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Tag Archives: Bette Davis
All About Eve – “Fasten your seatbelts!” Quotable quotes from the Oscar-winning classic
Joseph L Mankiewicz’s bitchy backstage classic All About Eve, winner of six Oscars (out of 14 nominations, a record shared with Titanic) at the 1950 Academy Awards, has one of the most quotable scripts to come out of Hollywood’s golden … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings | How much do you know about Steel Magnolias?
Both a comedy and a weepie, the Louisiana-set Steel Magnolias is above all a film about female friendship and loyalty and strength in the face of tragedy. It’s based on the stage play by Robert Harling who was inspired to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, bleeding armadillo cake, Daryl Hannah, Dolly Parton, Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Taylor, Herbert Ross, Jambolaya, Julia Roberts, Katherine Hepburn, Meg Ryan, Mystic Pizza, Olympia Dukakis, Pretty Woman, Robert Harling, Sally Field, Shirley MacLaine, Steel Magnolias, Tom Skerritt, When Harry Met Sally
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Veteran stars Bette Davis and Lillian Gish together in The Whales of August
This is a little gem from 1986 about two elderly sisters living on an island off the coast of New England. Not only was director Lindsay Anderson to be congratulated on making one of his finest films, but also in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Lilian Gish, Lindsay Anderson, The Whales of August, Vincent Price
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Joan Collins in Conversation
Last night I saw the fabulous Joan Collins in conversation at the BFI. Her special guest appearance was tied in to the BFI’s current Paul Newman season, and followed a screening of the Newman film in which she co-starred – … Continue reading
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Tagged alexis, Alexis Colby, Bette Davis, Bob Hope, british airways, can hieronymus merkin ever forget mercy humpe and find, Cinzano, Dynasty, elaine paige, Elizabeth Taylor, fetish, Footballers' Wives, french and saunders, gene kelly, Gregory Peck, jackie collins, james dean, James Mason, jayne mansfield, Joan Collins, Joanne Woodward, John Gielgud, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, lucky bitches, Marlon Brando, nickolas grace, nigel hawthorne, Paul Newman, rada, Rally round the flag boys, Richard Burton, robert mitchum, seven thieves, steven berkoff, the bitch, the flintstones in viva rock vegas, the stud
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Couch Potato Pickings | What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Two faded movie star sisters live in a decaying mansion, hating each other. This classic movie is famous for the intense performances of its stars Bette Davis and Joan Crawford as the sparring siblings. Here are some facts and legends … Continue reading
Couch Potato Pickings: Cocktail, and my top 10 film cocktails
I purchased a cocktail-making masterclass for my partner’s birthday present this year. What a treat! Unfortunately, however, said class ended up being hogged by a giggling hen party with little interest in the chemistry of cocktail-making, but much interest in … Continue reading
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Tagged 7 and 7, All About Eve, Bette Davis, Bloody Mary, Casablanca, Champagne Cocktail, Chevy Chase, Cinzano, Cocktail, cocktail making masterclass, Fletch, Gibson, Gone With the Wind, hen party, James Bond, Jeff Bridges, John Travolta, Julia Roberts, Manhattan, Margarita, Marilyn Monroe, Martini, Mint Julep, Mojito, My Best Friend's Wedding, Now Voyager, Old Fashioned, Saturday Night Fever, shaken not stirred, Some Like it Hot, The Big Lebowski, The Seven Year Itch, Tom Cruise, White Russian
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Couch Potato Pickings | Elizabeth
On Film4 tonight at 9pm Shakespeare in Love, Elizabeth the Golden Age, The Virgin Queen, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, Orlando, Mary Queen of Scots, The Prince and the Pauper, Jubilee, Young Bess; what do they all have … Continue reading
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Tagged Bette Davis, Cate Balnchett, Christopher Eccleston, Crossed Swords, Elizabeth, Elizabeth I, Elizbaeth the Golden Age, Gelnda Jackson, Geoffrey Rush, Jean Simmons, Joseph Fiennes, Jubilee, Judi Dench, Mary Queen of Scots, Orlando, Quentin Crisp, Shakespeare in Love, The Prince and the Pauper, The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex, The Virgin Queen, Young Bess
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