AFI Talks ‘All About Eve’

After their recent feature on Some Like It Hot (see here), the American Film Institute picks All About Eve for their latest edition of AFI Movie Club, with a video introduction from Sharon Stone and suggestions for debate.

“-How does screenwriter Joseph L. Mankiewicz use a revolving door of narrators throughout the film? What effect does it have in terms of perspective?

-Mankiewicz’s Academy Award®-winning script is known for its razor sharp wit and biting humor. What is your favorite line? 

-How is Eve Harrington an unconventional antagonist? 

-How does Margo characterize being a woman aging in Hollywood, and what is her internal conflict that she struggles with throughout the film? 

-ALL ABOUT EVE is still the only film to ever be Oscar®-nominated for four female performances. Which is your favorite and why? 

-What other movies about show business, and Broadway in particular, do you love? 

-How would you rate ALL ABOUT EVE?”

AFI Prescribes a Dose of Sugar

Marilyn and Tony Curtis, Some Like It Hot

Having topped their ‘100 Years … 100 Laughs’ poll in 2000, Some Like It Hot is recommended by the American Film Institute movie club today, with a video introduction by actress Helen Mirren and filmmaker husband Taylor Hackford, plus interviews with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis. Plus, some questions for further debate:

-What do you think the phrase ‘some like it hot’ means?

-What are some of your other favorite performances from SOME LIKE IT HOT stars Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Marilyn Monroe?

-What is your favorite film from director Billy Wilder?

-Why do you think SOME LIKE IT HOT is still so beloved after more than 60 years?

-How would you rate SOME LIKE IT HOT?