Thursday, March 15, 2012

A Royal Bore // Movie turns Rich, Titilating Tale Into Common Trash

CHARLES AND DIANA: UNHAPPILY EVER AFTER (STAR) 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday, WLS-Channel 7

Get out your monogramed hankies and weep. Not for the sad stateof Charles and Diana's sham marriage, but for the tragic fact thatABC has turned a delicious scandal into a royal bore.

What with allegations of bulimia, suicide attempts, familybattles and adultery, the raw material for ABC's "Charles and Diana:Unhappily Ever After" couldn't have been rawer. At the very least,executive producers Frank Konigsberg and Larry Sanitsky and directorJohn Power should have generated a trashy, tearful and entertainingexpedition into Buckingham Palace's heart of darkness. Instead, theyhave created …

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