Joan Crawford

Broadway, hide your wire coat hangers. Joan Crawford's daughter, Christina Crawford, is developing a one-woman show where she not only plans to reveal new secrets about her life with Mommie Dearest, Joan Crawford, but also show never-before-seen home movies of the screen legend in the nude. "I began my career as an actress and I've always loved the theater," Crawford tells me. "The play is based on two of my books, the 30th Anniversary Edition of 'Mommie Dearest' and my third book...Read Full Story

Nothing beats the Indianapolis Museum of Art’s Summer Film Series. Fresh Summer nights with the fragrant smell of flowers wafting from the Indianapolis Museum of Art Gardens , a picnic basket or cooler packed with your favorite goodies, a bottle of wine and a classic film. We’ve waited all Winter, and now its time again to head to the IMA for this favorite Indianapolis event . See Mommie Dearest this Friday, June 3 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art and take advantage of a gorgeous summer...Read Full Story

Joan Crawford didn't believe in wearing clothes! We all know the story: Poor  Christina Crawford  spent her entire life under the watchful and abusive eye of her mother, actress  Joan Crawford . They made a movie out of her life story, which actually will be celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and Christina shared her harrowing story in the best selling book, Survivor. We thought every part of the story had already been told, Click to Read more »Read Full Story

Dearest blog, I haven’t forgotten thee – I’m just kind of in movie limbo at the moment because I haven’t had an entire day set aside to catch up on chick flicks. Hopefully I’ll remedy that this weekend. Until then, I feel like making a guide to some of the filmic feminist icons, films, and such that I absolutely love. Let’s start with Joan Crawford. There are three women in the history of cinema whose work I continually turn to for both inspiration and identification and they are Bette Davis...Read Full Story

Mommie Dearest (Hollywood Royalty/Special Collector’s Edition) Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina (Diana Scarwid) and Christopher (Xander Berkeley). The public Crawford was a strong-willed, glamorous object of admiration, but Mommie Dearest reveals the...Read Full Story