Flickers in Time Posted by Beatrice on July 25, 2017

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Directed by Robert Aldrich Written by Lucas Heller from the novel by Henry Farrell 1962/USA The Associates and Aldrich Company Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die It’s as if Billy Wilder took Sunset Blvd. that one ext   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on May 23, 2016

Technically, American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy stole my thunder on this with the recent announcement that Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon would take on the roles of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in a television exploration of the making of Baby Jane called Feud. The early bird catches the...   read more

Cinematically Insane Posted by Will McKinley on May 31, 2013

You can learn a lot from ROSEMARY’S BABY, the 1968 film adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel, available on DVD and Blu-ray from the Criterion Collection. But here’s the most important lesson: never date an actor. If only someone had warned poor Rosemary Reilly when she got off the bus from...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 7, 2013

This psychological thriller starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford with Victor Buono, opens with the bratty vaudeville star Baby Jane Hudson. Her sister Blanche lives in her shadow but begrudgingly agrees to watch out for her sister. Now in the 1930s Blanche is the movie star and Jane is all but for   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on April 7, 2013

This psychological thriller starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford with Victor Buono, opens with the bratty vaudeville star Baby Jane Hudson. Her sister Blanche lives in her shadow but begrudgingly agrees to watch out for her sister. Now in the 1930s Blanche is the movie star and Jane is all but for   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on February 6, 2013

What happens when two Hollywood divas age out of the star system and find themselves isolated in a decaying mansion with no support and no attention? What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is what happens. But am I talking about the fictional characters of Blanche and Baby Jane, or am...   read more

Pretty Clever Films Posted by Brandy Dean on February 6, 2013

What happens when two Hollywood divas age out of the star system and find themselves isolated in a decaying mansion with no support and no attention? What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is what happens. But am I talking about the fictional characters of Blanche and Baby Jane, or am...   read more