Bette Davis News

I enjoyed "South Pacific" and found Jesse Hamlin's article right on . I wasn't disappointed in a thing - except all the empty seats.

Published: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 2:13 a.m. HOLLYWOOD - Word is this year's Oscarcast will honor Lauren Bacall.

For fans of the late Michael Jackson who are hoping that Kenny Ortega's edit of the pop king's rehearsals will slash through the public vilification and help us rediscover his beloved music, this really is it.

Thank God it's 'only a movie, only a movie, only a movie...' Starring Oliver Reed, Karen Black, Bette Davis, and Burgess Meredith.

Following her successful stint in Provincetown this summer, Varla Jean Merman takes her Grand Guignol spoof Shut Up, Sweet Charlotte and not appearing with Susan Lucci on All My Children.

Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Gary Cooper. If you question the greatness of anyone on this list, remember that the name of this Penguin series is Great Stars, not Great Actors, and there can surely be no arguments.

Sharon Gless gets the chance to officially go gay in the lesbian drama Hannah Free, but the schmaltzy sentiment and uneven performances keep this bird caged.

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford deserve a place in camp heaven for their parts in this excruciating psychological horror flick from 1962, about a former child star and her paralytic former movie-star sister .

The glamour of Hollywood was at its zenith when designer Edith Head was creating fashions for the most famous actresses, such as Barbara Stanwyck, Bette Davis, Ingrid Bergman and Olivia de Havilland.

Almost everyone has an answer to "What is your favorite movie?" For some, the answer is based on a favorite childhood memory.

Were they to see it now, the new Sportsmen's Lodge would likely delight its old-time regulars such as Clark Gable, John Wayne and Bette Davis.

MURDER! MAYHEM! and MAKE UP! abound in SHUT UP SWEET CHARLOTTE, a raucous gender bending send up of the classic 1960a s film HUSH HUSH SWEET CHARLOTTE which starred legendary ladies of the screen BETTE DAVIS, OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND and AGNES MOOREHEAD.

A transformation from city dump to headland pathways and ocean scenery might seem like a movie theme, but it happened in the northern California town of Fort Bragg.

Romance, drama and fantasy converge on Mount Pony this weekend with a trio of free shows in the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater.

The Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater on Mount Pony took time off this weekend so Uncle Sam could pay some bills.

BELFAST : With Halloween approaching, Belfast Free Library's series of Friday Flix continues in October with three classic tales of terror, each highlighted by great performances from some of cinema's finest actresses.

Bas Blue Theatre opens an exciting and eclectic season of plays, beginning with the delicious and provocative comedy-drama, 'Collected Stories,' now playing through Oct.

As a young girl, Ann-Margret was discovered by the legendary George Burns and made her film debut playing Bette Davis's daughter in "A Pocketful of Miracles." She seems to have been in perpetual motion ever since, achieving her own status as an entertainment legend.

THOMASTON : The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library continues its Friday night film series in Room 208 of the Thomaston Academy building, 60 Main St./Route 1. The Friday night movies for September comprise a tribute to Bette Davis.

As often happens during a recession, arts groups have been turning to the classics.