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Special Home Edition Picks

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Festivals, Special Home Edition, TCM Film Festival
Apr 16, 2020
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Tonight at 5 PM PDT, Turner Classic Movies launches the Special Home Edition of its annual festival with A STAR IS BORN (1954). Here’s a highly personal list of picks not to miss!

Special Home Edition

Beth Ann Gallagher
Film Festivals, Special Home Edition, TCM Film Festival
Apr 15, 2020
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Shortly after I shared tips on how TCM Classic Film Festival goers could maximize their onsite fun, TCM cancelled the 2020 edition of the Hollywood-based festival. Now it’s been reinvented!

Born After the Late Night Movie

Yesterday my dad revealed a fact about my birth I never knew–I was born after the late night movie!

Alfred Hitchcock POP! Vinyl

Beth Ann Gallagher
Alfred Hitchcock, Directors, Film Fanatic Gear
Sep 17, 2018
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My latest temptation is a forthcoming release from Funko, a producer of pop culture-related toys. They’re releasing an Alfred Hitchcock figurine.

A Tale Told by Two Robes

Beth Ann Gallagher
David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan, Laura Dern, The Power of Costuming, TV Shows, Twin Peaks
Jun 20, 2017
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Two red robes calling out to each other between seasons of TWIN PEAKS.

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.

FEUD & the Costuming of Bette Davis, What I’ll be Watching for

Beth Ann Gallagher
Bette Davis, Costume Designers, Costuming, Movies, Orry-Kelly, Period Piece, Susan Sarandon, Television, TV Biopics, Women He's Undressed
Mar 5, 2017
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When I watch FEUD, I’ll be paying particular attention to one area of costuming.

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…

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…

Happy International Women’s Day 2016!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Anita Loos, Holidays, International Women's Day, Screenwriters
Mar 8, 2016
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For International Women’s Day, let’s take a moment to remember a woman of words, Anita Loos. She started screenwriting in the silent era, and she’s credited for elevating the intertitle beyond the functional into an art form. A wordsmith, wit, and satirist, her intertitles had zing. Yes, they had “It.” It’s likely her exposure to the family tabloid…

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