Sex, Stardom, and Survival In SUNSET BOULEVARD & ALL ABOUT EVE
1950 was a momentous year for film — so prolific, in fact, that it engendered one of the most divisive and competitive Best Actress races...
On Maugham & Murder: Bette Davis VS Jeanne Eagels in THE LETTER
Preface: Upon conducting research for this article, I stumbled upon this wonderful piece written by my friend, Angela, that does an...
On Maugham & Murder: Bette Davis VS Jeanne Eagels in THE LETTER
Preface: Upon conducting research for this article, I stumbled upon this wonderful piece written by my friend, Angela, that does an...
Where Love Has Gone: A Mid-Century Hollywood Zeitgeist
1964 publicity poster promoting WHERE LOVE HAS GONE Introduction — It’s remarkably easy to overlook WHERE LOVE HAS GONE, particularly...
Where Love Has Gone: A Mid-Century Hollywood Zeitgeist
1964 publicity poster promoting WHERE LOVE HAS GONE Introduction — It’s remarkably easy to overlook WHERE LOVE HAS GONE, particularly...
On Acting & Being: Davis, Hepburn, & Persona
Forenote: I first approached this piece with the intent to further explore the fascinating conflation of career and character specific to...
On Acting & Being: Davis, Hepburn, & Persona
Forenote: I first approached this piece with the intent to further explore the fascinating conflation of career and character specific to...
The Circus of Cinema: A Case Study of Hagsploitation
In contemporary English, a circus is defined as a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances,...
The Circus of Cinema: A Case Study of Hagsploitation
In contemporary English, a circus is defined as a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and other entertainers which gives performances,...
Bette Davis & The Queer Protagonist
While rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...
Bette Davis & The Queer Protagonist
While rightfully remembered for her immortalizing portrayal of Margo Channing in ALL ABOUT EVE, such an association often — though not on...
OLD ACQUAINTANCE, or Something More? A Queer Examination
Publicity poster promoting OLD ACQUAINTANCE “There are certain things that one just doesn’t do! But I did!” publicity for OLD...
OLD ACQUAINTANCE, or Something More? A Queer Examination
Publicity poster promoting OLD ACQUAINTANCE “There are certain things that one just doesn’t do! But I did!” publicity for OLD...
Melody and Malady: Humoresque, Deception, & the Musical Melodrama
Swanky apartments that boast sweeping panoramas of the Manhattan skyline swell with sound and emotion. Arenas in which the players...
Melody and Malady: Humoresque, Deception, & the Musical Melodrama
Swanky apartments that boast sweeping panoramas of the Manhattan skyline swell with sound and emotion. Arenas in which the players...
Curtain Call: Trog, Wicked Stepmother, and the Inevitability of Conclusion
When compared objectively, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford boast impressive careers — Joan’s just shy of half a century, and Bette’s...
Curtain Call: Trog, Wicked Stepmother, and the Inevitability of Conclusion
When compared objectively, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford boast impressive careers — Joan’s just shy of half a century, and Bette’s...
Confronting Senility on the Screen & in the Self
Bette Davis in publicity for “A Piano for Mrs. Cimino,” 1982 The year is 1982. The film, a made for TV vehicle filmed for CBS, is titled...
Confronting Senility on the Screen & in the Self
Bette Davis in publicity for “A Piano for Mrs. Cimino,” 1982 The year is 1982. The film, a made for TV vehicle filmed for CBS, is titled...
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