Spellbound with Beth Ann * Page 13 of 21 *

Review: Debra Paget, For Example (2015)

Beautiful, classic film era actress Debra Paget never quite became an A-list star. Despite being in some high profile films, she was mostly relegated to genre roles, usually playing exotic parts and often wearing…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Debra Paget, Directors, Documentaries, Film Essays, Mark Rappaport, Movie Reviews
Apr, 03, 2016
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TCM Classic Film Festival Media Credential Awarded to Spellbound!

This week has been like Christmas to me! I’ve been more excited than Ralphie discovering that last obsessively desired present–his official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle–hidden behind a desk. I…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Anouncements, Film Festivals, TCM Film Festival, Upcoming
Mar, 25, 2016
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Quote: Her One Wild Extravagance

“In a dull, miserable existence her one wild extravagance was her weekly orgy at the cinema, where for over two hours she lived in an enchanted world peopled by beautiful women, handsome heroes, fascinating…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Authors, Contemporary Film, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, Movies, Quotations, Winifred Watson, Winifred Watson
Mar, 12, 2016
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The Casting That Almost Was–Louise Brooks as Dorothy Shaw

When refreshing about Anita Loos for my post on the writer, I stumbled across a reference in Pamela Hutchinson’s excellent silent film column Silent but Deadly! about a casting that almost was–Louise Brooks as Dorothy Shaw.

Louise…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928), Louise Brooks, Movies
Mar, 09, 2016
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Happy International Women’s Day 2016!

For International Women’s Day, let’s take a moment to remember a woman of words, Anita Loos.

She started screenwriting in the silent era, and she’s credited for elevating the intertitle beyond the functional into an art form….

Beth Ann Gallagher
Anita Loos, Holidays, International Women's Day, Screenwriters
Mar, 08, 2016
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The Women Film Critics Twitter List

What else was I up to during my winter blogging hiatus? My most initially time-consuming movie project outside of Spellbound involves Twitter. After articles from Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and Variety bemoaned the lack of women film…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Community, Film Critics, Film Twitter, Women Film Critics
Mar, 06, 2016
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#52FilmsByWomen

During my recent blogging hiatus, I took a movie-watching pledge that’s perfect to share with you during March, which is Women’s History Month. I pledged to watch 52 Films By Women. I’m watching at least…

Beth Ann Gallagher
#52FilmsByWomen, Directors, Viewing Campaigns, Women Film Directors
Mar, 05, 2016
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Book Review: The Ice Cream Blonde

While Thelma Todd’s death often overshadows her work, Michelle Morgan has written the biography the actress deserves. Any book about Thelma must mention her death and the mystery that surrounds it, but Morgan spends…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Biographies, Book Reviews, Patsy Kelly, Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts
Nov, 28, 2015
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Black Friday Treat: The Bargain of the Century (1933)

Feeling Black Friday fatigue? Here’s a delightful Thelma Todd and ZaSu Pitts comedy teaming, The Bargain of the Century (1933), that pokes fun at battling for bargains for you! The duo’s slapstick antics bring…

Beth Ann Gallagher
1930s, Black Friday, Charley Chase, Comedies, Directors, Era, Hal Roach, Holidays, Length, Producers, Shorts, Slapstick, Thelma Todd, ZaSu Pitts
Nov, 27, 2015
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Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope everyone celebrating today had a lovely Thanksgiving! What kind of weekend do you have planned? I’ll be using a good chunk of my long holiday weekend to…