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UTUSN

(70,635 posts) Sat Jul 22, 2017, 09:36 PM Jul 2017

lordy - 2 minutes of Bette DAVIS/All bout Eve - stunning. It's on TCM

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lordy - 2 minutes of Bette DAVIS/All bout Eve - stunning. It's on TCM (Original Post) UTUSN Jul 2017 OP

Oh, love Bette. Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #1

Did you see the Bette-Joan mini-series? Fantastic. Made them both human. UTUSN Jul 2017 #2

YES! I absolutely loved that mini-series. Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #3

Yip the mini was great - but I came to it anti-Joan UTUSN Jul 2017 #5

Anne Baxter is amazing, and Marilyn Monroe appears briefly in one of her first film roles elehhhhna Jul 2017 #4

One of my favorite films! smirkymonkey Jul 2017 #6

An amazing film, with an amazing cast. longship Jul 2017 #7

I liked Anne Baxter, murielm99 Jul 2017 #8

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)

1. Oh, love Bette.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 09:40 PM

Jul 2017

This is a GREAT movie!

UTUSN

(70,635 posts)

2. Did you see the Bette-Joan mini-series? Fantastic. Made them both human.

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 09:42 PM

Jul 2017

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)

3. YES! I absolutely loved that mini-series.

Reply to UTUSN (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:08 PM

Jul 2017

I love both Bette and Joan and have always been a fan of their psycho-biddy films (even though they were horribly exploited) and was well aware of their "feud" before the series. I am also a huge fan of their earlier work. Especially love Joan in some of her silent films. I was impressed that the series gave Joan a much more sympathetic portrayal.

I loved the series so much, I am actually thinking of purchasing it. Would love to re-watch it.

And, I know a lot of DUers hate Susan Sarandon, but I think she was brilliant as Bette--she nailed it.

My signature has a gif from that mini series--Joan yelling "You're all fired."

UTUSN

(70,635 posts)

5. Yip the mini was great - but I came to it anti-Joan

Reply to Mrs. Overall (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:33 PM

Jul 2017

and actually, Bette as a hard-nosed whatever, but this mini made both of them HUMAN.

As for SARANDON, her decade of politics has irritated me MAX, but it's a tribute to her that 2 things (Rocky Horror & Thelma) have overpowered my irritation. I can't hate her more than I like her.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

4. Anne Baxter is amazing, and Marilyn Monroe appears briefly in one of her first film roles

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 10:17 PM

Jul 2017

Monroe is just luminous. Bette of course, is amazing , as is Celeste Holme. The women really knock this one out of the park.

That film is a treat and a camp classic for many good reasons.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

6. One of my favorite films!

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 12:48 AM

Jul 2017

Not to be missed.

longship

(40,416 posts)

7. An amazing film, with an amazing cast.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 02:19 AM

Jul 2017

Celeste Holm, George Sanders, and Thelma Ritter (one of my faves, try Rear Window some day) turn in great supporting roles.

Nevertheless, buckle your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night.

murielm99

(30,712 posts)

8. I liked Anne Baxter,

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Sun Jul 23, 2017, 02:28 AM

Jul 2017

and she died too young. She was in a couple of the Batman TV shows in the sixties, too. She made a great villain.

But nobody can compare to Bette. She had such power and talent. Wow.

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