TUE, JUNE 25 AT 7:30 PM
All About Eve
Film critic and author Alonso Duralde will be present to sign and discuss his new book "Hollywood Pride" before the show with TCM host Ben Mankiewicz!
TICKETS
DIRECTOR
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
FORMAT
DCP
RUNTIME
2h 18m
RATING
G
CAST
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Marilyn Monroe
SYNOPSIS
Alonso Duralde will sign copies of “Hollywood Pride” prior to showtime, available for sale courtesy of Larry Edmunds Bookshop.
“Hollywood Pride” author Alonso Duralde and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz (grand-nephew of ALL ABOUT EVE director Joseph L. Mankiewicz) will hold a pre-show discussion.
Long a favorite among gay audiences for its sharp one-liners and larger-than-life Bette Davis performance, Joseph L. Mankewicz’s 1950 Best PIcture Winner revels in the offstage drama of Broadway star Margo Channing (Davis), a legendary theater actress grappling with newfound insecurities around aging and romance. Enter Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), Margo’s devoted fan who mysteriously appears one night at a performance, and uses her innocent charm to work her way into every aspect of Margo’s life. It’s soon clear that Eve has ambitions toward stardom herself, and will stop at nothing to attain it…even if it means wrecking friendships, marriages, and lives along the way. Evaluating the film in later years, many have noted the queer coding of Eve’s character, and that of her nemesis, acid-tongued theater critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders). Whether their scheming and double crosses are stereotypical queer villainy from the Old Hollywood Era or shrewd commentary on hearts turned sour by hiding their true selves, the fireworks they cause are a sight to behold.
“Hollywood Pride” author Alonso Duralde and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz (grand-nephew of ALL ABOUT EVE director Joseph L. Mankiewicz) will hold a pre-show discussion.
Long a favorite among gay audiences for its sharp one-liners and larger-than-life Bette Davis performance, Joseph L. Mankewicz’s 1950 Best PIcture Winner revels in the offstage drama of Broadway star Margo Channing (Davis), a legendary theater actress grappling with newfound insecurities around aging and romance. Enter Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), Margo’s devoted fan who mysteriously appears one night at a performance, and uses her innocent charm to work her way into every aspect of Margo’s life. It’s soon clear that Eve has ambitions toward stardom herself, and will stop at nothing to attain it…even if it means wrecking friendships, marriages, and lives along the way. Evaluating the film in later years, many have noted the queer coding of Eve’s character, and that of her nemesis, acid-tongued theater critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders). Whether their scheming and double crosses are stereotypical queer villainy from the Old Hollywood Era or shrewd commentary on hearts turned sour by hiding their true selves, the fireworks they cause are a sight to behold.
CAST
Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Marilyn Monroe
SYNOPSIS
Alonso Duralde will sign copies of “Hollywood Pride” prior to showtime, available for sale courtesy of Larry Edmunds Bookshop.
“Hollywood Pride” author Alonso Duralde and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz (grand-nephew of ALL ABOUT EVE director Joseph L. Mankiewicz) will hold a pre-show discussion.
Long a favorite among gay audiences for its sharp one-liners and larger-than-life Bette Davis performance, Joseph L. Mankewicz’s 1950 Best PIcture Winner revels in the offstage drama of Broadway star Margo Channing (Davis), a legendary theater actress grappling with newfound insecurities around aging and romance. Enter Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), Margo’s devoted fan who mysteriously appears one night at a performance, and uses her innocent charm to work her way into every aspect of Margo’s life. It’s soon clear that Eve has ambitions toward stardom herself, and will stop at nothing to attain it…even if it means wrecking friendships, marriages, and lives along the way. Evaluating the film in later years, many have noted the queer coding of Eve’s character, and that of her nemesis, acid-tongued theater critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders). Whether their scheming and double crosses are stereotypical queer villainy from the Old Hollywood Era or shrewd commentary on hearts turned sour by hiding their true selves, the fireworks they cause are a sight to behold.
“Hollywood Pride” author Alonso Duralde and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz (grand-nephew of ALL ABOUT EVE director Joseph L. Mankiewicz) will hold a pre-show discussion.
Long a favorite among gay audiences for its sharp one-liners and larger-than-life Bette Davis performance, Joseph L. Mankewicz’s 1950 Best PIcture Winner revels in the offstage drama of Broadway star Margo Channing (Davis), a legendary theater actress grappling with newfound insecurities around aging and romance. Enter Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), Margo’s devoted fan who mysteriously appears one night at a performance, and uses her innocent charm to work her way into every aspect of Margo’s life. It’s soon clear that Eve has ambitions toward stardom herself, and will stop at nothing to attain it…even if it means wrecking friendships, marriages, and lives along the way. Evaluating the film in later years, many have noted the queer coding of Eve’s character, and that of her nemesis, acid-tongued theater critic Addison DeWitt (George Sanders). Whether their scheming and double crosses are stereotypical queer villainy from the Old Hollywood Era or shrewd commentary on hearts turned sour by hiding their true selves, the fireworks they cause are a sight to behold.
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Hollywood Pride: Queer Lives On The Silver Screen
In celebration of critic and author Alonso Duralde’s new book highlighting the queer films and artists who have existed within the fabric of Hollywood since the film industry’s inception, the Egyptian Theater is thrilled to present Hollywood Pride: Queer Lives on the Silver Screen.
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