All About Eve

21 Ratings: 4.4

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Showered with Oscars, this wonderfully bitchy (and witty) comedy written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz concerns an aging theater star (Bette Davis) whose life is being supplanted by a wolf-in-sheep's-clothing ingenue (Anne … see full wiki

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review by LynnHoffman. April 17, 2007

Best Picture? Absolutely!

This film represents the end of a time when witty dialog and insightful writing had a chance to make it to the big screen. Even though there's an unmistakeable feeling of watching a play on film, the crispness of the dialog and the tight editing make you yearn for a return of intelligence to the movies. Bette Davis is superb as the magnificently self-absorbed star of Broadway and Anne Baxter underplays the … more

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review by Robert1936. July 16, 2003

Buckle-Up!

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz who received Academy Awards in 1950 for his work both as director and as author of the screenplay, All About Eve is also all about what can sometimes be cutthroat competition for fame more than fortune in the New York theatre world. Margo Channing (Davis) is among its brightest stars. The calculating Eve Harrington (Baxter) concludes that her single major barrier is Channing so she ingratiates herself with the fading but celebrated Broadway actress, obtaining a … more

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