This Halloween, Cinephile Paradiso invites you to watch and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Robert Aldrich’s toxic tale of sibling rivalry, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Starring real-life enemies and Hollywood icons, Joan Crawford, and Bette Davis, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? follows Baby Jane Hudson (Davis), an ageing former child star who lives with and torments her wheelchair-bound sister, Blanche (Crawford), a former movie star. Stuck living together in an old Hollywood mansion, Jane keeps Blanche imprisoned and subjects her to psychological torture as she plans a new rise to fame. Meanwhile, Blanche plots to get even with Jane for the suspicious car accident that left her crippled years earlier… Since its release, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? has become a cult classic and the most famous film in the ‘hag horror’ subgenre. The intensely bitter rivalry between the film’s two stars was pivotal to the film’s initial success. Critics continue to acclaim the film for its psychological horror and campness. It is a heart-breaking portrayal of Hollywood’s attitude towards ageing female talent. Nevertheless, it remains funny, frightening and fabulous. Don’t miss it!