Beth Ann Gallagher
@reallybethann.bsky.social
Writer, Spellbound with Beth Ann blogger & podcaster, South Coast Cinemaniacs classic film club pres, cat cuddler, music fiend, book lover, vintage styler, wife, & Gen X Mom to a Gen Alpha.
All the links: https://spellboundwithbethann.start.page
All the links: https://spellboundwithbethann.start.page
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Podcast Episode 178: Beth Ann Gallagher - The South Coast Artists Index
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If you want to know more about me, read this profile by the South Coast Artists Index. They only exclude two parts of my arts & culture work, my serving on the Fairhaven Cultural Council & the reading series I ran in the 90s with @maggiecleveland.bsky.social. theartistsindex.com/podcast-epis...
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MJ’s @tinakakadelis.com writes that @criterion.bsky.social’s new 4K release of 'His Girl Friday' is “both a fun piece of history and an ever-relevant reminder that the job of the press is essential.”
Read her thoughts in the latest #DiscDispatch
Read her thoughts in the latest #DiscDispatch
Disc Dispatch: HIS GIRL FRIDAY from Criterion — Moviejawn
by Tina Kakadelis, Associate Editor In a time when journalism is under attack, His Girl Friday is both a fun piece of history and an ever-relevant reminder that the job of the press is essential. E...
www.moviejawn.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:50 PM
MJ’s @tinakakadelis.com writes that @criterion.bsky.social’s new 4K release of 'His Girl Friday' is “both a fun piece of history and an ever-relevant reminder that the job of the press is essential.”
Read her thoughts in the latest #DiscDispatch
Read her thoughts in the latest #DiscDispatch
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The original and the best dark house mystery. Paul Leni directing and Laura la Plante screaming!
January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The original and the best dark house mystery. Paul Leni directing and Laura la Plante screaming!
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I've been dying to tell people I wrote the essay for TROUBLE IN PARADISE, a true Lubitsch masterpiece, and now I can. It's hilarious, it's gorgeous, there's nothing like it, and spending time with Trouble last year soothed my soul. www.criterion.com/films/723-tr....
January 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
I've been dying to tell people I wrote the essay for TROUBLE IN PARADISE, a true Lubitsch masterpiece, and now I can. It's hilarious, it's gorgeous, there's nothing like it, and spending time with Trouble last year soothed my soul. www.criterion.com/films/723-tr....
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I am reading MFA applications, perhaps for the last time. Every year there's always some oddity that shows up in statements of purpose. In the past, it probably came from bad advice from MFA draft groups. A friend points out that this year it may be ChatGPT.
January 20, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I am reading MFA applications, perhaps for the last time. Every year there's always some oddity that shows up in statements of purpose. In the past, it probably came from bad advice from MFA draft groups. A friend points out that this year it may be ChatGPT.
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January 19, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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The newly renovated Zeiterion buzzed with excitement during two sold-out grand reopening performances on Saturday. The Light staff was there, working hard to capture the Z's red-carpet moment.
Our wrap-up story has it all: buff.ly/SzCzTkb
📝 Grace Ferguson
🎥 Eleonora Bianchi
Our wrap-up story has it all: buff.ly/SzCzTkb
📝 Grace Ferguson
🎥 Eleonora Bianchi
ICYMI: The buzz at the Z’s ‘Reopening Day’ - The New Bedford Light
Here’s a compilation of posts from The Light’s live “red carpet” coverage of the newly restored Zeiterion’s matinee and evening performances.
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 12:31 AM
The newly renovated Zeiterion buzzed with excitement during two sold-out grand reopening performances on Saturday. The Light staff was there, working hard to capture the Z's red-carpet moment.
Our wrap-up story has it all: buff.ly/SzCzTkb
📝 Grace Ferguson
🎥 Eleonora Bianchi
Our wrap-up story has it all: buff.ly/SzCzTkb
📝 Grace Ferguson
🎥 Eleonora Bianchi
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Ray Harryhausen drawings for "One Million Years B C." (1966)
January 19, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Ray Harryhausen drawings for "One Million Years B C." (1966)
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Excited for everyone to see this epic four-hour Mel Brooks documentary - airing in two parts on HBO this Thursday and Friday!
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Excited for everyone to see this epic four-hour Mel Brooks documentary - airing in two parts on HBO this Thursday and Friday!
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Good Morning
a few shots of the Millicent LIbrary inFairhaven from a recent visit there, Such a grand old building
Have a great dya
All taken in Fairhaven MA, Taken with Sony A7IV and Tamron 17-28mm Lens
#photography
#newEngland
a few shots of the Millicent LIbrary inFairhaven from a recent visit there, Such a grand old building
Have a great dya
All taken in Fairhaven MA, Taken with Sony A7IV and Tamron 17-28mm Lens
#photography
#newEngland
April 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good Morning
a few shots of the Millicent LIbrary inFairhaven from a recent visit there, Such a grand old building
Have a great dya
All taken in Fairhaven MA, Taken with Sony A7IV and Tamron 17-28mm Lens
#photography
#newEngland
a few shots of the Millicent LIbrary inFairhaven from a recent visit there, Such a grand old building
Have a great dya
All taken in Fairhaven MA, Taken with Sony A7IV and Tamron 17-28mm Lens
#photography
#newEngland
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Many of the prints I encountered in New Bedford, including this one, were printed by Charles Taber & Co., a prominent local firm at the end of the 19th century.
#prints #printculture #NewBedford #whaling #PortraitofaCitizen
#prints #printculture #NewBedford #whaling #PortraitofaCitizen
January 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Many of the prints I encountered in New Bedford, including this one, were printed by Charles Taber & Co., a prominent local firm at the end of the 19th century.
#prints #printculture #NewBedford #whaling #PortraitofaCitizen
#prints #printculture #NewBedford #whaling #PortraitofaCitizen
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American singer, actress and dancer Eartha Kitt was born #OnThisDay in 1927. She wore this 'Michael - Jon New York' black velvet gown with a deep v-neckline and high leg slit, accented throughout with gold bugle beads, on stage in the 1980s. Sold by Bonhams. #fashionhistory
January 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
American singer, actress and dancer Eartha Kitt was born #OnThisDay in 1927. She wore this 'Michael - Jon New York' black velvet gown with a deep v-neckline and high leg slit, accented throughout with gold bugle beads, on stage in the 1980s. Sold by Bonhams. #fashionhistory
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Our Town Hall … frosted with snow
Fairhaven, Ma.
#PhotographerOfBlueSky #Photography #Architecture #Mono #ArtYear #BlackAndWhite #Winter
Fairhaven, Ma.
#PhotographerOfBlueSky #Photography #Architecture #Mono #ArtYear #BlackAndWhite #Winter
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Our Town Hall … frosted with snow
Fairhaven, Ma.
#PhotographerOfBlueSky #Photography #Architecture #Mono #ArtYear #BlackAndWhite #Winter
Fairhaven, Ma.
#PhotographerOfBlueSky #Photography #Architecture #Mono #ArtYear #BlackAndWhite #Winter
Super excited about this morning's eBay score! Musidora is a favorite #silentfilm era creative. I've a small Musidora collection between discs, books, magazine articles, & ephemera. I'm going to frame these & add them to my wall of Musidora portraits for daily inspiration. #FilmSky
January 14, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Super excited about this morning's eBay score! Musidora is a favorite #silentfilm era creative. I've a small Musidora collection between discs, books, magazine articles, & ephemera. I'm going to frame these & add them to my wall of Musidora portraits for daily inspiration. #FilmSky
The copper is shining brightly again! So nice to have a moment of pampering me-time this morning. How is your weekend going so far?
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
The copper is shining brightly again! So nice to have a moment of pampering me-time this morning. How is your weekend going so far?
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The annual tradition of posting Glenda Farrell’s 4-part tree-trimming escapades from 1938:
(1/4) “‘There's an art to trimming a free,’ claimed Glenda Farrell, and invited the skeptical cameraman, Charles Rhodes, up to demonstrate.” …
(1/4) “‘There's an art to trimming a free,’ claimed Glenda Farrell, and invited the skeptical cameraman, Charles Rhodes, up to demonstrate.” …
December 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The annual tradition of posting Glenda Farrell’s 4-part tree-trimming escapades from 1938:
(1/4) “‘There's an art to trimming a free,’ claimed Glenda Farrell, and invited the skeptical cameraman, Charles Rhodes, up to demonstrate.” …
(1/4) “‘There's an art to trimming a free,’ claimed Glenda Farrell, and invited the skeptical cameraman, Charles Rhodes, up to demonstrate.” …
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Music + Noir and hosted by @eddiemuller.bsky.social
Count me in. Thank you ~ @noirfoundation.bsky.social
Dan Duryea in #FilmNoir Black Angel (1946) 🎹 🎞
Count me in. Thank you ~ @noirfoundation.bsky.social
Dan Duryea in #FilmNoir Black Angel (1946) 🎹 🎞
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Music + Noir and hosted by @eddiemuller.bsky.social
Count me in. Thank you ~ @noirfoundation.bsky.social
Dan Duryea in #FilmNoir Black Angel (1946) 🎹 🎞
Count me in. Thank you ~ @noirfoundation.bsky.social
Dan Duryea in #FilmNoir Black Angel (1946) 🎹 🎞
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So many questions for these Christmas Critters - why are they standing on their tails? Why 7? Why do their shadows go different directions? #christmas #vintagecard #lobster #victorian
December 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So many questions for these Christmas Critters - why are they standing on their tails? Why 7? Why do their shadows go different directions? #christmas #vintagecard #lobster #victorian
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As a special Christmas treat on BBC Sounds on Monday Weird in the Wade's Christmas episode will be available early! Demon Dogs and Creepy Canines was recorded live at the Bigg Theatre in November. Don't worry this episode will be out everywhere else on 22nd December!1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
December 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
As a special Christmas treat on BBC Sounds on Monday Weird in the Wade's Christmas episode will be available early! Demon Dogs and Creepy Canines was recorded live at the Bigg Theatre in November. Don't worry this episode will be out everywhere else on 22nd December!1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...
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Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
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Divulgando a “Menina Bonita com Mania de Fita”!
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Divulgando a “Menina Bonita com Mania de Fita”!
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‘Tis the season!
@tcmtv.bsky.social is showing the utterly demented SANTA IN ANIMAL LAND on Sunday at 5:45 pm. If you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it. If you haven’t, call your doctor first. Must be seen to be believed.
If you’ve wondered how bad a film can be, you need to tune in! #TCMParty
@tcmtv.bsky.social is showing the utterly demented SANTA IN ANIMAL LAND on Sunday at 5:45 pm. If you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it. If you haven’t, call your doctor first. Must be seen to be believed.
If you’ve wondered how bad a film can be, you need to tune in! #TCMParty
December 11, 2025 at 1:11 AM
‘Tis the season!
@tcmtv.bsky.social is showing the utterly demented SANTA IN ANIMAL LAND on Sunday at 5:45 pm. If you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it. If you haven’t, call your doctor first. Must be seen to be believed.
If you’ve wondered how bad a film can be, you need to tune in! #TCMParty
@tcmtv.bsky.social is showing the utterly demented SANTA IN ANIMAL LAND on Sunday at 5:45 pm. If you’ve seen it, you’ll never forget it. If you haven’t, call your doctor first. Must be seen to be believed.
If you’ve wondered how bad a film can be, you need to tune in! #TCMParty
I'm super happy for my friend Chris! His business Circa Vintage Wear made the NYT's The 50 Best Clothing Stores in America list. His shop started in my hometown when I was a teen, & the place made a huge impression on me as to what a vintage store could be as a curated collection & as a third space.
The 50 Best Clothing Stores in America (Gift Article)
Transporting, surprising and specialized, these stores keep alive the thrill of in-person shopping and are worth the trip — even if nothing is bought.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'm super happy for my friend Chris! His business Circa Vintage Wear made the NYT's The 50 Best Clothing Stores in America list. His shop started in my hometown when I was a teen, & the place made a huge impression on me as to what a vintage store could be as a curated collection & as a third space.
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This article confirms TCM will be part of the Discovery Global spinoff, not Netflix.
For the first time it in its history, TCM will not be owned by a company that also owns a film library.
deadline.com/2025/12/netf... #FilmSky #TCMParty
For the first time it in its history, TCM will not be owned by a company that also owns a film library.
deadline.com/2025/12/netf... #FilmSky #TCMParty
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This article confirms TCM will be part of the Discovery Global spinoff, not Netflix.
For the first time it in its history, TCM will not be owned by a company that also owns a film library.
deadline.com/2025/12/netf... #FilmSky #TCMParty
For the first time it in its history, TCM will not be owned by a company that also owns a film library.
deadline.com/2025/12/netf... #FilmSky #TCMParty
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Hope you all can join... @realweegiemidget.bsky.social @reallybethann.bsky.social @barrycinematic.bsky.social @wworldofcinema.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hope you all can join... @realweegiemidget.bsky.social @reallybethann.bsky.social @barrycinematic.bsky.social @wworldofcinema.bsky.social