On November 12, 1896, Portugal joined the cinematic world when a native made film screened to the public for the first time.
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- Alfred Hitchcock
- Alice Guy Blaché
- Cecil B. DeMille
- Charley Chase
- Claire Parker
- David Lynch
- Delmer Daves
- Dorothy Arzner
- Frank Urson
- Georges Franju
- Germaine Dulac
- Guy Maddin
- Jeffrey Schwarz
- John Cassavetes
- John Waters
- Leni Riefenstahl
- Lois Weber
- Lotte Reiniger
- Mabel Normand
- Madeline Brandeis
- Marie-Louise Iribe
- Mark Rappaport
- Mary Ellen Bute
- Mary Harron
- Matthew Weiner
- Maya Deren
- Mrs. Wallace Reid
- Olga Preobrazhenskaia
- Pablo Berger
- Roger Corman
- Rupert Hughes
- Segundo de Chomón
- Tim Burton
- William Castle
- William Wellman
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- Divine
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- Dolores Hart
- Dorothy Malone
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- Édith Scob
- Edna Purviance
- Einar Hanson
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- Harold Lloyd
- Hedda Hopper
- Herbert Marshall
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- Jean Arthur
- Jean Harlow
- Jessica Lange
- Joan Bennett
- Joan Crawford
- Joan Fontaine
- Judy Holliday
- Julienne Mathieu
- Kay Francis
- Kyle MacLachlan
- Laura Dern
- LBGTQ
- Length
- Lillian Gish
- Lillian Roth
- Louise Brooks
- Make-up
- Manifesta
- Margot Robbie
- Mark Gatiss
- Mary Pickford
- Maureen O'Hara
- Maurine Dallas Watkins
- Max von Sydow
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- Mia Farrow
- Michel Vitold
- Miriam Hopkins
- Moira Shearer
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- Bird of Paradise (1951)
- Chicago (1927)
- Children of Divorce (1927)
- Cry-Baby
- Filibus 1915
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
- Gold Diggers of 1933
- Jamaica Inn (1939)
- Ladies and Gentlemen
- Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
- Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
- Nightmare in Wax (1969)
- Of Human Bondage
- Pin Up Girl (1944)
- Star Wars (1977)
- The Fabulous Stains (1982)
- The Red Shoes (1948)
- The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
- Times Square (1980)
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Shining a Light on Brazilian Sensation Sônia Braga
- Beth Ann Gallagher
- Blogathons, Luso World Cinema Blogathon, Sônia Braga
- Nov 14, 2019
- 1 Comments
This is the first guest post ever on Spellbound! Friend Ana Roland celebrates about her favorite actress Sônia Braga.
Alfred Hitchcock POP! Vinyl
- Beth Ann Gallagher
- Alfred Hitchcock, Directors, Film Fanatic Gear
- Sep 17, 2018
- 0 Comments
My latest temptation is a forthcoming release from Funko, a producer of pop culture-related toys. They’re releasing an Alfred Hitchcock figurine.
Melanie Benjamin’s novel delves into the extraordinary friendship and careers of Mary Pickford and Frances Marion.
Two red robes calling out to each other between seasons of TWIN PEAKS.
EARLY WOMEN FILMMAKERS New Release Contest!
- Beth Ann Gallagher
- Classic Film, Contests, Directors, Silent Film, Women Film Directors
- May 8, 2017
- 4 Comments
You’ve a chance to win Flicker Alley’s new release EARLY WOMEN FILMMAKERS!
Happy Birthday, John Waters!
- Beth Ann Gallagher
- Directors, Feud, Happy Birthday, Jessica Lange, Joan Crawford, John Waters, TV Shows, William Castle
- Apr 22, 2017
- 0 Comments
When I caught up with FEUD (2017), I was delighted to catch John Waters’ cameo.
I can’t resist showing my movie love when at my new gym.
Quote: The Importance of Women Writing Their Own Stories
- Beth Ann Gallagher
- Illeana Douglas, Quotations, Women in Film
- Feb 23, 2017
- 2 Comments
“I did this show called TRAILBLAZING WOMEN, and the biggest thing I’ve learned in two years of doing the show is that men write their history and that’s why they’re remembered more than women. Cecil B. DeMille made sure to write everything down, but all the other women that were working at the same time…
Last night I watched The Notorious Bettie Page (2005) because it was her birthday. Gretchen Mol does a great job in embodying Bettie, which took guts. Mol had to know what scrutiny she’d be under to look like the famous model, replicate her ease and joy in posing, and radiate a personality that made much of…
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