Films/DVD Asylum

Movies from comedy to drama to your favorite Hollyweird Star.

Use this form to submit comments directly to the Asylum moderators for this forum. We're particularly interested in truly outstanding posts that might be added to our FAQs.
You may also use this form to provide feedback or to call attention to messages that may be in violation of our content rules.

You must login to use this feature.

Inmate Login

By default, logging in will set a session cookie that disappears when you close your browser. Clicking on the 'Remember my Moniker & Password' below will cause a permanent 'Login Cookie' to be set.

Moniker/Username: The Name that you picked or by default, your email. Forgot Moniker?	Examples "Rapper", "Bob W", "joe@aol.com".
Password:	Forgot Password?
	Remember my Moniker & Password ( What's this?)

If you don't have an Asylum Account, you can create one by clicking Here.

Our privacy policy can be reviewed by clicking Here.

Inmate Comments

From:
Your Email:
Subject:

Message Comments

Original Message

"Dark Victory:" Bette Davis in her eighth (!) outing with George Brent in a fine film

Posted by tinear on January 12, 2012 at 15:47:19:
that, yes, does descend into absolute schmaltz--- but it works because of the spectacular acting of Ms. Davis and her character's best friend, Geraldine Fitzgerald. The film also features a surprisingly good performance from Bogart and, as a bit of a shock, Ronald Reagan as a bon vivant alcoholic (he does a very good Jimmy Stewart impression).
Davis was nominated for Best Actress, but lost to you-know-who in "Gone With the Wind." Originally, Garbo was selected for the role but she decided, instead, on "Anna Karenina."
Anyhow, the tender relationship between Brent and Davis, one of the finest I've seen, wasn't really acting at all. Brent and Davis were involved during the filming, both having recently ended relationships. Brent divorced his wife and Davis ended relationships (simultaneously) to William Wyler and Howard Hughes! What a gal....
Rent this, open a bottle of wine, and sit your wife down next to you.
You'll be very, very glad you did.