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Post by movieliker on Oct 21, 2018 16:56:01 GMT
I wish I still had mum's recipe for it.
It was a food group in its own right. 
Awww... The best potato salad I ever had was, I believe, German style, served hot with a vinegar & sugar dressing and green onions and, best of all, bacon! Yum! And on the 8th day, God created bacon... Everything taste better with bacon. |
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Post by ant-mac on Oct 21, 2018 17:19:06 GMT
I wish I still had mum's recipe for it.
It was a food group in its own right.
I like potatoes salad made with salad dressing. Not made with mayonnaise. I'll stick to the version my mum made - which used neither. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 2:16:02 GMT
That's cool that you like her. Despite what myself and a handful of others have said about RW, really there shouldn't be any compulsion to stop liking somebody whom you really like because of outside pressure. If I was trying to get you to not like her, then I was wrong to do that. It's just that I don't particularly like the woman. I love Joan Crawford and Bette Davis and I KNOW that neither one of these ladies were even close to angels, particularly Crawford. I believe Christina Crawford's account, "Mommie Dearest", absolutely, yet I am still able to admire and enjoy and even like Joan Crawford. Nothing anybody can say would change my feelings about these 2 women. I enjoy liking them too much.
And I like Guns 'n Roses and Chick Filet, and, as a gay man, I have been criticized for liking both ( as they have anti-gay sentiments) I don't care. I like GNR music a lot. Human nature is more complicated than these either/or premises. I don't know much of the one and only indomitable and terrifying JC from her movies, as I have only seen a couple. I have seen more of Davis. How would you compare them as actresses Mr. D? Would you say Davis is more of a legend in the acting stakes, or was Crawford better? I know I couldn't have cared for Crawford as a person, yet I would have kowtowed before the feet of Davis. Apparently, when Michael Caine first met her, he said he was introduced to her by Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. He said one of the first things she said to him was that he reminded her of a young Leslie Howard and that Howard had slept with all his leading ladies except her, because she didn't want just be another of his conquests. She then commented how she felt if things may have been different if she had. Caine then asked her if she would accompany him to dinner and Davis said I wasn't making a pass at you.  Caine said he felt that Davis was just feeling some sense of regret with what she was expressing.
Oh, I could talk about this particular subject forever! I believe Bette had much more range than Crawford. She could really do just about anything. My favorite performances of hers are "Old Acquaintance", "All About Eve" and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?". Most of the time, Davis tends to be histrionic, but I guess everybody accepts that from Bette Davis. But she has such a forceful presence and undeniably had a wonderful sense of humor. I, too, would have bowed at her feet. There was something about Davis that makes you hope that she would like you. Lol! I would have loved to hang out with her. I think she would have been a hoot. Crawford, I don't know. She either loved your or hated you, and I don't know if there was rhyme or reason with her. I think she would have been extremely high-maintenance and I think she was something of a phony. Nevetheless, I love Joan Crawford and think she is fascinating. I think probably there was not a harder worker in the business than Joan Crawford and I think nobody appreciated her fans more. (I remember reading once she said "If I'm staying at a hotel in Kansas City and a fan wants to know where I am, then you'd damn well better tell them!" You just don't hear that kind of appreciation often.) But with her persona, literally every single decade she transformed herself. It is very interesting to me because I think her four best performances are "Humoresque" (1946), "Possessed" (1947), "Flamingo Road" (1949) and "Mildred Pierce" (1945). I've never thought her acting was all that great (good, not great), except for this short string when she was excellent and I think that it must have been the confidence that was likely instilled in Crawford for winning the Oscar for MP. There's something to this. The self-confidence part. She was luminous in "Humoresque". 1920s - roaring twenties flapper 1930s - social climbing shopgirl 1940s - glamorous masochism 1950s - hard as nails, masculine bitch 1960s - grand guignol |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Oct 25, 2018 2:56:01 GMT
I don't know much of the one and only indomitable and terrifying JC from her movies, as I have only seen a couple. I have seen more of Davis. How would you compare them as actresses Mr. D? Would you say Davis is more of a legend in the acting stakes, or was Crawford better? I know I couldn't have cared for Crawford as a person, yet I would have kowtowed before the feet of Davis. Apparently, when Michael Caine first met her, he said he was introduced to her by Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn. He said one of the first things she said to him was that he reminded her of a young Leslie Howard and that Howard had slept with all his leading ladies except her, because she didn't want just be another of his conquests. She then commented how she felt if things may have been different if she had. Caine then asked her if she would accompany him to dinner and Davis said I wasn't making a pass at you. Caine said he felt that Davis was just feeling some sense of regret with what she was expressing.
Oh, I could talk about this particular subject forever! I believe Bette had much more range than Crawford. She could really do just about anything. My favorite performances of hers are "Old Acquaintance", "All About Eve" and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?". Most of the time, Davis tends to be histrionic, but I guess everybody accepts that from Bette Davis. But she has such a forceful presence and undeniably had a wonderful sense of humor. I, too, would have bowed at her feet. There was something about Davis that makes you hope that she would like you. Lol! I would have loved to hang out with her. I think she would have been a hoot. Crawford, I don't know. She either loved your or hated you, and I don't know if there was rhyme or reason with her. I think she would have been extremely high-maintenance and I think she was something of a phony. Nevetheless, I love Joan Crawford and think she is fascinating. I think probably there was not a harder worker in the business than Joan Crawford and I think nobody appreciated her fans more. (I remember reading once she said "If I'm staying at a hotel in Kansas City and a fan wants to know where I am, then you'd damn well better tell them!" You just don't hear that kind of appreciation often.) But with her persona, literally every single decade she transformed herself. It is very interesting to me because I think her four best performances are "Humoresque" (1946), "Possessed" (1947), "Flamingo Road" (1949) and "Mildred Pierce" (1945). I've never thought her acting was all that great (good, not great), except for this short string when she was excellent and I think that it must have been the confidence that was likely instilled in Crawford for winning the Oscar for MP. There's something to this. The self-confidence part. She was luminous in "Humoresque". 1920s - roaring twenties flapper 1930s - social climbing shopgirl 1940s - glamorous masochism 1950s - hard as nails, masculine bitch 1960s - grand guignol Thanks for your response Mr. Dirty. I have been looking forward to hearing your feedback here.
I have just watched the trailers for Old Acquaintance and Flamingo Road. Davis looks fabulous in her movie and her tongue in cheek and even self-deprecating persona would be right up my alley. As for Crawford, she looks terrifying and cold and hard. One of the tag lines in the trailer said.. A woman who's past caught up with her. Now aint' that the truth.  She doesn't appear pleasant or attractive to watch and no warmth. She is very butch as well. Crawford appears to be more of a parody of what she is playing, in order to be taken seriously, Davis just threw caution to the wind and looks magic and spontaneous. She certainly had more allure than Crawford. JC does looks like she is acting her part and the pretense appears more obvious, Davis is acting, yet appears to work up a storm, which is naturalistic.
I am going to watch more of the trailers for the films you have recommended and of course I would though need to see the films in their entirety to put them in context.
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If you have a few minutes, watch this clip and then choose which woman you would prefer to be with. I would be very interested to hear! Thank you! whom do you prefer? The first one. Because she's Raquel Welch, and the other ones aren't. And stories of her being a bitch... kind of make me like her more. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 3:09:49 GMT
Oh, I could talk about this particular subject forever! I believe Bette had much more range than Crawford. She could really do just about anything. My favorite performances of hers are "Old Acquaintance", "All About Eve" and "Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?". Most of the time, Davis tends to be histrionic, but I guess everybody accepts that from Bette Davis. But she has such a forceful presence and undeniably had a wonderful sense of humor. I, too, would have bowed at her feet. There was something about Davis that makes you hope that she would like you. Lol! I would have loved to hang out with her. I think she would have been a hoot. Crawford, I don't know. She either loved your or hated you, and I don't know if there was rhyme or reason with her. I think she would have been extremely high-maintenance and I think she was something of a phony. Nevetheless, I love Joan Crawford and think she is fascinating. I think probably there was not a harder worker in the business than Joan Crawford and I think nobody appreciated her fans more. (I remember reading once she said "If I'm staying at a hotel in Kansas City and a fan wants to know where I am, then you'd damn well better tell them!" You just don't hear that kind of appreciation often.) But with her persona, literally every single decade she transformed herself. It is very interesting to me because I think her four best performances are "Humoresque" (1946), "Possessed" (1947), "Flamingo Road" (1949) and "Mildred Pierce" (1945). I've never thought her acting was all that great (good, not great), except for this short string when she was excellent and I think that it must have been the confidence that was likely instilled in Crawford for winning the Oscar for MP. There's something to this. The self-confidence part. She was luminous in "Humoresque". 1920s - roaring twenties flapper 1930s - social climbing shopgirl 1940s - glamorous masochism 1950s - hard as nails, masculine bitch 1960s - grand guignol Thanks for your response Mr. Dirty. I have been looking forward to hearing your feedback here.
I have just watched the trailers for Old Acquaintance and Flamingo Road. Davis looks fabulous in her movie and her tongue in cheek and even self-deprecating persona would be right up my alley. As for Crawford, she looks terrifying and cold and hard. One of the tag lines in the trailer said.. A woman who's past caught up with her. Now aint' that the truth. She doesn't appear pleasant or attractive to watch and no warmth. She is very butch as well. Crawford appears to be more of a parody of what she is playing, in order to be taken seriously, Davis just threw caution to the wind and looks magic and spontaneous. She certainly had more allure than Crawford. JC does looks like she is acting her part and the pretense appears more obvious, Davis is acting, yet appears to work up a storm, which is naturalistic.
I am going to watch more of the trailers for the films you have recommended and of course I would though need to see the films in their entirety to put them in context.
I love Bette in "Old Acquaintance". Usually her characters are a little bit strung, but her Kit in OA is so down to earth and likeable. I think I read once where Davis said her character in this movie was the one closest to her own personality in real life. Kit is extremely no-nonsense and warm and likeable. It's a very enjoyable movie. I highly recommend it. Crawford was pretty butch! Ha! "Davis just threw caution to the wind and looks magic and spontaneous." - I love how you've put this, Toasted Cheese. Davis was pretty obviously acting, but there is something so forceful and magnetic in her acting that, like you said, she just threw caution to the wind. She always seemed like she was having so much fun acting her role. She was a very gutsy lady! Hats off to her all the way!!! |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Oct 25, 2018 3:25:01 GMT
Thanks for your response Mr. Dirty. I have been looking forward to hearing your feedback here.
I have just watched the trailers for Old Acquaintance and Flamingo Road. Davis looks fabulous in her movie and her tongue in cheek and even self-deprecating persona would be right up my alley. As for Crawford, she looks terrifying and cold and hard. One of the tag lines in the trailer said.. A woman who's past caught up with her. Now aint' that the truth. She doesn't appear pleasant or attractive to watch and no warmth. She is very butch as well. Crawford appears to be more of a parody of what she is playing, in order to be taken seriously, Davis just threw caution to the wind and looks magic and spontaneous. She certainly had more allure than Crawford. JC does looks like she is acting her part and the pretense appears more obvious, Davis is acting, yet appears to work up a storm, which is naturalistic.
I am going to watch more of the trailers for the films you have recommended and of course I would though need to see the films in their entirety to put them in context.
I love Bette in "Old Acquaintance". Usually her characters are a little bit strung, but her Kit in OA is so down to earth and likeable. I think I read once where Davis said her character in this movie was the one closest to her own personality in real life. Kit is extremely no-nonsense and warm and likeable. It's a very enjoyable movie. I highly recommend it. Crawford was pretty butch! Ha! "Davis just threw caution to the wind and looks magic and spontaneous." - I love how you've put this, Toasted Cheese. Davis was pretty obviously acting, but there is something so forceful and magnetic in her acting that, like you said, she just threw caution to the wind. She always seemed like she was having so much fun acting her role. She was a very gutsy lady! Hats off to her all the way!!! The acting is obvious, put the delivery is key. These woman would have knew the histrionics in the dialog and script story were larger than life and phony, but Davis really knew how to milk it for all it was worth with her own brand of humor and talented nature. Those eyes really do it as well and she is just beautiful. Crawford perhaps seems less self-aware and appears more austere and rigid about it all.
I know I haven't seen either film, but it would be interesting for a hypothetical argument, to see the roles reversed: Davis in Flamingo Rd and Crawford in Old Acquaintance. How do you feel that would have played out Mr. Dirty?
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 3:33:25 GMT
I love Bette in "Old Acquaintance". Usually her characters are a little bit strung, but her Kit in OA is so down to earth and likeable. I think I read once where Davis said her character in this movie was the one closest to her own personality in real life. Kit is extremely no-nonsense and warm and likeable. It's a very enjoyable movie. I highly recommend it. Crawford was pretty butch! Ha! "Davis just threw caution to the wind and looks magic and spontaneous." - I love how you've put this, Toasted Cheese. Davis was pretty obviously acting, but there is something so forceful and magnetic in her acting that, like you said, she just threw caution to the wind. She always seemed like she was having so much fun acting her role. She was a very gutsy lady! Hats off to her all the way!!! The acting is obvious, put the delivery is key. These woman would have knew the histrionics in the dialog and script story were larger than life and phony, but Davis really knew how to milk it for all it was worth with her own brand of humor and talented nature. Those eyes really do it as well and she is just beautiful. Crawford perhaps seems less self-aware and takes is more austere and rigid about it all.
I know I haven't seen either film, but it would be interesting for a hypothetical argument, to see the roles reversed: Davis in Flamingo Rd and Crawford in Old Acquaintance. How do you feel that would have played out Mr. Dirty?
Oh, that would have been too funny! Bette as a hootchie cootchie dancer and Crawford as a low-key, warm and sensible author! I think it would have worked out badly as both roles were very opposite their respective temperaments! I do think Joan is very good in "Flamingo Road". It was the last time she appeared feminine; the next year in "The Damned Don't Cry", she became very manly, so much that her testicles descended to the floor! Yes, Bette did have beautiful eyes! So cool that such a great song came from that! Best song of the year, in fact! |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Oct 25, 2018 3:43:17 GMT
The acting is obvious, put the delivery is key. These woman would have knew the histrionics in the dialog and script story were larger than life and phony, but Davis really knew how to milk it for all it was worth with her own brand of humor and talented nature. Those eyes really do it as well and she is just beautiful. Crawford perhaps seems less self-aware and appears more austere and rigid about it all.
I know I haven't seen either film, but it would be interesting for a hypothetical argument, to see the roles reversed: Davis in Flamingo Rd and Crawford in Old Acquaintance. How do you feel that would have played out Mr. Dirty?
Oh, that would have been too funny! Bette as a hootchie cootchie dancer and Crawford as a low-key, warm and sensible author! I think it would have worked out badly as both roles were very opposite their respective temperaments! I do think Joan is very good in "Flamingo Road". It was the last time she appeared feminine; the next year in "The Damned Don't Cry", she became very manly, so much that her testicles descended to the floor! Yes, Bette did have beautiful eyes! So cool that such a great song came from that! Best song of the year, in fact! Do you not feel that Crawford could have pulled off Davis's role? Could the dialog have saved it perhaps. I don't know about the warm aspect, but could JC have been low-key and portrayed the sensible aspect of the character effectively?
Davis as a hootcie cootchie dancer, surrounded by dark characters and situations could have been an interesting classic.
If you were to swap roles for them in one of their different movies, what would it be that you think would work?
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 3:51:10 GMT
Oh, that would have been too funny! Bette as a hootchie cootchie dancer and Crawford as a low-key, warm and sensible author! I think it would have worked out badly as both roles were very opposite their respective temperaments! I do think Joan is very good in "Flamingo Road". It was the last time she appeared feminine; the next year in "The Damned Don't Cry", she became very manly, so much that her testicles descended to the floor! Yes, Bette did have beautiful eyes! So cool that such a great song came from that! Best song of the year, in fact! Do you not feel that Crawford could have pulled off Davis's role? Could the dialog have saved it perhaps. I don't know about the warm aspect, but could JC have been low-key and portrayed the sensible aspect of the character effectively?
Davis as a hootcie cootchie dancer, surrounded by dark characters and situations could have been an interesting classic.
If you were to swap roles for them in one of their different movies, what would it be that you think would work?
Joan Crawford could not do sincerity or warmth, like you noted, and that would have been a large part of what made the Davis role in OA work as well as it did. Let's see, that's an interesting question, Mr. Toasty. I will have to give that one some thought. Gawd. Maybe Joan Crawford could have done a pretty good job as the hot-cold murderess Leslie Crosbie in "The Letter". As far as the other way around, wow, I guess I'll just go for broke and say Bette would have been fun as the circus ringmaster in "Berserk!" Did you ever see that late 60s Hammer horror film? I thought it was okay. |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Oct 25, 2018 3:57:20 GMT
Do you not feel that Crawford could have pulled off Davis's role? Could the dialog have saved it perhaps. I don't know about the warm aspect, but could JC have been low-key and portrayed the sensible aspect of the character effectively?
Davis as a hootcie cootchie dancer, surrounded by dark characters and situations could have been an interesting classic.
If you were to swap roles for them in one of their different movies, what would it be that you think would work?
Joan Crawford could not do sincerity or warmth, like you noted, and that would have been a large part of what made the Davis role in OA work as well as it did. Let's see, that's an interesting question, Mr. Toasty. I will have to give that one some thought. Gawd. Maybe Joan Crawford could have done a pretty good job as the hot-cold murderess Leslie Crosbie in "The Letter". As far as the other way around, wow, I guess I'll just go for broke and say Bette would have been fun as the circus ringmaster in "Berserk!" Did you ever see that late 60s Hammer horror film? I thought it was okay. You have a much more extensive repertoire of films long gone Mr. Dirty than I, so no, I haven't seen any of these films you have mentioned recently, except for Eve and Baby Jane and I love both. I have only seen Crawford in Straight Jacket and Baby Jane. So your statement that claims Crawford couldn't do sincerity or warm, pretty much defines ole' Mommie Dearest in a nutshell.
Do you know if Davis made her comment about Dunaway after or before MD?
This thread has amused me, because you started it as a thread predominantly for straight men and its ended up as a discussion about Davis and Crawford. It couldn't get any gayer. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 4:02:00 GMT
Joan Crawford could not do sincerity or warmth, like you noted, and that would have been a large part of what made the Davis role in OA work as well as it did. Let's see, that's an interesting question, Mr. Toasty. I will have to give that one some thought. Gawd. Maybe Joan Crawford could have done a pretty good job as the hot-cold murderess Leslie Crosbie in "The Letter". As far as the other way around, wow, I guess I'll just go for broke and say Bette would have been fun as the circus ringmaster in "Berserk!" Did you ever see that late 60s Hammer horror film? I thought it was okay. You have a much more extensive repertoire of films long gone Mr. Dirty than I, so no, I haven't seen any of these films you have mentioned recently, except for Eve and Baby Jane and I love both. I have only seen Crawford in Straight Jacket and Baby Jane. So your statement that claims Crawford couldn't do sincerity or warm, pretty much defines ole' Mommie Dearest in a nutshell.
Do you know if Davis made her comment about Dunaway after or before MD?
This thread has amused me, because you started it as a thread predominantly for straight men and its ended up as a discussion about Davis and Crawford. It couldn't get any gayer. Davis would have made that comment around 1987, I believe. Thank you for pointing that out, Toasted Cheese! Ha ha ha!!!! That's awesome! I love it! |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Oct 25, 2018 4:07:14 GMT
You have a much more extensive repertoire of films long gone Mr. Dirty than I, so no, I haven't seen any of these films you have mentioned recently, except for Eve and Baby Jane and I love both. I have only seen Crawford in Straight Jacket and Baby Jane. So your statement that claims Crawford couldn't do sincerity or warm, pretty much defines ole' Mommie Dearest in a nutshell.
Do you know if Davis made her comment about Dunaway after or before MD?
This thread has amused me, because you started it as a thread predominantly for straight men and its ended up as a discussion about Davis and Crawford. It couldn't get any gayer. Davis would have made that comment around 1987, I believe. Thank you for pointing that out, Toasted Cheese! Ha ha ha!!!! That's awesome! I love it! Davis passed away soon after. I wonder if Dunaway playing Crawford also gave rise to her comment. Perhaps she thought it wasn't a portrayal that did Crawford justice, or that it was just a bad hammy performance, and Dunaway did it for notoriety herself. Dunaway reminds me of JC in Straight Jacket in MD. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Oct 25, 2018 4:12:14 GMT
Davis would have made that comment around 1987, I believe. Thank you for pointing that out, Toasted Cheese! Ha ha ha!!!! That's awesome! I love it! Davis passed away soon after. I wonder if Dunaway playing Crawford also gave rise to her comment. Perhaps she thought it wasn't a portrayal that did Crawford justice, or that it was just a bad hammy performance, and Dunaway did it for notoriety herself. Dunaway reminds me of JC in Straight Jacket in MD. "Strait Jacket" is one of my better liked Crawford performances. She's pretty good. And it's probably my favorite movie of hers, but that would have been more due to William Castle, whose films I adore. I wonder if Dunaway reminds you of "Lucy Harbin" because both women wield a mean axe! |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Dec 1, 2018 10:26:16 GMT
You have a much more extensive repertoire of films long gone Mr. Dirty than I, so no, I haven't seen any of these films you have mentioned recently, except for Eve and Baby Jane and I love both. I have only seen Crawford in Straight Jacket and Baby Jane. So your statement that claims Crawford couldn't do sincerity or warm, pretty much defines ole' Mommie Dearest in a nutshell.
Do you know if Davis made her comment about Dunaway after or before MD?
This thread has amused me, because you started it as a thread predominantly for straight men and its ended up as a discussion about Davis and Crawford. It couldn't get any gayer. Davis would have made that comment around 1987, I believe. Thank you for pointing that out, Toasted Cheese! Ha ha ha!!!! That's awesome! I love it! Mr. Dirty, have you seen The Anniversary with Davis? It looks very black. |
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Post by dirtypillows on Dec 1, 2018 17:40:53 GMT
Davis would have made that comment around 1987, I believe. Thank you for pointing that out, Toasted Cheese! Ha ha ha!!!! That's awesome! I love it! Mr. Dirty, have you seen The Anniversary with Davis? It looks very black. Yes, I liked "The Anniversary" a lot. It's somewhat dark because the mother is made out to be this terrible, vicious, emasculating type of woman. But it's also campy, and Davis has fun with her role. No real big surprises, but definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it, Mr. Toasty. |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Dec 1, 2018 22:49:39 GMT
Mr. Dirty, have you seen The Anniversary with Davis? It looks very black. Yes, I liked "The Anniversary" a lot. It's somewhat dark because the mother is made out to be this terrible, vicious, emasculating type of woman. But it's also campy, and Davis has fun with her role. No real big surprises, but definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it, Mr. Toasty. Mr. Dirty, so I don't have to go through a back log of posts, could you please list your top 5 Davis in order.  |
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Post by dirtypillows on Dec 3, 2018 5:32:24 GMT
Yes, I liked "The Anniversary" a lot. It's somewhat dark because the mother is made out to be this terrible, vicious, emasculating type of woman. But it's also campy, and Davis has fun with her role. No real big surprises, but definitely worth checking out if you haven't seen it, Mr. Toasty. Mr. Dirty, so I don't have to go through a back log of posts, could you please list your top 5 Davis in order. No problem, Mr. Toasty. Five Davis performances 1. Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? 2. All About Eve 3. Old Acquaintance 4. Dead Ringer 5. Now, Voyager Also good... "Hush, Hush... Sweet Charlotte" is a lot of fun, with great gothic atmosphere; Agnes Moorehead steals the show "A Stolen Life" "Beyond the Forest" is very campy and overheated And I personally liked "Another Man's Poison" - it had an unusual plot line |
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Post by Toasted Cheese on Dec 3, 2018 8:22:19 GMT
Mr. Dirty, so I don't have to go through a back log of posts, could you please list your top 5 Davis in order. No problem, Mr. Toasty. Five Davis performances 1. Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? 2. All About Eve 3. Old Acquaintance 4. Dead Ringer 5. Now, Voyager Also good... "Hush, Hush... Sweet Charlotte" is a lot of fun, with great gothic atmosphere; Agnes Moorehead steals the show "A Stolen Life" "Beyond the Forest" is very campy and overheated And I personally liked "Another Man's Poison" - it had an unusual plot line Thank you Mr. Dirty. 
Your thoughts on Davis, I hold in high esteem.
I have seen the first 2 on your list and love them both and have also seen Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte once, which I enjoyed very much. We have already had a discussion about Old Acquaintance and one that I am eager to see. Dead Ringer looks like an interesting little thriller too. What is is about Davis in Now Voyager that you like? She did win her second Oscar here.
I have heard many good things about The Nanny, which I need to visit and also as already discussed, The Anniversary looks like it would be a fun ride. I also like the look of Beyond The Forest.
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Post by dirtypillows on Dec 4, 2018 5:11:08 GMT
No problem, Mr. Toasty. Five Davis performances 1. Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? 2. All About Eve 3. Old Acquaintance 4. Dead Ringer 5. Now, Voyager Also good... "Hush, Hush... Sweet Charlotte" is a lot of fun, with great gothic atmosphere; Agnes Moorehead steals the show "A Stolen Life" "Beyond the Forest" is very campy and overheated And I personally liked "Another Man's Poison" - it had an unusual plot line Thank you Mr. Dirty.
Your thoughts on Davis, I hold in high esteem.
I have seen the first 2 on your list and love them both and have also seen Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte once, which I enjoyed very much. We have already had a discussion about Old Acquaintance and one that I am eager to see. Dead Ringer looks like an interesting little thriller too. What is is about Davis in Now Voyager that you like? She did win her second Oscar here.
I have heard many good things about The Nanny, which I need to visit and also as already discussed, The Anniversary looks like it would be a fun ride. I also like the look of Beyond The Forest.
"Now, Voyager" is just a quintessential soap opera. It's Davis at the height of her fame. She plays, basically, an underdog in the movie. He is very likeable and convincing (she's less mannered than she sometimes is) and it's just a very sweet, sweet movie. She actually got her second Oscar for "Jezebel", which I have only seen once and don't remember much about it. "Dead Ringer" is whole lot of fun, and Davis smokes up a storm! Also, you get to hear Bette Davis sing "Shuffle Off to Buffalo", which in a real oldie. But to hear her sing it makes the 116 minutes more than worthwhile (if it were a boring movie, which it isn't). Lots of fun plot twists, and Davis is her usual, tough, no-nonsense self in this one. "The Anniversary" is fun for all sorts of less than savory reasons. Though the title song is good and chilling. It was a Hammer production, I believe. And Davis is the only one who speaks with an American accent. "The Nanny" I thought was just okay. It's Hammer, too, I think. Davis is just not her usual self in the picture (though her bushy eyebrows are working double duty) My favorite part of "The Nanny" was the believable relationship between Pamela Stephens and the bratty 11 year old. The movie didn't do a whole for for me. But "Beyond the Forest", you must make it a point to see the camp disaster from 1949. Apparently, Davis wanted out of her Warner Brothers' contract so badly that she came on so strong in her role and didn't stop the chewing the scenery until the movie was over. Well, it got her fired from her contract. Personally, I think the movie is a real find and if I am in the mood, I will readily watch it, over and over. It's overbaked and really just kind of unblievable. But Bette delivers enough Virginia Ham for 30 Easters to come. I think BTF is a fun movie. Then, you know, I also like "Burnt Offerings" and "Death on the Nile" where she got to do some good stuff. If you are feeling like you may be on a David kick, Mr. Toasty, might I recommend a 1956 little sleeper called "The Catered Affair", co-starring Ernest Borgnine and Debbie Reynolds. Davis was very subdued in this role, in particular, and she has gone on to say that it was most satisfying role she ever played. Though this was before 1962 and "...Baby Jane?" |
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Caine said he felt that Davis was just feeling some sense of regret with what she was expressing. 