Faye Away and Radiate

If you're anything like me, you can't get enough of hearing HOW HORRIBLE Faye Dunaway is!

Dearest Mommies

Over the weekend, a (new) friend described his cold mother as being "a lot like Faye Dunaway." And from the looks of things, Susan Sarandon and Jessica Lange may soon find separating from their latest roles difficult too! Read HERE.

'Mommie' Issues

With news that Faye Dunaway is finally ready to talk "Mommie Dearest" in an upcoming memoir, Michael Musto reminds us that the definitive book on the subject -- of just how Joan Faye became -- is actually "The Mommie Dearest Diary," written by none of than the woman who played trust assistant Carol Ann, Rutanya Alda. Get the dish HERE.

Faye Dunaway Relents, Will Write Book About 'Mommie Dearest'

Three decades of birthday-wishes have finally been answered. Once a subject that made the Academy Award winner cringe, Faye Dunaway will finally tell all about the film she believes destroyed her career. All the delicious details HERE.

Via Publisher’s Lunch:

Faye Dunaway’s recollections, stories and behind the scenes account of the making of one of Hollywood’s most iconic films, Mommie Dearest, to Julia Cheiffetz at Dey Street Books, by Alan Nevins at Renaissance (World).

Does It Look Clean to Yooooouuuuu?

Better go on eBay to put your bid in on this "Mommie Dearest" shower curtain before your old straight college roommate snatches it up. Bid HERE.

Red Carpet Press Pass

There's (supposedly) a spectacular exhibition of 1970s celebrity photographs by Robert Cumming on display over at Janet Borden Inc. in New York City. With the likes of Farrah, Cher, Faye, Olivia, Mary, Barbra and Mae, I don't see how I can resist seeing it in the flesh, even if I can see no evidence of said exhibit on the gallery's website. More HERE.

Photo of the Week

 Not sure how I missed this classic shot of Mommie Dearest sporting Playtex Living Gloves at an Oscars party in West Hollywood!

Caberet Queens

I've always been leery of the prospect of Kirsten Dunst playing Debbie Harry in a Blondie biopic. Didn't think she had the vibe, and "Dick" and "Bring It On" -- her best films -- were a very long time ago. (I'm not the only one who feels this way.) But this recent photo of the "Melancholia" star, below, sort of reminded me of "In the Flesh" era Deb, and has me rethinking my skepticism.

Debbie's been recently quoted as saying her black beret, black dress and high boots look was one of her favorite looks -- I concur -- and now I'm starting to totally picture Kirsten telling some little girls lies in that getup, too.

And speaking of berets, it's a look on women I must say I'm partial to, with only Faye Dunaway doing it more justice than my Deb. (Flawless!)

Here are a few other beret babes who made it work, too:

Anything Goes: Lauren Bacall

Two Little Girls From Little Rock: Marilyn (and Jane)

Nutty but Gorgeous: Brigitte Bardot

Boystown: Ferris Bueller

(More HERE.)

Tenant Dearest

Yesterday, I blogged about Faye Dunaway's New York landlord suing to have the Oscar winner evicted from her dubious rent-stabilized apartment. Today, The New York Times follows up on its story, with news that the actress has responded to complaint against her, and of course she's reacting exactly how you would expect her to. The Times writes: “I have not been evicted,” she said in one of three voice mail messages for a reporter with The New York Times in response to phone messages and a Times article on Wednesday about a lawsuit seeking to evict her from a rent-stabilized apartment. “I have chosen to leave because of the state of the apartment, and also because I am spending less and less time in New York.” Nicely played, Faye. Bow out gracefully -- like any Oscar-winning actress would -- by pretending it was YOUR decision to leave. No hard feelings. But then the REAL Joan Crawford Faye Dunaway starts reaching for the receiver and she just can't resist leaving one -- or a half-dozen -- of her infamous voice-mail messages.

 

A voice-mail from Faye Dunaway: "Let's not even go there."

She later called the paper back to explain that her landlord, Henry Moses, "refused to paint the house, and bugs were everywhere" and referred to him as being "greedy," a charge The Times says prompted a retort by the landlord’s lawyer that those statements were made by an actress whose credits include “Mommie Dearest.” From there, Dunaway declared that Moses was “a slum landlord” and "has no class.” He responded by replaying the messages left by Dunaway. “I hope you need that money like crazy and you’ll give it to poor people,” she said to Moses. “I hope you have a terrible life.” That's my girl!