Julia yarns will undoubtedly get applause for their masterful Criterion Picks, everything from author Spike Lee to Bong Joon Ho. Yet there were two distinct features that drove the “Ozark” star to personally continue to act: “Everything about Eva“And John Cassavetes“” A woman under influence. ”
And if they seem like odd pairing, let themselves explain themselves.
“The first film That I will choose is my favorite movie, ‘All About Eve.’ Bette Davis is incredible. Anne Baxter, who plays Eve Harrington, is incredible, ”said Garner during a visit to the criterion’s wardrobe. “I watch this movie at least once a year, sometimes several times a year. I just think this is a perfect movie, and I think everyone should watch this. ”
“All About Eve” stars Davis as an aging famous stage actress, who becomes the object of obsession with her titular fan-friend-protege assistant (baxter). Joseph L. Mankiewicz directed the iconic Oscar winner in 1950.
“‘All About Eve’ and (John) Cassavetes films were the main reason I wanted to become an actor in the first place,” said Garner before leaving that Cassavetes’ 1974 feature “A woman under influence” is another of her favorite films.
“He was a pioneer in American independent film,” “Wolf Man” and “Fantastic Four” actress said about the late director Cassavetes.
According to Garner, not much has changed in Hollywood and the industry to act since “All About Eve” or another movie that she was named, Hal Ashbys “Shampoo”(1975). Although they were released exactly 25 years intervals, both show the competition that is rich between actors.
“I love this movie,” Garner said when he held “shampoo” in the wardrobe. “Again, it has to do with the business. But LA has not really changed, like at all. Los Angeles has not changed. Hollywood has not changed. I mean, you have this and this (‘all about Eve’), and you see how times change, but people do not change. I feel that this movie really represents it. ”
Fellow recently criterion cabinets carol kane similar Drew a comparison between “All About Eve” and Cassavetes, like yarns. Kane, however, was a staple Cassavetes collaboration partner on stage.
“Since I was a little girl and I had insomnia, I used to watch” Million Dollar Movie “all night in New York City,” said Kane in August 2024. “And I fell in love with Bette Davis, the first real character actor/actress/star. To watch out, you had some dirt there, but not Miss Davis.
Kane then took a five-film set of Cassavetes movies and said: “I had the great privilege to work with John and Gena (Rowlands) in the theater and he did everyone who worked with him much better than we were because he believed in people so much.”
