Tag Archives: Elizabeth Taylor

3 things about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’ CLEOPATRA

Cleopatra [1963] 1. A wink. 2. Setting the toy boats on fire. 3. Movement in the basket of figs. 3 other things.

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3 things about Stephen Kijak’s ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed [2023] 1. Linda Evans reveals that for a time, people refused invitations to have dinner at her house. 2. Well endowed. 3. Elizabeth Taylor: “I became so incensed and personally frustrated at the rejection … Continue reading

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3 things about Brian Levant’s THE FLINTSTONES

The Flintstones [1994] 1. Kids playing in Jurassic Park. 2. He ignores his mother-in-law and unties the pet dino. 3. The invention of concrete.

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3 things about Nanette Burstein’s ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2024] 1. Richard Burton repeating the same story over and over about seeing her rushes for the first time. 2. Working through the death of Mike Todd during Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 3. … Continue reading

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3 things about Giuseppe Patroni Griffi’s THE DRIVER’S SEAT (IDENTIKIT)

The Driver’s Seat (Identikit) [1974] 1. “I want to go back home to feel all my loneliness again.” 2. A hatred of stain-resistant fabrics. 3. Warhol in a cream-colored suit and tie, carrying a walking stick. 3 other things.

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3 things about Brian G. Hutton’s ZEE AND CO.

Zee and Co. [1972] 1. “There’s nothing I hate more than soulful people. She’s always a little out of breath and sees beauty in everything. Especially in shit.” 2. Margaret Leighton’s enormous wig and glasses. 3. Dumping his suitcase on … Continue reading

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3 things about Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER

Suddenly, Last Summer [1959] 1. Trails of debris. 2. Daiquiris at 5 o’clock. 3. “We procured for him!”

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3 things about Joseph Losey’s BOOM!

Boom! [1968] 1. “Shit on your mother!” 2. “I don’t go in for hand-kissing.” 3. “There are many art treasures in my bedroom, including me.” Intoxicating.

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3 things about Nicholas Roeg’s SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH

Sweet Bird of Youth [1989] 1. She wants him now and she means now, not later. 2. “Don’t call me ‘honey.’ I can’t stand being called ‘honey’ by unknown persons of the same gender.” “What’s gender, honey?” 3. A nautically … Continue reading

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3 things about Richard Brooks’s CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof [1958] 1. “What is the victory of a cat on a hot tin roof?” “Just stayin’ on it, I guess. Long as she can.” 2. Brown cashmere robe. 3. She obediently locks the bedroom … Continue reading

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