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Spellbound by Movie’s #TCMFF Bésame Cosmetics Giveaway Contest!

Beth Ann Gallagher
Bésame, Contests, Film Festivals, TCM Film Festival
Apr 22, 2016
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When I submitted my media credential application to cover the TCM Classic Film Festival (TCMFF), I told them one of my coverage interests was how fans present themselves, how they dress or adorn themselves to show their love of classic movies and their eras and TCM. I’ve done a bit of that in advance by reporting…

Tab Hunter Confidential at CAIFF 2015

Beth Ann Gallagher
Anthony Perkins, CAIFF, Classic Hollywood, Debbie Reynolds, Directors, Divine, Documentaries, Dolores Hart, Film Festivals, Jeffrey Schwarz, John Waters, LBGTQ, Natalie Wood, Tab Hunter
Oct 4, 2015
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Today we know that Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter had a secret. While he was working hard to become an actor appreciated for more than his looks, he was a gay man living in the closet, and that fact would have destroyed his career if it became common knowledge. It would have shattered his all-American boy image…

World War One in Classic Film Blogathon: Dark Journey (1937)

Beth Ann Gallagher
Blogathons, Conrad Veidt, Spy Films, Vivien Leigh, War Films, World War One in Classic Film
Sep 7, 2014
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Vivien Leigh viewed Dark Journey as a “personal failure.” It was her sixth film, but “her first true leading role,” and her lack of confidence during the production made her overly critical of her performance. She might not have counted it among her best, but she plays the part of Madeleine Goddard better than she thought. A double agent during World…

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Spellbound by Movie’s #TCMFF Bésame Cosmetics Giveaway Contest!

Tab Hunter Confidential at CAIFF 2015

World War One in Classic Film Blogathon: Dark Journey (1937)