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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
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This is the first guest post ever on Spellbound! Friend Ana Roland celebrates about her favorite actress Sônia Braga.

EARLY WOMEN FILMMAKERS New Release Contest!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Classic Film, Contests, Directors, Silent Film, Women Film Directors
May 8, 2017
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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
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When I caught up with FEUD (2017), I was delighted to catch John Waters’ cameo.

Quote: The Importance of Women Writing Their Own Stories

Beth Ann Gallagher
Illeana Douglas, Quotations, Women in Film
Feb 23, 2017
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“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…

#52FilmsByWomen Quick Review: The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

Beth Ann Gallagher
#52FilmsByWomen, #52FilmsByWomen, Bettie Page, Biopics, Directors, Drama, Gretchen Mol, Mary Harron, Quick Reviews, Viewing Campaigns
Apr 23, 2016
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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…

The Casting That Almost Was–Louise Brooks as Dorothy Shaw

Beth Ann Gallagher
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928), Louise Brooks, Movies
Mar 9, 2016
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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 was the studio’s choice to appear in the first screen adaptation of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928). If she had been cast,…

#52FilmsByWomen

Beth Ann Gallagher
#52FilmsByWomen, Directors, Viewing Campaigns, Women Film Directors
Mar 5, 2016
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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 one film directed by a woman a week. I started fulfilling my pledge in January. I’m not alone in joining the…

Happy Easter!

Beth Ann Gallagher
1900s, Directors, Easter, Era, Films, Holidays, Julienne Mathieu, Les oeufs de Pâques, Segundo de Chomón, Silent Film, Trick Films
Apr 5, 2015
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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 compared to the other director due to their work in trick films, but the Spanish director would go on to…

Fairy Tale Blogathon: Claire (2001)

Beth Ann Gallagher
Blogathons, Fairy Tale, Fairy Tales, Silent Film
Nov 11, 2014
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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 tale are strictly early twentieth century, and the images they make are a dream-like mix of the quotidian and the mystical. All…

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