Criterion Queue: 'Dark Victory' and Bette Davis
Three thoughts about Dark Victory , appearing now on the Criterion Channel: • There's a reason there was a song called "Bette Davis Eyes." • They don't really make movies like this any more, that end with the beautiful, aesthetically perfect death of the protagonist. Maybe on cable TV now and again? (Makes sense: "Dark Victory" was remade as a TV movie in 1976, starring Anthony Hopkins and Elizabeth Montgomery from "Bewitched.") Maybe Martin Scorsese was onto something . • There's a reason there wasn't a song called "Ronald Reagan is a skilled actor of remarkable nuance."