TCM presents Baby Jane nationwide: June 12 and June 15

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TCM Big Screen Classics presents a 60th anniversary showing of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? at hundreds of theaters across the US on Sunday, June 12, and Wednesday, June 15. See the FathomEvents page to find theaters in your city/area.

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Jun 5, 2022 0:28:36 GMT -6 Admin said:

TCM Big Screen Classics presents a 60th anniversary showing of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? at hundreds of theaters across the US on Sunday, June 12, and Wednesday, June 15. See the FathomEvents page to find theaters in your city/area.

Went to see "Baby Jane" on the big screen today at Austin's Regal Arbor. Was disappointed that only about 10 other people were in the theater with me, but still excited to see another Joan film on the big screen. I've seen "Baby Jane" maybe 10 or 12 times now, but never on the big screen. My big-screen takeaways: I appreciated Aldrich's direction (very tight scenes), and Bette's and Victor Buono's performances, a lot more (Bette seemed much more nuanced and full of pathos---not just mean-ness---on the big screen, and Buono even more snarkily humorous--his scenes with Baby Jane as they talk past each other are brilliant). I even found myself, for the first time, sympathizing with Jane Hudson and her irritation over the constant buzzing from upstairs! Sad to say, I was the only one in the audience who clapped at the end of the decrepit Baby Jane singing "I've Written a Letter to Daddy"--- to me, really a great acting job by Bette. I'd previously been of the opinion that both Joan and Bette deserved Best Actress nominations, but after big-screen viewing, I think Joan should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress (she wasn't nominated for anything; and I don't think she would have beaten out Patty Duke for "Miracle Worker"), and that Buono should have won for Best Supporting Actor.

Here are the Joan films that I can remember seeing on the big screen:

1987: Double feature of Mildred Pierce/Strait-Jacket at Austin's Paramount Theater. (Packed audience; mixture of older serious film fans and gay crowd.)
2006: Berserk! (NYC Chelsea Cinema)
2006: Mildred Pierce (SF's Castro Theatre)
2008 or 2009: Daisy Kenyon. (Part of Otto Preminger film fest at a NYC Union Square theater)
2008: The Best of Everything (NYC Chelsea Cinema)
2022: Baby Jane (Austin's Regal Arbor)

And I think I've seen more on the big screen, but I can't remember---"Sudden Fear," for example; I THINK I saw this when I lived in NYC, but can't quite recall.

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Jun 12, 2022 22:50:00 GMT -6 Admin said:

Jun 5, 2022 0:28:36 GMT -6 Admin said:

TCM Big Screen Classics presents a 60th anniversary showing of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? at hundreds of theaters across the US on Sunday, June 12, and Wednesday, June 15. See the FathomEvents page to find theaters in your city/area.

Went to see "Baby Jane" on the big screen today at Austin's Regal Arbor. Was disappointed that only about 10 other people were in the theater with me, but still excited to see another Joan film on the big screen. I've seen "Baby Jane" maybe 10 or 12 times now, but never on the big screen. My big-screen takeaways: I appreciated Aldrich's direction (very tight scenes), and Bette's and Victor Buono's performances, a lot more (Bette seemed much more nuanced and full of pathos---not just mean-ness---on the big screen, and Buono even more snarkily humorous--his scenes with Baby Jane as they talk past each other are brilliant). I even found myself, for the first time, sympathizing with Jane Hudson and her irritation over the constant buzzing from upstairs! Sad to say, I was the only one in the audience who clapped at the end of the decrepit Baby Jane singing "I've Written a Letter to Daddy"--- to me, really a great acting job by Bette. I'd previously been of the opinion that both Joan and Bette deserved Best Actress nominations, but after big-screen viewing, I think Joan should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress (she wasn't nominated for anything; and I don't think she would have beaten out Patty Duke for "Miracle Worker"), and that Buono should have won for Best Supporting Actor.

Here are the Joan films that I can remember seeing on the big screen:

1987: Double feature of Mildred Pierce/Strait-Jacket at Austin's Paramount Theater. (Packed audience; mixture of older serious film fans and gay crowd.)
2006: Berserk! (NYC Chelsea Cinema)
2006: Mildred Pierce (SF's Castro Theatre)
2008 or 2009: Daisy Kenyon. (Part of Otto Preminger film fest at a NYC Union Square theater)
2008: The Best of Everything (NYC Chelsea Cinema)
2022: Baby Jane (Austin's Regal Arbor)

And I think I've seen more on the big screen, but I can't remember---"Sudden Fear," for example; I THINK I saw this when I lived in NYC, but can't quite recall.

That must have been fun to see Joan in the big screen. Never have had the pleasure. Pre-pandemic, our small town used to have "classic" movie night once per fortnight. Of course, classic usually meant from the 70s and 80s, but the wife & I did get to see Casablanca on a big screen. Similar size crowd...T