Joan Crawford was a bitch. That may not come as a revelation to the folks who know Ms. Crawford from the image that has been perpetuated since Mommie Dearest, the book and the movie, were released in 1978 and 1981,…
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Goodbye, My Fancy is an interesting, if not completely satisfactory, film about a woman with a successful professional life but a habit of running out on challenging relationships and personal situations. It’s the story of Congresswoman Agatha Reed (Joan Crawford),…
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Guest blogger Marsha Collock writes: Joan Crawford is one actress that it has taken me almost a lifetime to appreciate. My first brush with Joan came in her later days, all eyebrows and scary visage. My immediate reaction: I don’t…
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The same year Warner Brothers released 42nd Street (1933), MGM came out with Dancing Lady, a backstage musical complete with a Busby Berkeley style finale. If you had to compare the two, the win would certainly go to 42nd Street,…
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Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? The poster alone piqued all my interest in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? because it seemed to promise exciting heights of campy thrills and Hollywood decay, like a more cult version of Sunset Blvd. The…
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