Feud: Bette and Joan. “Pilot”

The title sequence for Feud , really couldn’t be better. The Saul Bass inspired graphics cut-outs act out both the iconic beats in hagsploitation classic Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and Joan Crawford and Bette Davis’s own rivalry as stars while alluding to their embattled natures within Hollywood where both had been wildly successful but not without their backs up and claws out, as it were.

‘Feud: Bette & Jane’ Review: Jessica Lange &…

If you thought there were sharp elbows in the campaigns for this year’s Academy Awards, FX ‘s upcoming Feud : Bette And Joan shows how just rough and ruthless things once were in Hollywood. Ryan Murphy ‘s latest anthology series also shows stars Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange at the top of their considerable games in performances that will almost certainly see the two competing at this year’s Emmys.