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[03/19/13 - 10:28 AM]
Lifetime Original Movie "Call Me Crazy: A Five Film" to Premiere April 20
Jennifer Hudson, Melissa Leo, Octavia Spencer, Brittany Snow, Sarah Hyland, Sofia Vassilieva, Ernie Hudson, Jason Ritter, Jean Smart, Lea Thompson, Melanie Griffith and Chelsea Handler star in the project.

[11/12/12 - 11:02 PM]
Development Update: Monday, November 12
Updates include: MTV cancels "America's Best Dance Crew"; Matthew Lillard boards FX's "The Bridge"; and Thomas Perry's "Vanishing Act" revived at The CW.

[11/07/12 - 11:03 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, November 7
Updates include: Benjamin Walker is HBO's "The Missionary"; Alimi Ballard reports to TNT's "Trooper"; and Hannah New boards "Black Sails" at Starz.

[09/25/12 - 11:04 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, September 25
Updates include: ABC orders singing competition "Troupe Stars"; Tom Donaghy to explore "Napa" at NBC; and Ilene Chaiken to "Solve for X" over at CBS.

[07/19/12 - 05:48 PM]
Lifetime Orders Drama Pilots "The Secret Lives of Wives" (wt) and "Witches of East End"
Said hours are based on the novels by Iris Krasnow and Melissa de la Cruz, respectively.

[12/07/11 - 10:08 AM]
2012 Writers Guild Awards Television, News, Radio, Promotional Writing, and Graphic Animation Nominees Announced
The winners will be honored at the 2012 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 19, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.

[08/23/11 - 09:36 AM]
Lifetime Announces October Premiere Dates for New Original Movies Featuring Top-Tier Talent
On tap are "The Hunt for the I-5 Killer," "Girl Fight," "We Have Your Husband," "Possessing Piper Rose," "Iris Johansen's The Killing Game" and the previously announced "Five."

[07/27/11 - 02:18 PM]
Lifetime to Premiere Original Movie "Five" on October 10, 2011
The project features five short films from directors Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris.

[05/03/11 - 10:20 AM]
Lifetime Announces 2011-12 Programming Slate
The cable channel has renewed "Army Wives" for a sixth season while "Drop Dead Diva" returns Sunday, June 19.

[04/13/11 - 10:40 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, April 13
Updates include: Jessica Lange joins FX's "American Horror Story"; Ed Bernero to depart CBS's "Criminal Minds"; and Hallmark's "William & Kate" finds two leads.

[03/29/11 - 10:23 AM]
Jennifer Aniston, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore and Patty Jenkins Set to Direct Lifetime Original Movie "Project Five"
"Project Five" is an anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.







FIVE (LIFETIME)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/10/11
STATUS:
telefilm/mini-series in the can
DESCRIPTION:
(from Lifetime's press release, August 2011) Lifetime's October tent-pole original movie, Five, the eagerly-awaited movie directed by Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore, Alicia Keys, Penelope Spheeris and Patty Jenkins, and featuring an all-star ensemble cast, will debut on October 10 at 9:00pm ET/PT. A bold anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives, Five uses humor and drama to focus on the effect breast cancer and its different stages of diagnosis have on relationships and the way women perceive themselves while searching for strength, comfort, medical breakthroughs and, ultimately, a cure. Five's cast includes Academy Award(R) nominee Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April), Rosario Dawson (Sin City), Lyndsy Fonseca (How I Met Your Mother), Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love), Josh Holloway (Lost), Taylor Kinney (The Vampire Diaries), Jenifer Lewis (The Princess and the Frog), Jennifer Morrison (House M.D.), Kathy Najimy (WALL-E), Golden Globe(R) Award winner Bob Newhart (Horrible Bosses), Annie Potts (Law & Order: SVU), Tracee Ellis Ross (Girlfriends), Emmy(R) and Golden Globe winner Tony Shalhoub (Monk), and Emmy nominees Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) and Jeanne Tripplehorn (Big Love).
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Annie Potts
· Bob Newhart
· Ginnifer Goodwin
· Jeanne Tripplehorn
· Jeffrey Tambor
· Jenifer Lewis
· Jennifer Morrison
· Josh Holloway
· Kathy Najimy
· Lyndsy Fonseca
· Patricia Clarkson
· Rosario Dawson
· Taylor Kinney
· Tony Shalhoub
· Tracee Ellis Ross
CREW INFORMATION:
· Alicia Keys as DIR
· Deirdre O'Connor as WRTR
· Demi Moore as DIR
· Francesca Silvestri as EP
· Howard Morris as WRTR
· Jennifer Aniston as EP/DIR
· Jill Gordon as WRTR
· Kevin Chinoy as EP
· Kristin Hahn as EP
· Marta Kauffman as WRTR/EP
· Patty Jenkins as DIR
· Paula Wagner as EP
· Penelope Spheeris as DIR
· Stephen Godshaux as WRTR
· Wendy West as WRTR
GENRE(S):
· mow
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Chestnut Ridge Productions
· Echo Films
· Freestyle Picture Company
· Sony Pictures Television