Bette Davis

Documentarian Ken Burns serves this inspiring inventory of treasures over 12 hours. Read More

For the arts-lovers on your list, a roundup of books about actors, musicians, artists and more. Read More

4 Star. Thrillville: Black Christmas and theremin lounge band Project Pimento. Read More

Ronald Colman , centenarian Douglas Fairbanks Jr. , Madeleine Carroll , and Mary Astor (in the Ruritanian classic The Prisoner of Zenda ); Fairbanks again, with Irene Dunne and Lucille Ball (in the not-so-classic comedy Joy of Living ); Bette Davis , Monty Woolley and Ann Sheridan (in the comedy classic The Man Who Came to Dinner ); John Gilbert and Renée Adorée (in the anti-war classic The Big Parade ); Humphrey Bogart , Joan Bennett , and Peter Ustinov (in the demi-classic allegorical comedy We're No Angels ); Woody Allen and Diane Keaton (in the middle-age-crisis classic Manhattan ); James Stewart , Donna Reed , Lionel Barrymore , and Gloria Grahame (in the horror classic It's a Wonderful Life ); Ingmar Bergman 's Oscar-winning classic Fanny and Alexander ; and, inevitably, several Walt Disney classic shorts are the December film series offerings at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Va. Read More

In a context in which more and more actresses in Hollywood are complaining about the double standard in the industry and the ageism that is forcing them to accept roles they wouldn't have given a second thought had they been younger, there is at least one female star who's thriving. Read More

Coffee-table books can be beautiful, but pricey too — often $50 or more. Read More