{"product_id":"dark","title":"Dark Victory: The Life of Bette Davis by Ed Sikov","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe legendary Hollywood star blazes a fiery trail in this enthralling portrait of a brilliant actress and the movies her talent elevated to greatness\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe was magnificent and exasperating in equal measure. Jack Warner called her \"an explosive little broad with a sharp left.\" Humphrey Bogart once remarked, \"Unless you're very big she can knock you down.\" Bette Davis was a force of nature—an idiosyncratic talent who nevertheless defined the words \"movie star\" for more than half a century and who created an extraordinary body of work filled with unforgettable performances.\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the noted film critic and biographer Ed Sikov paints the most detailed picture ever delivered of this intelligent, opinionated, and unusual woman who was—in the words of a close friend—\"one of the major events of the twentieth century.\" Drawing on new interviews with friends, directors, and admirers, as well as archival research and a fresh look at the films, this stylish, intimate biography reveals Davis's personal as well as professional life in a way that is both revealing and sympathetic. With his wise and well-informed take on the production and accomplishments of such movie milestones as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJezebel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eVoyager\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the turbulent life and complicated personality of the actress who made them, Sikov's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDark Victory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings to life the two-time Academy Award–winning actress's unmistakable screen style, and shows the reader how Davis's art was her own dark victory.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andromeda Mixed Media ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48230251528413,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0706\/2500\/1693\/files\/E2E23EA7-26A6-4199-8C22-6FBC8A9D782A.jpg?v=1784753951","url":"https:\/\/andromedamixedmedia.com\/products\/dark","provider":"Andromeda Mixed Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}