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From Mariah Carey to Madonna – why divas deserve to be difficult
1 year, 5 months ago

From Mariah Carey to Madonna – why divas deserve to be difficult

BBC  

From Mariah Carey to Madonna – why divas deserve to be difficult Getty Images The trope of the demanding, drama-loving diva is everywhere throughout the history of stage, screen, music and more. "The exhibition will show that there are many definitions and interpretations of a diva," lead curator Kate Bailey tells BBC Culture. Bob Mackie A sketch of the iconic …

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Story of the song: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes
2 years, 1 month ago

Story of the song: Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes

The Independent  

Kentucky-born Jackie DeShannon was one of early rock’n’roll’s rare female all-rounders. DeShannon, inspired by the film Now, Voyager, and in particular the scene in which Paul Henreid lights cigarettes for Bette Davis, worked out a melody for a song that namechecked Hollywood heroines: “Her hair was Harlow gold/ Her lips sweet surprise.” DeShannon demoed “Bette Davis Eyes” as a straight-ahead …

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How What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? demonised older women
2 years, 1 month ago

How What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? demonised older women

BBC  

How What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? demonised older women Alamy The Bette Davis/Joan Crawford film led to a sub-genre of "Hagsploitation" horror featuring seasoned female stars as villains – but did this benefit or demean them, asks Thomas Hobbs. In the years following its release, Hollywood started producing a string of so-called "Hagsploitation" movies, which like Baby Jane, provided …

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Griffith Park is named for a guy who shot his wife — and other true stories of L.A. parks
2 years, 7 months ago

Griffith Park is named for a guy who shot his wife — and other true stories of L.A. parks

LA Times  

Griffith Observatory — named after Griffith J. Griffith, who donated the money to have it built — is seen on a vintage postcard from Patt Morrison’s collection. So at Christmas 1896 he presented the city with thousands of acres, along with the pious sentiment that would wind up on his statue in Griffith Park: “Public parks are a safety valve …

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Carol Kane Never Meant To Become Hollywood’s Go-To Eccentric
4 years, 1 month ago

Carol Kane Never Meant To Become Hollywood’s Go-To Eccentric

Huff Post  

There’s no mistaking Carol Kane’s voice. It’s grown more distinctive since she first appeared in “Carnal Knowledge” in 1971 and earned an Oscar nomination for the bittersweet 1975 immigrant romance “Hester Street.” Paired with Kane’s decadent blond curls, her speech has been a vessel for all sorts of madcap characters, including Simka on the sitcom “Taxi,” an amateurish witch in …

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Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reunite on-screen in Death on the Nile
4 years, 4 months ago

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders reunite on-screen in Death on the Nile

Daily Mail  

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have reunited on-screen for the first time in four years in the upcoming film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Death On The Nile. Movie history: The characters were previously immortalised on screen for the 1978 film by Bette Davis and Dame Maggie Smith Back together: Jennifer plays wealthy American socialite and kleptomaniac Marie van Schuyler while …

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Olivia de Havilland: Oscar-winning star of Hollywood’s golden age
4 years, 4 months ago

Olivia de Havilland: Oscar-winning star of Hollywood’s golden age

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In November, 1938, Selznick sent a memo to an …

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