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Dita Von Teese on Her Love of Technicolor & Red Lipstick

Beth Ann Gallagher
Betty Grable, Make-up, Movies, Musicals, Quotations, Technicolor
Jul 4, 2018
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Dita Von Teese tells how Technicolor movies influenced her look.

Bird of Paradise (1951) & The Power of a Great Moment

Beth Ann Gallagher
1950s, Appreciations, Bird of Paradise (1951), Debra Paget, Delmer Daves, Directors, Guy Maddin, Moments, Movies
Apr 6, 2016
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When watching Debra Paget, For Example (2015) and seeing clips of the actress‘s work, I was struck by the beautiful colors and dramatic shots that could be found in many of her films, which I had presumed to be mostly B movies. Maybe they weren’t all quality or fully successful pictures, but I caught myself finding aspects…

San Francisco Silent Film Festival Preview, Part 1

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Festivals, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Silent Film
May 25, 2015
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The San Francisco Silent Film Festival is almost here! Its first film fills the Castro Theatre’s screen on Thursday night. We’ll rewind our scene to before its audience sits, before they pile into the picture palace, before they stand in a line snaking down Castro and stretching around the corner down 17th, and stop where they chat with anticipation about…

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…

We Want Ice Cream!

This weekend I celebrated a milestone birthday, and my confectionery of choice was ice cream. That got me thinking of the technicolor conclusion of Kid Millions (1934). If you’ve never seen the film, watching the above clip won’t spoil you. It’s pure fantasy that’s mostly unrelated to the film’s complicated comedy plot. In this film,…

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…

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