Bette Davis

"When you betray somebody else, you betray yourself." _ Isaac Bashevis Singer, polish-born American Nobel Prize-winning author (1904-1991) Happy Saturday! Today is Bruce Dern's 75th birthday! He has had a legendary career but my favorite movie that he appeared in is HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE . It happens to be one of the campiest most over the top films ever made. The ever reliable Bette Davis pulls out ALL the stops. Most die hard fans know that this film was supposed to be the follow-up...Read Full Story

It is the 40th birthday party of Margo Channing (Bette Davis), the larger than life Broadway star, and she is angry, depressed, and growing suspicious of this young Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter) who has imbued her way into Margo's inner circle. Margo's guests see what is going on with her. "We know you, we've seen you like this before. Is it over? Or just beginning?" asks one. At this question Margo inhales her martini, strides up the nearby stairs, turns, and then lets loose that hydrogen...Read Full Story

Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte  (1965) ... Starring: Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, Bruce Dern, Agnes Moorehead ... Bette Davis showed that her first horror film, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" wasn't just a fluke. "Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte" proves it. When I first saw this film on the late-late show on TV, I was just 12 years old. I was permitted to stay up late during summer break from school. I watched this movie all alone and it scared the crap out of me. Once again Bette...Read Full Story

The Flying Scotsman Based on the incredible true story of amateur cyclist Graeme Obree, who breaks the world one-hour record on a bike he made out of washing machine parts.Silver-screen sports stories rarely revolve around the big and brawny, but the small and scrappy, like Sean Astin in Rudy or Toby Maguire in Seabiscuit. For Scottish cycling sensation Graeme Obree (Trainspotting’s Jonny Lee Miller), the biggest obstacle isn’t physical, but financial–and psychological. From 1993 to 1995...Read Full Story

Purchase Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection Blu-ray At Amazon!. Product : Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection Average customer review: Amazon Price: Sale Price Too Low To Display! Click Here To See Amazon Sale Price Add to cart to see discount price. Availability: In Stock Usually ships in 24 Hours Free Shipping At Amazon Compare Prices on Bette Davis Centenary Celebration Collection This is the second of two boxed sets celebrating the one...Read Full Story

Bette Davis (1908-1989) Ruth Elizabeth Davis, more commonly known as Bette Davis, was born April 5, 1908 in Lowell, Massachusetts. She was a precocious, self-absorbed child who discovered her love of acting while watching the play, The Wild Duck (by Henrik Ibsen) when she was a teenager, proclaiming, "Before that performance I wanted to be an actress. When it ended, I had to be an actress... exactly like Peg Entwistle (who played Hedvig in the play). Her doting, generous mother, Ruthie (Bette...Read Full Story

Bette Davis on TCM: THE OLD MAID, NOW, VOYAGER, THE WORKING MAN – Alt Film Guide (blog) is a post from: News 2 You Bette Davis on TCM: THE OLD MAID, NOW, VOYAGER, THE WORKING MAN – Alt Film Guide (blog) is a post from: News 2 You Miriam Hopkins, Bette Davis, The Old Maid Bette Davis, Warner Bros.’ top female box-office attraction from the mid-’30s to the late ’40s, is Turner Classic Movies’ “Summer Under the Stars” performer-of-the-day this Wednesday, August 3. TCM will be presenting 12...Read Full Story

Quick Hit “Bette Davis Eyes”, Kim Carnes  (1980) When I first heard her on the radio I thought “Jeez cut down on the cigarettes just a bit girl”. Some people call Kim Carnes the female Rod Stewart, but understand that this is strictly due to her raspy voice and is in no way a comparison to Rod’s talent or longevity.  Probably the first appearance of a Kim Carnes is her song “Nobody Knows” in the ending credits of the very bizarre 1971 film “Vanishing Point” – a very cool car movie...Read Full Story

“You can always put that award where your heart ought to be,” Margo (Bette Davis) says to Eve (Anne Baxter) near the end of the film All About Eve , released on Blu-ray in a special Limited Edition Blu-ray Book on February 1, 2011, by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. All About Eve was nominated for 12 Academy Awards and won 6 Oscars in 1950 (including Best Picture). Written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and originally chosen by producer Darryl F. Zanuck, Bette Davis told...Read Full Story

All About Eve DAVIS/BAXTER/SANDERS/HOLM From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington (ANN BAXTER) is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing (BETTE DAVIS). Eve maneuvers her way into Margo’s Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo’s director boyfriend (GARY MERRILL), her playwright (HUGH MARLOWE) and his wife (CELESTE HOLM). Only the cynical drama critic (Oscar winner GEORGE...Read Full Story