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REEL IT OUT QUEER FILM FESTIVAL: What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
June 10, 2018 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us to watch two of history greatest actors (and one of Hollywood’s greatest rivalries between actors) on the big screen at Wells Theatre in Norfolk.
“What Ever Happened to Baby Jane” (1962): As a child, Baby Jane Hudson was the toast of vaudeville. As an adult, however, Baby Jane was overshadowed by her more talented sister, Blanche, who became a top movie star. Then, one night in the early ’30s, came the accident, which crippled Blanche for life and which was blamed on a drunken, jealous Jane. Flash-forward to 1962: Jane (Bette Davis), decked out in garish chalk-white makeup, still lives with the invalid Blanche (Joan Crawford) in their decaying L.A. mansion. When Jane isn’t tormenting the helpless Blanche by serving her dead rats for breakfast, she is plotting and planning her showbiz comeback. Convinced that her days are numbered if she remains in the house with her addlepated sister, Blanche desperately tries to get away, but all avenues of escape are cut off by the deranged Jane.
NOTE: A closing reception will follow this screening with refreshments and a complimentary drink ticket.
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