Rating: 
Summary: The bitchiest book about the bitchiest movie ever made
Review: This book is filled with anecdotes, gossip and sometimes downright nasty little tidbits of information regarding the movie stars, director, production people and writer of the original story that All About Eve was based on. While full of fascinating stories about the production itself the style of the author left a great deal to be desired. We follow the production of movie from beginning to end including facts about the author of a story originally printed in Cosmopolitan Magazine, "The Wisdom of Eve" that the movied was based on. In chronological order, following the movie itself (which is actually told in flashback/retrospect) we travel with the cast and crew as the plot of the movie unfolds and the stories behind the movie unfold. The only remaining cast member, Celeste Holm, declined to be interviewed for the book and I would love to read what she has to say in detail about the production. Gary Merrill and Bete Davis have both written interesting (and recommended by me) autobiographies, in Ms. Davis' case several, which include references to the making "Eve" and their affair during which ended with their subsequent marriage. It's a good read for the story of the movie and some good Hollywood gossip but if I had a chance to edit this book I would have removed a fair amount of extraneous wording.
Rating: 
Summary: Fasten your seatbelts
Review: This is a highly entertainment try at one of the most witty films of all time. It's a pity that every memo and record from the film was destroyed in a van accident many years ago, as the author tells us in the prologue. A fun ride, though, but, remember, before reading it, fasten your seatbelts!
Rating:
Summary: All the info you could possibly want...
Review: To put it simply, if you LOVE the film, ALL ABOUT EVE, you are going to love this book. If you're not gaga over the film, then this book has much more than you'll probably be interested in. Some chapters are what I bought the book for: true insight into the making of one of my favorite films. The history of the short story from which the film is based, and the chapter covering the creation of the stage version, APPLAUSE, are fascinating. The remainder of the book, however, contains much camp and personal opinion, more than fact. A different cup of tea for each individual reader. A mixed bag of style and content, but still a fun and worthwhile read. Bold, brassy and gossipy, written much in the style of the film it covers.
| 
