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6 days ago · A. Ashley Hoff's new book "With Love, Mommie Dearest" tells the making-of story of the unintentional camp classic starring Faye Dunaway as Joan Crawford. Alex Belth reviews. A new book revisits the unintentional camp classic, adapted from Christina Crawford's damning tell-all and ultimately starring Dunaway as Joan Crawford.
May 5, 2024 · My late, beloved grandmother Phyllis was a fan of Hollywood legend Joan Crawford, and I fondly remember attending an opening weekend screening of the movie with her in September, 1981 (I was a mere 14 years old at the time). I recall we both thought it was well-done, even if a few over-the-top scenes strained credibility.
4 days ago · Author Hoff does an excellent job distinguishing Christina Crawford’s best-selling 1978 memoir, “Mommie Dearest”, from the adapted screen version, MOMMIE DEAREST (1981). It’s likely many will be surprised at just how uninvolved Christina (Joan Crawford’s adopted daughter) was with the making of the movie.
3 days ago · May 7 will see the publication of "With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic," a new book that tells the story of the making of, and the aftermath of the now legendary biopic in which movie queen Faye Dunaway played movie queen Joan Crawford. Author A. Ashley Hoff will ...
1 day ago · A major aspect of the documentary will cover Dunaway’s performance as fellow Hollywood legend Joan Crawford in the 1981 psychological drama Mommie Dearest. While the film is now a cult classic, it was panned upon release. Christina Crawford – Joan’s daughter, on whose memoir the movie was based – denounced it as ‘grotesque’.
Apr 14, 2024 · Much of Crawford’s bad reputation goes back to 1978, when her adopted daughter, Christina Crawford, published a memoir, Mommie Dearest, portraying her as the mother from hell. When she wasn’t abusing MGM studio staff, Crawford tossed wire hangers, slapped children and became so driven to perfect cleanliness she got on her hands and knees ...
Apr 6, 2024 · But behind the glamour and glitz lay a story of complexity and conflict, as revealed in her adopted daughter Christina’s memoir “Mommie Dearest” (1978). The book peeled back the layers of Crawford’s life, exposing a tumultuous relationship that became the stuff of Hollywood legend.
