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The Road to #TCMFF 2016: Paved With Buttons?

Beth Ann Gallagher
Fan Art, Film Festivals, TCM Fans, TCM Film Festival
Apr 18, 2016
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As part of my coverage of the 2016 TCM Classic Film Festival (which I’ll abbreviate to TCMFF from hereon), I’m debuting a new feature for my blog–The Road to #TCMFF 2016. Pieces in the series will focus not only on things to do and see while at TCMFF, but also on the fan culture associated…

TCM Classic Film Festival Media Credential Awarded to Spellbound!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Anouncements, Film Festivals, TCM Film Festival, Upcoming
Mar 25, 2016
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This week has been like Christmas to me! I’ve been more excited than Ralphie discovering that last obsessively desired present–his official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle–hidden behind a desk. I was awarded my first ever media credential to cover the TCM Classic Film Festival! Attending has been a long-term goal. Expect to…

For the Love of Film Blogathon 2015

Beth Ann Gallagher
1910s, Blogathons, Era, Film Preservation, For the Love of Film, Science Fiction, Silent Film
May 12, 2015
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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 series of steps only to tell me that my receiver/DVR combo unit had died. I thought I had lost all my…

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 fanatic friends have raved about the rarities and camaraderie they’ve enjoyed at Cinefest year after year. I could not miss its…

The Silent Film Fanatic TCM Film Festival Preview!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Festivals, Silent Film, TCM Film Festival
Feb 21, 2015
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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. While the festival is only about a month away, its full schedule has not been announced yet. I’ve gone over what titles…

Tune in Tonight or Set Your DVRs! Souls for Sale Re-Airs on TCM.

Beth Ann Gallagher
Airing on TCM, Available on DVD, Eleanor Boardman, Movies About Making Movies, Must Watch List, Rupert Hughes, Silent Film, Tune in or DVR
Jan 19, 2014
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This month marks the eighth anniversary of the Turner Classic Movies broadcast premiere of Souls for Sale (1923), and the network obliges silent film buffs by re-airing the film tonight at 9 PM PT/Midnight ET. Viewers who have never seen Rupert Hughes‘s film before or those who love movies about making movies are in for a treat!…

A Movie Manifesta

Spellbound by Movies is a passion project. I fell in love with movies at a young age. As an only child I might have been more susceptible to their lure. I was making up my own stories already, and I grew up in a place rich with history, which meant listening to others’ stories. Seeing…

Back from the Rodeo & Will Rogers’ The Ropin’ Fool

Beth Ann Gallagher
Cowboy Films, Novelty Films, Silent Film, Westerns, Will Rogers
Jul 20, 2012
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Yesterday I went to my first rodeo at the Stanislaus County Fair. Keeping today’s post in a cowboy theme, here’s an excerpt of Will Rogers‘ The Ropin’ Fool. This novelty, silent short from 1922 was written and produced by Rogers and directed by Clarence G. Badger. There is a slight plot that provides the frame…

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