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Supporting the San Francisco Silent Film Festival

As part of my preparation for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, I renewed my membership to it. As a film fanatic with a particular passion for silents, I recognize that many of the specialty…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Festivals, Louise Brooks, Memberships, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Silent Film
May, 16, 2015
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Using a Moment to Define a Character

“You know that scene in Rebecca when Joan Fontaine is exploring the room where everything is monogrammed “Rebecca,” and George Sanders just appears in the window? It’s a ground-floor room, and he’s sitting in…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Alfred Hitchcock, Directors, Films, George Sanders, Joan Fontaine, Matthew Weiner, Quotations, Rebecca
May, 13, 2015
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For the Love of Film Blogathon 2015

Yesterday I wanted some background noise TV, but when I turned it on an error message popped up on my screen, and that led me to contacting cable support, who worked me through a…

Beth Ann Gallagher
1910s, Blogathons, Era, Film Preservation, For the Love of Film, Science Fiction, Silent Film
May, 12, 2015
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Cinefest 35 Storifyed!

In advance of my write-up of Cinefest 35, I’ve curated an account of the Syracuse Cinephile Society’s final film festival from my and other attendees’ social media postings. You can read our shared excitement…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Cinefest, Comedies, Cowboy Films, Documentaries, Drama, Film Festivals, Musicals, Pre-Code, Romantic, Silent Film, War Films, Westerns
Apr, 07, 2015
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Happy Easter!

https://youtu.be/iiaalMV0xi0

As an Easter treat, here’s the delightfully magical silent short Les oeufs de Pâques. The film was written and directed by Segundo de Chomón for Pathé Frères. A contemporary of Georges Méliès, de Chomón was often…

Beth Ann Gallagher
1900s, Directors, Easter, Era, Films, Holidays, Julienne Mathieu, Les oeufs de Pâques, Segundo de Chomón, Silent Film, Trick Films
Apr, 05, 2015
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The Pre-Code Blogathon: Trouble in Paradise (1932)

It’s hard not to get seduced into enjoying Trouble in Paradise. Ernst Lubitsch’s 1932 pre-code delights on all levels. Leads Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall look their best while giving career high…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Available on DVD, Blogathons, Herbert Marshall, Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins, Pre-Code, Pre-Code, Uncategorized
Apr, 04, 2015
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Road Trip to Cinefest 35!

Spellbound By Movies is going on a road trip this month! I’ll be flying out to Syracuse for my first and last Cinefest. I’ve always wanted to attend this film festival. Some fellow film…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Cinefest, Film Festivals
Mar, 14, 2015
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The Silent Film Fanatic TCM Film Festival Preview!

Classic film circles are abuzz about March’s Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. This year’s theme is History According to Hollywood, and many movie buffs are guessing what film favorites fitting that theme will screen….

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Festivals, Silent Film, TCM Film Festival
Feb, 21, 2015
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Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Spellbound by Movies HQ! The woman serenading us with carols is actress Colleen Moore. I selected her to share glad holiday tidings because 2014 was a great year for the departed…

Beth Ann Gallagher
Christmas, Colleen Moore, Holidays
Dec, 25, 2014
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Fairy Tale Blogathon: Claire (2001)

Contemporary silent film Claire frames a story of longings once impossible inside a loose adaptation of a Japanese fairy tale. The movie quietly champions the themes of acceptance, fatherhood, and families of choice. The methods used to depict this…