V.C. Andrews' popular and creepy 1979 novel “Flowers in the Attic” gets no favors from the scriptwriters in this latest adaptation. The reason to watch, even when you're saying “Yeah, right” to what's happening on the screen, is actors Ellen Burstyn What did you think of Lifetime's 'Flowers In The Attic' remake? Lifetime is already … Read more
Lifetime is already the home of the most wonderful guilty pleasure movies, so an adaptation of V.C. Andrews' “Flowers in the Attic” was a perfect fit. But the translation from gothic teen novel to campy TV movie lost a little of its The bookish girls I knew in seventh grade, circa 1980, dropped Laura Ingalls … Read more
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Flowers in the Attic — V.C. Andrews' neo-gothic, incest-laden trashterpiece — is utterly, utterly nuts. Water-cooler talk on Monday (or Tuesday for those that have off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day) is going to be juicy. The film reboot of V.C. Andrews 1979 gothic novel, “Flowers in … Read more
Flowers in the Attic” is the written analogue of an after-school special about the dangers of reading. So it stands to reason that Lifetime's new adaptation of Andrews' 1979 novel “Flowers in the Attic” would be every bit as overwrought as the purple prose on which it's based. Is it a good movie? No. Is … Read more
Lifetime is already planning to adapt the sequel to Flowers in the Attic, one week before the telepic will make its television debut Jan. 18. The news was revealed Thursday afternoon by Rob Sharenow, executive vp and Despite the twisted plot, 'Flowers in the Attic' has the potential to be one truly fantastic fashion film. … Read more
The network releases a revealing look at its adaptation of the V.C. Andrews novel. Despite the twisted plot, 'Flowers in the Attic' has the potential to be one truly fantastic fashion film. So it stands to reason that Lifetime's new adaptation of Andrews' 1979 novel “Flowers in the Attic” would be every bit as overwrought … Read more