tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post817587325271570542..comments2024-01-31T05:21:16.492-05:00Comments on ClassicBecky's Brain Food: Despicable DamesClassicBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-6953073612074771462015-04-28T15:20:48.833-04:002015-04-28T15:20:48.833-04:00I agree with Phyllis from Double Indemnity for sur...I agree with Phyllis from Double Indemnity for sure! Jane Hudson in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane also come to mind.<br /><br />https://www.facebook.com/PES2015freedownloadfullgamehttp://exclusivewebsitelatest.blogspot.com/http://exclusivewebsitelatest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-76093745803242376922015-04-28T15:17:36.954-04:002015-04-28T15:17:36.954-04:00Great selections. I would add Ellen from "Lea...Great selections. I would add Ellen from "Leave Her to Heaven". A brilliant performance by Gene Tierney. I agree with Dorian about Madame Constantin in "Notorious." Another evil mother was Livia Soprano on "The Sopranos" as played by the late great character actress Nancy Marchand.<br /><br />http://exclusivewebsitelatest.blogspot.com/Grand Theft Auto V 2015 Update free download full gamehttp://exclusivewebsitelatest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-39703503337125946692015-04-28T15:13:53.181-04:002015-04-28T15:13:53.181-04:00Eve, I remember your post -- mothers from hell! I ...Eve, I remember your post -- mothers from hell! I remember having a hard time picking, but I'm sure I picked Gladys Cooper. Whenever I watch Now, Voyager I just want to reach through the screen and wring her neck! I'm glad you are an I, Claudius fan too -- Livia was just plain -- well, unbelievable! And wasn't Sian Phillips marvelous?!!<br /><br />http://exclusivewebsitelatest.blogspot.com/PES 2015 free download full gamehttps://www.facebook.com/PES2015freedownloadfullgamenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-34686175303090045792012-03-04T20:49:07.579-05:002012-03-04T20:49:07.579-05:00Hi Yvette -- thanks for the welcome back. I feel b...Hi Yvette -- thanks for the welcome back. I feel bad that I haven't been to your blog lately, but it wasn't anything personal -- I didn't go to anybody's blog for a while there! Yours is one of my faves. I couldn't agree more about Sian Phillips. Marvelous actress, and as Livia you loved to hate her! There are so many great evil parts, and Snow White's Queen is one that scared me as a kid!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-84134476263523406312012-03-04T20:40:57.645-05:002012-03-04T20:40:57.645-05:00I'm welcoming you back as well, Becky. A littl...I'm welcoming you back as well, Becky. A little late, but hey, it's hearfelt. I'm always a day late and dollar short so it's not as though I picked on you especially. :)<br /><br />I'm glad you missed blogging, maybe this time you'll stick around for awhile. <br /><br />But you came back with roar, that's for sure. This is a fabulous post. Why didn't I think of it first??? Ha!<br /><br />Can't wait to see who your bad guys are going to be...<br /><br />Sian Phillips was so vile in I, CLAUDIUS that I used to wince when she came on screen. Then I'd get afraid. Who's next?? I mean, she was deadly. I'd like to know why someone didn't do away with her early on. I mean, were they blind? Jeez.<br /><br />But you left out the Queen in SNOW WHITE. Now there's a lady you wouldn't want to run into in a back alley at night.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-47250660603138997772012-03-04T18:34:36.790-05:002012-03-04T18:34:36.790-05:00Miriam Hopkins usually irritates me anyway, and Ol...Miriam Hopkins usually irritates me anyway, and Old Acquaintance really did it! Selfish, nasty woman!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-60582511426608324132012-03-04T13:58:30.539-05:002012-03-04T13:58:30.539-05:00Hi Becky! I'm a little late making the rounds ...Hi Becky! I'm a little late making the rounds this week, but may I add Miriam Hopkins in "Old Acquaintance"? She out-bitched the great Bette in that one!FlickChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351624749230610755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-19057963957913455642012-03-04T08:30:21.328-05:002012-03-04T08:30:21.328-05:00Eve, I remember your post -- mothers from hell! I...Eve, I remember your post -- mothers from hell! I remember having a hard time picking, but I'm sure I picked Gladys Cooper. Whenever I watch Now, Voyager I just want to reach through the screen and wring her neck! I'm glad you are an I, Claudius fan too -- Livia was just plain -- well, unbelievable! And wasn't Sian Phillips marvelous?!!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-7774813728659275692012-03-04T00:44:09.093-05:002012-03-04T00:44:09.093-05:00You’ve chosen some extremely despicable dames for ...You’ve chosen some extremely despicable dames for your gallery of nasty ladies, Becky. I can’t argue with any of your picks - & was especially pleased to find Sian Phillips’ Livia of I, Claudius included. Evil creature!<br /><br />Mentioned in comments are some dames that remind me of a poll I posted in early 2010 for the Classic Film & TV Café (the weekly poll used to be in blogpost format) called “Who’s Your Mommy Dearest?” The contenders for most “monstrous mom” were Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Vale in "Now, Voyager," Leopoldine Konstantin as Mme. Sebastian in "Notorious," Katharine Hepburn as Violet Venable in "Suddenly Last Summer," Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Iselin in "The Manchurian Candidate" and Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate." All despicable dames, but Lansbury’s Mrs. Iselin won the poll…The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-28647332530244817462012-03-02T19:44:26.744-05:002012-03-02T19:44:26.744-05:00Thanks so much, Page! Yeah, that woman from Freak...Thanks so much, Page! Yeah, that woman from Freaks was just horrible. And Lady Macbeth -- this is one of my favorite performances. I am going to do a post on some of the more unsung bad boys!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-81963347686318674102012-03-02T19:42:05.235-05:002012-03-02T19:42:05.235-05:00Nicely done Becks!
Your caption for Freaks had be ...Nicely done Becks!<br />Your caption for Freaks had be cracking up. I don't remember her being all that bad but I was a bit traumatized with all of the other craziness going on, crawling about.<br /><br />I certainly agree about Macbeth! One scary lady. <br /><br />I hope you'll do more on this topic for your fans. <br />PagePagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063277863578004836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-62657264211092066752012-03-02T09:09:48.238-05:002012-03-02T09:09:48.238-05:00Thanks so much guys for coming over and for welcom...Thanks so much guys for coming over and for welcoming me back to blogging - I missed it!<br /><br />DAWN: The Letter is my favorite Bette Davis movie. She was marvelous!<br /><br />CFB: Oh yes, VEDA! Best spoiled, evil brat in movies!<br /><br />DORIAN: Notorious wouldn't have been the same without her! <br /><br />JOHN: You brought up some really good ones. Nicole Kidman in To Die For really was a sociopathic siren. <br /><br />LAURA: Good to see you here, Sis! Yeah, they were a couple of evil sisters -- LOL!<br /><br />CHRISTIAN: I thought beautiful Gene Tierney could play evil so well, in Leave Her to Heaven and The Razor's Edge as well.<br /><br />GILBY: You are so right about Livia Soprano! I always wondered if they named her after Livia in I, Claudius. They were so much the same.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-47954026513830205782012-03-02T06:31:39.060-05:002012-03-02T06:31:39.060-05:00Great selections. I would add Ellen from "Lea...Great selections. I would add Ellen from "Leave Her to Heaven". A brilliant performance by Gene Tierney. I agree with Dorian about Madame Constantin in "Notorious." Another evil mother was Livia Soprano on "The Sopranos" as played by the late great character actress Nancy Marchand.Gilby37https://www.blogger.com/profile/12559239743969365425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-43313698367985946212012-03-02T01:48:47.557-05:002012-03-02T01:48:47.557-05:00Becky - great to see your posts again. I'm get...Becky - great to see your posts again. I'm getting chills just thinking about these dames. But I have to say Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven has that perfect siren's lure to unavoidable calamity. Keep them coming Becky!Christian Esquevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442827724576856379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-23649975295549721402012-03-01T23:11:37.846-05:002012-03-01T23:11:37.846-05:00The wicked witch of the west wasn't so nice ei...The wicked witch of the west wasn't so nice either! Good to see you back in action!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-65117413795457303692012-03-01T19:42:18.473-05:002012-03-01T19:42:18.473-05:00Hi Becky,
I particularly found Jean Harlow's ...Hi Becky,<br /><br />I particularly found Jean Harlow's performance in RED HEADED WOMAN a fine piece of deceitful work. She pretty much slept her way through just about every guy in the film and with such a classy low class performance. Ida Lupino in THE HARD WAY, Kathleen Turner in BODY HEAT and Bette Davis in WHATEVER HAPPEN TO BABY JANE, Nicole Kidman in TO DIE FOR and of course Stanywck in DOUBLE INDEMNITY are a few others I can think of offhand.<br /><br /><br />JohnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-72719813936567492322012-03-01T16:03:39.820-05:002012-03-01T16:03:39.820-05:00Becky and company, I agree with all of you about t...Becky and company, I agree with all of you about those wicked women in cinema history, and I'd like to add one of my own: Madame Leopoldine Konstantin in Alfred Hitchcock's NOTORIOUS. For me, the way she pulls the strings behind the scenes on her suave Nazi son Claude Rains as they plot to kill Ingrid Bergman is as scary as "Mother" in Hitch's PSYCHO, because unlike "Mother," this evil broad is still alive! :-) Superb post, my friend!DorianTBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01357778472575080022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-79632183726767733442012-03-01T14:21:24.488-05:002012-03-01T14:21:24.488-05:00Great fun! I was thinking of Ann Blyth as Veda in ...Great fun! I was thinking of Ann Blyth as Veda in "Mildred Pierce." You just want to wring her neck LOLClassicfilmboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01278928051994100842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-83712203561187749442012-03-01T13:47:57.517-05:002012-03-01T13:47:57.517-05:00How about Bette Davis in the classic film, The Let...How about Bette Davis in the classic film, The Letter.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-82079067107815866952012-03-01T10:32:15.596-05:002012-03-01T10:32:15.596-05:00Hi Kim -- Jane was truly awful, but I guess I alwa...Hi Kim -- Jane was truly awful, but I guess I always thought of her as awful and pitiful at the same time, twisted by fate and deceit. However, her rat entree is one of cinema's nastiest tricks!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-8056678491503508682012-03-01T03:53:16.352-05:002012-03-01T03:53:16.352-05:00I agree with Phyllis from Double Indemnity for sur...I agree with Phyllis from Double Indemnity for sure! Jane Hudson in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane also come to mind.Kimberly J.M. Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078951928157843937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-85537615437416719992012-03-01T01:03:39.336-05:002012-03-01T01:03:39.336-05:00Phyllis was definitely nasty! Thanks for visiting ...Phyllis was definitely nasty! Thanks for visiting -- hope you come back again!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-8528758377403905792012-03-01T01:01:08.248-05:002012-03-01T01:01:08.248-05:00Ah, what about Phyllis Dietrichson (Double Indemni...Ah, what about Phyllis Dietrichson (Double Indemnity, 1944)? ;) Liked the list though, you've got some pretty awful people on there.<br />-- NatalieNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663789404590722274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-38480364693789546852012-02-29T23:09:09.490-05:002012-02-29T23:09:09.490-05:00Brandie: Mrs. Danvers gives me the shudders too!
...Brandie: Mrs. Danvers gives me the shudders too!<br />Ivan: Mrs. Iselin was indeed a mutha! I remember seeing Sign of the Cross as a kid, and fell in love with DeMille right then and there. And Jeanette Nolan -- she plays EEVILL!!! perfectly!ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6969235851384102162.post-36404195727766084862012-02-29T23:05:06.305-05:002012-02-29T23:05:06.305-05:00It's funny Rick mentioning Angela Lansbury in ...It's funny Rick mentioning Angela Lansbury in <b>The Manchurian Candidate</b>...today a Facebook friend asked some other FB people who their favorite "muthas" in movies were and Eleanor Shaw Iselin was the first one that came to my mind. (Anne Revere's ma in <b>Gentleman's Agreement</b> is my favorite non-sinister matriarch.)<br /><br />Still remember the first time I saw <b>Sign of the Cross</b> -- it was one of the first movies featured in the first preservation festival hosted by AMC. How far they have fallen since then.<br /><br />And of course, everyone on the Internets knows of my undying passion for Jeannette Nolan -- she's sensational in <b>MacBeth</b>, and she's also evil...EEVILL!!!...as Bertha Duncan in the 1953 film noir <b>The Big Heat</b>.Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.com