aren't a bunch of stupid vehicles (I'm looking at you, STAR WARS). There's just one thing really missing from th read more
LEGO Lord of the Rings: Remember the Ladies?
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 29, 2012
Let me start by saying that, overall, I'm pleased as punch with the new LORD OF THE RINGS LEGO sets. They have lots of great figures, neat play spaces, awesome new horses, and *omg!* they aren't a bunch of stupid vehicles (I'm looking at you, STAR WARS). There's just one thing really missing from th read more
LEGO Lord of the Rings: Remember the Ladies?
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 29, 2012
Let me start by saying that, overall, I'm pleased as punch with the new LORD OF THE RINGS LEGO sets. They have lots of great figures, neat play spaces, awesome new horses, and *omg!* they aren't a bunch of stupid vehicles (I'm looking at you, STAR WARS). There's just one thing really missing from th read more
LEGO Addicts Know to Beware of Toys R Us Prices
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 26, 2012
With all the awesome new LEGO themes coming out right now, plenty of people will be heading to toy stores looking for AVENGERS, LORD OF THE RINGS, and MONSTER FIGHTERS sets. Let me share some advice that serious LEGO collectors already know: stay away from Toys R Us.
The massive toy retailer regula read more
LEGO Addicts Know to Beware of Toys R Us Prices
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 26, 2012
With all the awesome new LEGO themes coming out right now, plenty of people will be heading to toy stores looking for AVENGERS, LORD OF THE RINGS, and MONSTER FIGHTERS sets. Let me share some advice that serious LEGO collectors already know: stay away from Toys R Us.
The massive toy retailer regula read more
LEGO Addicts Know to Beware of Toys R Us Prices
Virtual Virago Posted by Jennifer Garlen on May 26, 2012
With all the awesome new LEGO themes coming out right now, plenty of people will be heading to toy stores looking for AVENGERS, LORD OF THE RINGS, and MONSTER FIGHTERS sets. Let me share some advice that serious LEGO collectors already know: stay away from Toys R Us.
The massive toy retailer regula read more
Blogathon surveys future classic movies
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 in read more