It is a truth often told that "Flowers in the Attic" is the most important book ever written for women, at least for women currently in their 30s and 40s. 56-year-old V.C. Andrews gave us so much in this campy, insane tome. And somehow, a creepy book about being locked in an attic and making sex with your brother has…
Lifetime has been marketing Dance Moms so perfectly, giving a little wink to appreciators of camp, who probably make up at least half of the show's audience. In the promo trailer for the new season, Abby and the girls recreate the iconic video for A-ha's "Take On Me."
Here's the first teaser for Lifetime's Lizzie Borden Took an Ax, starring your favorite actress (correction: your favorite actress who starred in Casper), Christina Ricci. The trailer, which is mostly a lot of fast cuts, axe thudding sounds and shots of Ricci's beautiful, giant doll eyes as they widen in horror, looks …
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Between Witches of East End and the Donatella Versace and Anna Nicole Smith biopics, Lifetime is THE television channel for fun, campy programming about fascinating/batshit women. Now the network is continuing that streak by releasing the poster for their movie about Massachusetts' best cultural export, Lizzie Borden. …
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This weekend, we were all invited to witness the most high-fashion and glamorous event of a generation when Lifetime (Television for Women) aired its most recent opus/original movie House of Versace, starring Gina Gershon. House of Versace had everything — wigs, questionable accents, smashed wine glasses, tacky fashion …
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Lifetime's House of Versace aired last night, and it was excellent to see Gina Gershon in her old thematic stomping ground of playing a coked-up lady boss set on making everyone's lives miserable. Though critically savaged, I'd wager that Gershon's alternately groggy and raving portrayal of Donatella Versace (complete…
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Since I declared the House Of Versace teaser trailer TOO SHORT, the folks at Lifetime sent us a longer version. I am not exaggerating when I say that Gina Gershon as Donatella is EVERYTHING. Here's what we see:
Lifetime movies are hit and miss — Liz and Dick was not even campy enough to be a trainwreck — but we're pretty damn excited for Gina Gershon in House of Versace. "If you're going to put me on a leash, it better be diamond-studded or you can kiss my —." Word. What she said.
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Holy crap, Gina Gershon playing Donatella Versace in a Lifetime movie is genius casting. And she looks amazing.
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Anna Nicole is a cheap, trashy, melodramatic Lifetime original movie that's at times so absurd you can't help but laugh—which perfectly evinces the campy essence of Anna Nicole Smith. Telling the late model's story through tone is genius and director Mary Harron is on to some next-level biopic shit.
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Last night, Lifetime aired the quickie cash-in TV-movie version of Jodi Arias' saga that resulted in the murder of her on-again-off-again boyfriend, Travis Alexander. Perfectly overacted, Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret featured Nomi Malone-sized breakdowns, a blowjob-to-Mormon-baptism transition, the line "I feel like…
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Lifetime—the network that has an inherent, unmatched understanding of modern camp—is releasing The Anna Nicole Story as its next original movie, directed by feminist filmmaker Mary Harron, and starring Agnus Bruckner as Anna Nicole Smith, Adam Goldberg as Howard K. Stern, Virginia Madsen as Virgie Arthur, and Martin…
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Last November, we asked the very important question — is Jewel playing June Carter Cash or not? It seemed the fate of the Lifetime biopic might be in peril, but we were wrong — it's alive and well and here's Jewel line dancing as proof.
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Are you a twenty-something Caucasian woman who is "coquettish, head-turning, with a palpable sexy allure and well aware of the affect she has on men"? Congrats! You could play Jodi Arias in the Lifetime movie, which is "definitely" in the works, according to ABC News.
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Preachers' Daughters, a new Lifetime show premiering tonight, follows — you guessed it! — three teenage girls whose parents are preachers.
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Certain dead people have the dubious honor of being resuscitated over and over again for entertainment purposes: Marilyn Monroe, Jesus, Lincoln. And Cleopatra, the last pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Her tale has been told by luminaries like Shakespeare and Liz Taylor, and now there's a four-hour miniseries in the works.
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Lifetime has just premiered Double Divas, a new reality series that follows Atlanta-based bra fitters Cynthia and Molly, and, surprisingly, the show has its fair share of touching moments (there are some ridiculous moments in there, too, so don't you worry). As the majority of women know, the search for the right bra…
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Remember when Alaskan songbird Jewel was set to portray June Carter Cash in The June Carter Cash Story, a Lifetime original movie based on John Carter Cash's memoir Anchored in Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash? Neither do I, WTF WORLD? But here's a screenshot from the movie. I've been searching but I…
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We considered reviewing Liz & Dick, but it was just so incredibly bad: Lindsay has zero sparkle, charisma or pizazz in front of the camera; there's absolutely no light in her eyes. The script was horrendous, the music didn't work, the casting — Creed from The Office? Steve from Sex and the City? — was just confusing.…
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Are you ready to see some acting? Are you ready for some drama? Are you ready for some costume changes? (Apparently Lindsay wears 65 different ensembles in the 88-minute long movie.) Are you ready for Lindsay Lohan's comeback?
