Bette Davis, one of the few actresses willing to play characters “you love to hate. Bette Davis appeared in over 85 films we review and take a look at her career in the articles below.
This piece originally ran on MovieFanFare in 2012, we are reprinting it today to pay tribute that most of infamous of movie moms. From flapper girl to working-class heroine to martyr mom to shocker diva, the indomitable and driven Joan…
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This week’s Create-A-Caption focuses on Robert Aldrich‘s 1962 classic pairing of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? We’ve taken a still from the movie and added our own comedic caption. We encourage you to do the…
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Thanks to the television series Feud: Bette and Joan, a new generation is discovering the timeless films of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. (While the pair may not have gotten along off-screen, it’s impossible to deny how electrifying they are…
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Thanks to the new Ryan Murphy series Feud, the intense (and infamous) rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford is back in the spotlight. Taking a cue from that development, this week’s Create-A-Caption focuses on their notorious pairing in Whatever…
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Writer/director Joseph Mankiewicz won an Academy Award for his screenplay for 1950’s All About Eve. But was the drama inspired by a true story? Who better than guest blogger The Lady Eve to look at the origins of the classic tale of backstage Broadway backstabbing?
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One actor. Two film roles. You tell us which portrayal was the best. The most memorable. Or iconic. Or simply your favorite.But before you pass judgment, a few words defending the “character” of each… The case for Margo Channing Everybody…
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It’s been a mini-retrospective on DVD and Blu-ray of late for director Robert Aldrich. A number of films are being issued from the filmmaker best known for such mucho macho movies as The Dirty Dozen, Emperor of the North, and…
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Why do we love pre-Code films? Fast pace? Check. Great stories? Check. Great casts? Check again. Oh, come on. Let’s be honest. It’s the sex, depravity and lingerie! I consider all pre-Code films guilty pleasures. Each generation seems to think it is…
Read more →October 17, 1916: Swimming star-turned-actress Annette Kellerman causes a sensation when she appears in the nude in Daughter of the Gods. October 18, 1931: “The Wizard of Menlo Park” and film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison passes away at the age…
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Q: Are they ever going to release Bunny O’Hare with Bette Davis? It is such a good and funny movie. Please, please, please. A: The wacky comedy with Bette teaming up with Ernest Borgnine to portray bank robbers disguising themselves…
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