Bette Davis News

Published: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:37 a.m. Will Michael Bay, at long last, win an Oscar? At least a few Hollywood-watchers must be thinking that.

Saturday night, July 27th, will witness the institution of a Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose in Princess Anne, when the charter members of the local lodge will banquet at the Washington Hotel.

As the curtain falls on the Ripely theatrical proceedings of All About My Mother, a dedication rises: "To Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, Romy Schneider.

Ian Schrager, the hip hotelier and onetime impresario of New York nightclub Studio 54, is in talks to buy a pair of faded Chicago landmarks, the Ambassador East Hotel and its Pump Room restaurant.

JUN 27, 2009 - AS THE CURTAIN FALLS ON THE RIPELY theatrical proceedings of All About My Mother , a dedication rises: "To Bette Davis, Gena Rowlands, Romy Schneider.

Lynn Crosbie Last updated on Monday, Jun. 22, 2009 01:58PM EDT A ngelina Jolie, that inscrutable idol, may soon be fastening her seat belt for a "bumpy night," if ravenous copycat Megan Fox has her way.

Atop my own list of 100 all-time favourite movies is that 1950 Bette Davis classic, "All About Eve." All my favourite movies star either Bette Davis or Winnie the Pooh.

Bette Davis fans get all tingly when the actress, as the remorseless Regina Giddens, snaps at her invalid husband, Horace, "I hope you die soon." Her performance, in "The Little Foxes" , sets the bar at an impossibly high level for other actresses taking on the role.

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Mankiewicz directed 20 films in a 26-year period, and was very successful at every kind of film, from Shakespeare to western, drama to musical, epics to two-character pictures, and regardless of the genre, he was known as a witty dialogist, a master in the use of flashback and a talented actors' director.

Empty champagne bottles are already stacking up on Saturday afternoon at Nikki Beach, an exclusive bar on Cannes seafront where Mariah Carey and Eva Longoria Parker dined the night before.

Fasten your seat belts, Buffalo United Artists fans. It's going to be a campy season.

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey continues its 2009 Season with American playwright Lillian Hellman 's compelling work, The Little Foxes running now through June 28 at the Shakespeare Theatre's Main Stage - The F. M. Kirby Shakespeare Theatre, 36 Madison Avenue at Lancaster Road in Madison.

A Movie A Week: THE CATERED AFFAIR Ia m accused oa Atheism, not lovina my children and beina a ward oa the state Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the next installment of A Movie A Week.

" The Con Film Festival ," a two-week, twenty-one film series of prison movies, spotlighting cons, ex-cons and other incarcerated outcasts, runs at Film Forum through Thursday, 21 May 2009.

Marne Lucas, shown in a self portrait while posing for a painting by Henk Pander, has made her mark at Marylhurst University this year.

A Movie A Week: HUSHa HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE Murder starts in the heart and its first weapon is a vicious tongue Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with the next installment of A Movie A Week.

YES, they do show prison movies in prison. So reports Dawson Brown, acting superintendent of that famous prison in Ossining, who will participate in a panel discussion following a showing of "20,000 Years in Sing Sing" to a less captive audience in the city Wednesday.

Getting sentimental and sloppy over our moms once a year is fine for well-adjusted kids and Mr.

YAHOO! Celebrate your western heritage during Downtown Dayz Western Heritage weekend promises plenty of activities downtown for your family and friends during the monthly Downtown Dayz on Saturday.

Another Part of the Forest : Be they fascinating or pointless, prequels existed long before studio execs truly began running out of original ideas.