Title:
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story
Narrated
By: Susan Sarandon
Writer:
Peter Jones
Directors:
Peter Jones and Mark Catalena
Editor:
Mark Catalena
Supervising
Producer: Brian Tessier
Producer:
Peter Jones
Executive
Producer For Turner Classic Movies: Tom Brown
Executive
Producer For Turner Entertainment Company: George Feltenstein
Running
Time: 87 minutes without commercials
Media:
TCM Original Documentary (NTSC DVD Screener)
Premiere:
Wednesday, May 3, 2006, 8pm (ET)
Network:
Turner Classic Movies (Check your local cable/satellite listings for channel)
TV
Rating: Not Available At The Time Of Review
Reviewer:
Mark A. Rivera
Susan Sarandon narrates the upcoming TCM documentary “Stardust: The Bette Davis Story,” which was written and directed by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Peter Jones. “Stardust” explores the career of Bette Davis from a psychological point of view with photos and various interview clips taken at different stages of her career that form a profile for what I guess one could call her character. The documentary also features comments by Jane Fonda, James Woods, Ellen Burstyn and Gene Rowlands who critique scenes from some of her films and reflect on her off-screen persona. In addition, Davis’ son Michael Merrill speaks for the first time about his parents’ violent marriage and his sister’s blistering memoir, “My Mother’s Keeper.”
Collectively
the documentary is a treat for fans and admirers of Bette Davis and her career,
but there is a certain melancholy to the entire film that might put casual
viewers off. Turner Classic Movies is going to support “Stardust: The Bette
Davis Story” with a month long celebration of her films each Wednesday in May.
“Stardust: The Bette Davis Story” will premiere on Turner Classic Movies on
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 at 8pm (ET) with an encore on that same day at 11:30pm
(ET) and another encore on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, at 6:30pm (ET). For
additional information on the film festival schedule and documentary, please
check www.turnerclassicmovies.com.
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Copyright 2006 By Mark A. Rivera
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