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potboiler Informal a literary or artistic work of little merit produced quickly in order to make money How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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the message that she felt like hired help cast in a string of potboilers. This 18th-century British potboiler, from which all Gothic fiction derives, boasts an evil prince, two beautiful princesses, a family curse, and a remote and haunted castle complete with trapdoors, walking wraiths, bleeding statues, and portraits whose eyes follow characters about. Last but hardly least, the immortal big-wigs-in-CinemaScope potboiler Valley of the Dolls (Fox Home Entertainment) makes its DVD debut packed with features, including a Barbara Parkins commentary, a sing-along segment, and interviews with Michael Musto, Jackie Beat, and The Advocate's Bruce Vilanch and Alonso Duralde. |
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