Well, here it is. At last I've managed to work a screening of my favorite camp classic, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) into a movie night feature, as it perfectly fits into this year's Halloween theme of Scary Bitches---and you can't find any cinematic bitches that top the tour de force of Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in Aldrich's excellent masterpiece.
For those of you that haven't been blessed enough to see this picture, you'll be lucky to see it this Sunday. Light snacks will be provided (along with a thematically appropriate dish involving something served on a silver platter) but the night's highlight will involve an interactive game involving pancake makeup, blue eyeshadow and red lipstick. Upon arrival, guests will receive a sheet of instructions to adhere to during the film that will provide directions on applying the aforementioned items to one's face at integral moments of the film---and without the use of a mirror or any other reflective device. Yes, I have devised this from the Baby Jane drinking game, but since I want you all to enjoy the film and follow along, large amounts of alcohol, I feel will be unnecessary. I will also have available printed sheets of words to "I've Written a Letter to Daddy," so that we may all sing along. Please RSVP for showtime.
"Oh, Blanche? You know we've got rats in the cellar?"
"But you are, Blanche, you are in a wheelchair!"
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