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Cinearte’s Gorgeous Art Deco Covers

In my first post for the Luso World Cinema Blogathon, I discuss Cinearte and its gorgeous Art Deco covers!

The Road to TCMFF 2017: My Wish List

Beth Ann Gallagher
Classic Film, Film Festivals, Silent Film, TCM Film Festival, The Road to TCMFF 2017
Mar 6, 2017
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I fantasize about what the festival programmers could schedule.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

The holiday is over, and I’m off to slumber, but this redhead hopes your holiday was as least as good as hers! Leave or Read Comments.

An Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood in CHILDREN OF DIVORCE (1927)

Beth Ann Gallagher
1920s, Available on DVD, Blogathons, Children of Divorce (1927), Clara Bow, Divorce, Era, Esther Ralston, Flicker Alley's Children of Divorce, Gary Cooper, Hedda Hopper, Holidays, Movies, National Flapper Day, Silent Film, Sisterhood
Nov 16, 2016
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In honor of National Flapper Day, I’ve reposted my essay on CHILDREN OF DIVORCE (1927), which was originally published on Flicker Alley‘s blog. Before they were jazz babies, they were jazz orphans. Their parents’ marriages dissolved under the influence of new post-war mores, and childhoods became a belated war casualty. Lacking role models, another generation seems doomed…

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 actress. Her long thought lost final two silent films, Why Be Good? and Synthetic Sin, were restored, and they toured specialty…

You Know You’re A Film Fanatic When–Judy Holliday!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Appreciations, Awards, Comedies, Judy Holliday, Oscars, Performances
Apr 5, 2014
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You know you’re a film fanatic when you get emotional defending Judy Holliday‘s 1950 Oscar win for Born Yesterday to your husband–and he agrees with you the whole time! Judy had formidable competition that year. She was up against Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard, Bette Davis and Anne Baxter for All About Eve, and…

Happy New Year–Especially for Fans of Clara Bow!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Clara Bow, Screenings, Seasonal Greetings
Jan 1, 2013
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Happy New Year’s wishes go to readers of Spellbound! I suspect quite a few of you brought in the New Year by celebrating with cinematic treats. I did. Hubby and I brought in the New Year watching a pair of Deanna Durbin movies at the Stanford Theatre. We started with the 7:30 PM screening, which…

Quick Impressions from the San Francisco Silent Film Festival–Night One

Beth Ann Gallagher
Clara Bow, Film Festivals, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Silent Film
Jul 14, 2012
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I’m overstimulated with images and sounds and staying up too late. That can mean only one thing–I’m attending the 17th annual San Francisco Silent Film Festival. Well, most of it. Sometimes sleeping or eating has taken a priority over screenings or hobnobbing with friends old and new. Here are some quick impressions of the fest…

The Actors: Rare Films Of Clara Bow Volume 3

We finished watching The Actors: Rare Films Of Clara Bow Volume 3 last night. Kid Boots was a cute Eddie Cantor vehicle. Clara Bow was Cantor’s character’s love interest. They made for a pairing. They actually had chemistry. She brought a breezy, natural quality to a simple role that would have been forgettable except for…

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