Beth Ann Gallagher

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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

A looking up from the ground treetop lined shot of a hazy, sepia-colored sky
Beth Ann Gallagher sits in an antique, orange velvet chair. She sits at an angle to the photographer; she's tilting her head down; and she's placed her hands on her lap. She has a dark, cherry red bob, and she's wearing a multi-strand, garnet choker, and a floral, sleeveless, wrap dress. The dress is white with burgundy flowers and yellow-green leaves. The photo looks like it has a warm Instagram filter.
Beth Ann Gallagher at her favorite used book sale. Wearing a cap with her curly waves of hair down, a Turner Classic Movies black t-shirt, and black biker leggings, she stands in front of a Quaker meeting house and tents. She's holding up a Turner Classic Movies tote bag and a Besame Cosmetics tote bag filled with mostly film books.
South Coast Cinemaniacs' flyer for its THE WHITE REINDEER screening. At the top of the flyer is still from the film featuring its smiling antiheroine, glancing backward over her left shoulder, as she keeps her brown reindeer still. The second half of the flyer gives the screening's details: South Coast Cinemaniacs & AGFA present Finnish, folk horror classic The White Reindeer (1952) Starring Mirjami Kuosmanen & Kalervo Nissilä Directed by Erik Blomberg Monday, July 13, 2026 Movie Starts @ 5:30 PM FREE Admission Screening in AUDITORIUM (Use Walnut St. Entrance) Millicent Library 45 Center St. Fairhaven, MA 02719
A still from Ulrike Ottinger's JOHANNA D'ARC OF MONGOLIA (1989). The main characters (Broadway star FANNY ZIEGFELD, Englishwoman LADY WINDERMERE, student traveller GIOVANNA, schoolteacher FRAU MÜLLER-VOHWINKEL, and Russian musical trio THE KALINKA SISTERS) stand over the ground sitting Mongolian supporting players in a moment of cultural sharing. They are all outside, and in the background are the steppes.
Still from director Rita Azevedo Gomes The Portuguese, released in 2018. The redheaded heroine sits in a dusty room of her castle. It looks like ut was once a schoolroom complete with blackboard on the right of her, a desk on the left of her, and piles of books around the room. Through the doorway behind her a woman covered in blue and white clothing with a covered head, looks over the side of a the stone railing of a veranda.
Black and white photo of Beth Ann Gallagher. She is in a 3/4 profile. Her hair cascades down in waves coming from a side part. She is looking at the camera and smiling. Her lips part to reveal only her upper row of teeth. She isn't wearing her eyeglasses. Her hair covers her right shoulder, and the strap of her silver gown is visible on her left shoulder only. The bottom of the photo tastefully cuts off the plunge of her gown.
Image of Severin's All The Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium Of Folk Horror Vol. 2 boxed set. It's angled to show the front and side of the set. In the cover art, we see a naked woman from behind raising her arms as green flames engulf her body from below. The flames act as a modesty cover. The woman is mainly visible from the lower back and up.
Finnish poster for the Finnish Folk Horror film Valkoinen peura / The White Reindeer (1952). The poster features a collage of images. The Northern Lights is in a blue sky. A white reindeer is superimposed on a snowy hill. The heroine stands in the middle ground, watched by a man behind her. In the foreground, the smiling heroine is embraced by her husband. All the people depicted portray Sami, wearing traditional, outdoor, winter dress.
Ruth Livingston (K Callan) holding her notepad and pen while facing Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) in the Widow's Bay Town Hall hallway.
The Original Baddie design on a red, women's, regular, unisex t-shirt. The phrase is emblazoned across the upper chest in an exotic-looking, black, Art Nouveau font. The first letter of each word is capitalized. Underneath the horizontally placed phrase is a vertically running black and white, early silent film era image. The image is tastefully risqué, and definitely a product of the early screen vamp era and its emphasis on exoticism. An actress sits on a throne with intricate carvings. She is wearing a 1920s version of a naked dress, comprised of netting, lace, and beading. Her top has a low scoop neck. The shape of her breasts is visible through the scoop and the netted top. Only her right nipple is visible. She's sitting on her gown's train. Her head is topped by a turban with beading on its band. She sports double wrist bracelets, closed with snaps and one on each wrist, and an armband on her right arm. She places her sandaled feet on an ottoman matching the throne.
Cover of Stephen Rebello's book Hitchcockian Thrillers: Must-See Films in the Style of the Suspense Master
Text in upper, centered, grey box on a banner: 6th Luso World Cinema Blogathon Hosted by Crítica Retrô and Spellbound with Spellbound with Beth Ann June 19th - 21st 2026 Lower featured image is of Carmen Miranda wearing a tutti fruitti turban and a sparkly top. The top, necklace, and bracelets are silver toned. This is a film still. A festive wallpaper is behind the picture and text box. It features brightly colored maracas, feathers, and more.
An Alfred E. Neuman painted statue from the knees up. He's wearing a black blazer, white shirt, blue jeans, and a red, western, rope tie. He's raising his arms in his trademark what, me worry pose.
Tom, Patricia, and Wyck sit in folding chairs inside the town hall. No one looks happy.
Women's, fitted, pale blue tee with the Queen of the Extras design on its chest. The word extra in black Art Deco letters float above a woman's head. The woman is a smiling flapper with bobbed and waved hair. The woman is displayed from the top of her head to just above her clavicle area. The glittering straps of an evening top or gown are barely visible. The image comes from a black and white photograph. The shirt is a pun on the word extra. The woman stands in for any classic era background performer, or she can stand for any woman who's a little too much and proud of that.
Women's, fitted white tee with the Queen of the Extras design on its chest. The word extra in black Art Deco letters float above a woman's head. The woman is a smiling flapper with bobbed and waved hair. The woman is displayed from the top of her head to just above her clavicle area. The glittering straps of an evening top or gown are barely visible. The image comes from a black and white photograph. The shirt is a pun on the word extra. The woman stands in for any classic era background performer, or she can stand for any woman who's a little too much and proud of that.
The picture shows a four tee collage from my new Spellbound with Beth Ann Threadless design, Silent Rizz Era. A single line across the chest in an Art Deco font reads Silent Rizz Era. Directly below are six women in various flapper fashions, making fun and flirty poses. They are rendered in black lines, and each tee's background color fills in the uninked spots. In the upper left corner is a women's, short-sleeved, fitted tee in light and bright blue. In the upper right corner is a women's, short-sleeved, gray tee from Threadless's extra soft line. In the bottom right corner is a women's v-neck tee in light pink. In the bottom left corner is a women's, short-sleeved tee from Threadless's comfort colors line in a bight, pistachio green.
A picture of the Chrome search results for Pre-Code Girl Summer. The AI overview reads: "Pre-Code Girl Summer" is a vintage, cinematic spin on the classic "Hot Girl Summer" meme. Championed by classic film bloggers and cinephiles (like Fairhaven's own Beth Ann Gallagher), it celebrates the bold, independent, and scandalous heroines of Pre-Code Hollywood cinema from the late 1920s to 1934. The aesthetic channels the glamour, wit, and unapologetic attitude of early 1930s cinema before strict censorship (the Hays Code) was enforced. Key themes of the aesthetic: Iconic Actresses: Emulating legends like Barbara Stanwyck, Jean Harlow, Mae West, and Myrna Loy. The Vibe: Sharp wit, independence, defying societal norms, and glamorous vintage fashion. The Merch: You can find themed gear (like tees and totes) on creator shops such as Threadless.The Watchlist: Binge-watching Pre-Code classics like Baby Face (1933), Red-Headed Woman (1932), and Design for Living (1933).
A still from the Taskmaster game show featuring Armando Iannucci and fan-beloved stuffed cat Patatas. Iannucci has a red helmet on his head with a black attachment. I've not seen this scene yet, so I'm uncertain if the black arm extending out from the helmet leads to a flat black vision-blocker and / or a camera facing the comedian and / or a screen image for him to watch. Patatas is on top of a black pedestal, and he's wearing a red pointed party hat with white polka dots. There's a tub of something that looks like marmalade in front of him. Iannucci's fingers of both hands. are in the tub of orange goop.
Women's royal blue v-neck tea with the pre-code girl summer art deco design in black emblazoned across its chest. Pre-code Girl Summer is written in an Art Deco Font that arches over the silhouette of a gowned, snatch-waisted woman, holding a cigarette holder in one hand and the loop of her dress's train in another.
The black and white logo of The Columbus Moving Picture Show. The film festival's name is inside a rectangle with rounded edges. A thin white line traces the rectangle's shape close to its edge and provides contrast. Quotation marks surround it. The font looks vintage style. The M of Moving and the E at the end of Picture are surrounded by one circle each and dotted lines representing a film strip connect the faux reels. An less stylized image of a film reel rests on its side with holes visible at the center top of the rectangle.
Cover of Ellen Allien's Berlinette. Black-haired Ellen is in the main photo, wearing a pink top. Her name and album title in modern, rounded font float across her in white letters edged with pink.
The cover for punk band Fifteen's album Extra Medium Kick Ball Star. The background is black, & the band's name, album title, and a star are a bright blue. The star is in the middle of the cover between band name and album name.
The Riot Grrrl band Heaven's to Betsy record cover for CALCULATED. On a shag orange-red carpet lies a torn out piece of paper with a diagram of a heart.
Film historian Karie Bible standing on Market Street near the curb. She's wearing 1920s vintage styles, including a cloche hat. An Asian-American man, wearing a baseball hat, sunglasses, and streatwear styles, poses with his arm around her.
Package for the original cat dancer toy. It is a spring steeled wire with a piece of rolled cardboard and replacement cardboards. It is visible on the package as well as a cartoon cat trying to grab it and a bemused and ignored mouse. There's also a picture of a real cat, standing upright on hind legs trying to cat a drawn version of the toy.
South Coast Cinemaniacs flyer. The upper half shows a still from the movie The Red Shoes (1948). Dancer Vicky (Moira Shearer) pauses at the end of a spooky lane of mausoleums. The second half of the poster shows the screen's details. The movies screens at the Millicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on Monday May 11 at 5:30 PM. Admission is free.
Selfie taken by Beth Ann Gallagher. Her long, copper colored hair cascades down into curls. She's wearing vintage style, slightly cat-eyed eyeglass frames with rhinestones on their top edges. She's making a closed mouth smile and wearing red lipstick. Her black shirt has a v-shaped plunge.
Still from the Minuscule TV episode "A pea in the hand is worth / Deux petits pois deux mesures" from season two. An ant is stacking peas into a pyramid, and she's standing at its very top to stack another pea.
Screenshot from the birding identification app Merlin. The birds displayed are American Goldfinch, American Robin, House Sparrow, Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Tufted Titmouse, and House Finch.
Vintage poster for the film, THE NAKED JUNGLE (1954). In its center, Charlton Heston and Eleanor Parker are about to kiss. She is leaning back, almost in a tango dip, and he leans over her.
Photo by Antiques On Magnolia. It features a Victrola on top of an Art Deco dining set on a vintage rug. In the background are more items, such as small vintage radios, RCA dog statues, and vintage vinyl records.
The Brazilian version of BLAME IT ON RIO's poster. It features the male and female leads. The two men sit close to the camera, while the two much younger women sit behind and embrace them.
A still from the film DODSWORTH (1936). Actors Walter Huston and Mary Astor are embracing each other and staring into each other's eyes.
Headshot of actress Karen Valentine when she was starring in Room 222. She's smiling at the camera. Her brown hair is mostly down with a high ponytail in the back. She's wearing a sleaveless dress with a 1970s looking brown, white, and black floral print.
A TCMFF graphic released by Turner Classic Movies announcing Sharon Stone as a guest presenter at their screening of the Marilyn Monroe movie THE MISFITS (1961).
A smiling Beth Ann Gallagher with fresh from the salon ginger hair with peekaboo bangs and curls at the end
Two white soap slivers forming the shape of the number nine inside a dark blue soap dish
Rocky landscape and bright blue sky of the Alabama Hills
Still from the French movie La Cérémonie. Two women sit on the floor at the foot of a bed, hugging, and looking off to our left. They are wearing pigtails in their hair. One is wearing jeans, and the other is wearing a skirt.