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www.moria.co.nz - : With the exception of Psycho (1960) and to a lesser extent Les Diaboliques (1955), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane ? is the film that had the greatest influence on the prolific psycho-thriller genre of the 1960s. It gave an entirely new impetus to the flagging careers of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, both former Hollywood stars beyond their glory years who subsequently found new careers in horror movies. more...
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metalasylum.com - : Bette Davis & Joan Crawford are so highly regarded now for what they accomplished during their illustrious careers that it's hard to believe a studio wouldn't want anything to do with their only true collaboration. Both actresses were considered over the hill, with all Davis' films since 1953 being money losers. Davis' career had come to a standstill to the point where she placed a ''job wanted'' ad in the trade papers in 1961, and it wasn't like Crawford's films were doing a whole lot better. Director Robert Aldrich had to get his own funding because Jack Warner wanted nothing to do with a picture featuring the ''old broads.'' more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : Watching What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? fills one with a sense of nostalgia for a time they may never have known but can always relive. In 1962, Baby Jane’s year of birth, the cinema was a wonderful place to be. Films mattered, genres were being stretched, and classics were produced. To Kill a Mockingbird, Lolita, The Manchurian Candidate, Lawrence of Arabia, and Baby Jane – it was quite a year. more...
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