As it’s that time of year to celebrate our moms for Mother’s Day, we thought it would be fun to look back at some of the most memorable mean moms of the movies. Not those lovable mothers who sang to their kiddos or who heroically sacrificed something great for their kiddos, but those moms who made us shudder at the not-so-great things they were willing to do for their offspring, made us despair that any parent could treat a child in such a way or just made us laugh at their absolute ineptness at parenting. Some might not exactly be mean in the traditional sense but are certainly overly permissive or vastly selfish.
Of course, “Mommie Dearest” herself makes the list. But Joan Crawford (played by Faye Dunaway) isn’t the only real-life mom to make the list. The notorious Tonya Harding has a doozy of a stage...
Of course, “Mommie Dearest” herself makes the list. But Joan Crawford (played by Faye Dunaway) isn’t the only real-life mom to make the list. The notorious Tonya Harding has a doozy of a stage...
- 5/9/2021
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Alec Bojalad Jul 9, 2019
I Love You, Now Die tells the infamous story of Conrad Roy, Michelle Carter and their love affair that led to text-assisted suicide.
When I was 16, I acquired two important firsts: my first girlfriend and my first cell phone. The two entities were basically inseparable in my mind. Even though my girlfriend lived in the same town as I did and attended the same school, I would wager that 80% of our conversations existed via text messaging on my silver Motorola.
We were always in contact, texting messages that contained deeply philosophical (or so I thought) musings on our shared love and also the most inane bullshit imaginable. My mom once had to have an intervention with me as our shared cell phone plan was reaching an astronomical cost. I toned down the incessant texting as best I could, but in the end, my mom just had to...
I Love You, Now Die tells the infamous story of Conrad Roy, Michelle Carter and their love affair that led to text-assisted suicide.
When I was 16, I acquired two important firsts: my first girlfriend and my first cell phone. The two entities were basically inseparable in my mind. Even though my girlfriend lived in the same town as I did and attended the same school, I would wager that 80% of our conversations existed via text messaging on my silver Motorola.
We were always in contact, texting messages that contained deeply philosophical (or so I thought) musings on our shared love and also the most inane bullshit imaginable. My mom once had to have an intervention with me as our shared cell phone plan was reaching an astronomical cost. I toned down the incessant texting as best I could, but in the end, my mom just had to...
- 7/6/2019
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: HBO has released the first teaser trailer for their forthcoming true-crime documentary I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter and although there is sparse footage, it’s very chilling.
Directed by Erin Lee Carr (Mommy Dead and Dearest), the two-part documentary, which will debut at SXSW, dives deep into the texting suicide case that riveted the nation where Michelle Carter sent texts urging her boyfriend Conrad Roy to commit suicide. Carter, who was 17 years old at the time, was indicted as an adult and many thought that her actions were immoral. The documentary raises difficult questions about technology, mental health, and whether or not one teenager can be held responsible for the suicide of another. The documentary features families, friends, and communities that were forever changed by the Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter case and follows a story that has wider implications for society at large, online and Irl.
Directed by Erin Lee Carr (Mommy Dead and Dearest), the two-part documentary, which will debut at SXSW, dives deep into the texting suicide case that riveted the nation where Michelle Carter sent texts urging her boyfriend Conrad Roy to commit suicide. Carter, who was 17 years old at the time, was indicted as an adult and many thought that her actions were immoral. The documentary raises difficult questions about technology, mental health, and whether or not one teenager can be held responsible for the suicide of another. The documentary features families, friends, and communities that were forever changed by the Commonwealth vs. Michelle Carter case and follows a story that has wider implications for society at large, online and Irl.
- 3/6/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Nicholas Godejohn, 29, has been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for his role in the 2015 murder of Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, 48, the mother of his then-girlfriend Gypsy Rose, who is also serving time for her role in the murder.
As documented by the 2017 HBO documentary Mommie Dead and Dearest, Blanchard reportedly struggled with Munchhausen by proxy, a rare mental illness in which a caregiver purposefully makes a child sick in order to gain attention and sympathy. For years, family and friends believed that Gypsy Rose had terminal cancer, even though Gypsy,...
As documented by the 2017 HBO documentary Mommie Dead and Dearest, Blanchard reportedly struggled with Munchhausen by proxy, a rare mental illness in which a caregiver purposefully makes a child sick in order to gain attention and sympathy. For years, family and friends believed that Gypsy Rose had terminal cancer, even though Gypsy,...
- 2/25/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Emmy and Peabody-winning producer Sara Bernstein has been set as executive vice president at Imagine Documentaries, the recently launched division of Imagine Entertainment that is headed by president Justin Wilkes. Bernstein is a 19-year HBO vet, integral in many of the payweb’s seminal documentary films. Bernstein joins Wilkes in leading the development and production of premium feature docs and non-scripted series, and she will leverage her longstanding relationships within that community.
“I couldn’t possibly think of a better partner than Sara,” Wilkes. “For years, I’ve admired her work as a producer, an executive and as someone who is beloved by talent across the board. I’m so excited that we get to work side-by-side and build this new venture together.”
At HBO, the docus that Bernstein has produced and overseen include Judd Apatow’s Emmy-nominated The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, Laura Poitras’ Oscar and Emmy winner Citizenfour,...
“I couldn’t possibly think of a better partner than Sara,” Wilkes. “For years, I’ve admired her work as a producer, an executive and as someone who is beloved by talent across the board. I’m so excited that we get to work side-by-side and build this new venture together.”
At HBO, the docus that Bernstein has produced and overseen include Judd Apatow’s Emmy-nominated The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling, Laura Poitras’ Oscar and Emmy winner Citizenfour,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
All her life, Gypsy Rose Blanchard knew she wasn’t like other girls. The wheelchair-bound Missouri girl was in and out of hospitals, taking dozens of medications and relying on a feeding tube that had to painfully be re-installed every six months.
Then came a shocking twist: Doctors say Gypsy, 25, had no underlying health problems. Instead, she was the victim of Munchausen by proxy, in which a guardian, in this case her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention and sympathy.
Now Gypsy is serving 10 years in prison for plotting her her mother’s...
Then came a shocking twist: Doctors say Gypsy, 25, had no underlying health problems. Instead, she was the victim of Munchausen by proxy, in which a guardian, in this case her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard, exaggerates or induces illness in a child for attention and sympathy.
Now Gypsy is serving 10 years in prison for plotting her her mother’s...
- 1/11/2018
- by Harriet Sokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
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