http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/07/18/whatever-happened-to-jack-the-ripper/ Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:30:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/07/18/whatever-happened-to-jack-the-ripper/#comment-22443 No geek is an island » All About Chucky Thu, 30 Nov 2006 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.willhowells.org.uk/blog/2006/07/18/whatever-happened-to-jack-the-ripper/#comment-22443 [...] Having enjoyed Bette Davis’s peformance in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? I ordered All About Eve, which reignited her career in middle age. It tells the story of stage star Margo Channing (a scene-stealing Davis) and her adoring fan and budding actress Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). George Sanders also stands out in a strong cast, which features a small role from Marilyn Monroe. It’s a drama and filmed in a stagey style, with some rooms noticeably filmed from one side only, but given the subject matter of actors and actresses and some sensibilities of drawing room comedy, this is not a problem. [...] [...] Having enjoyed Bette Davis’s peformance in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? I ordered All About Eve, which reignited her career in middle age. It tells the story of stage star Margo Channing (a scene-stealing Davis) and her adoring fan and budding actress Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). George Sanders also stands out in a strong cast, which features a small role from Marilyn Monroe. It’s a drama and filmed in a stagey style, with some rooms noticeably filmed from one side only, but given the subject matter of actors and actresses and some sensibilities of drawing room comedy, this is not a problem. [...]

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