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Happy Birthday, Vista Theatre!

On this day in 1925, my home the former Vista Theatre celebrated its grand opening! In honor of the theatre and its almost five decade run, let’s take a look back at its beginnings.

Remembering Robert Osborne

Beth Ann Gallagher
Classic Film, Film Historians, Remembrances, Robert Osborne
Mar 8, 2017
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Late Monday morning I was crying. A quick look at Twitter let me know something I hoped wouldn’t happen yet had.

Things You Find When You Live in a Former Movie Theatre

Beth Ann Gallagher
1950s, 1960s, Directors, Era, John Cassavetes, Judy Holliday, Nightmare in Wax (1969), Roger Corman, The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956), Vista Theatre
Feb 25, 2017
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Living in a former movie theatre, it was the architecture of the place that connected my home to its former function–until this week. This week I went up into my attic, the former projection booth, to see how its roof has been holding up under the recent barrage of rain. My landlord was too good at…

Happy Thanksgiving!

Things have been hectic at chez Spellbound. We’re moving! As I pack today, my husband’s been cooking our Thanksgiving dinner. While we hadn’t planned to move yet (our landlords are resuming occupancy of our apartment), something stressful has turned into a blessing. We’re relocating to a cool, new home–a loft on the second story of what…

Quote: Her One Wild Extravagance

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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“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 villains, charming employers, and there were no bullying parents, no appalling offspring, to tease, torment, terrify, harry her every waking hour….

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