Tag: Elizabeth Taylor
The “Elizabeth Taylor” Video Only Serves to Remind That Taylor Swift is Trying to Shape the Screen Legend into the Image of Her Own Narrative
In falsely fancying herself as an Elizabeth Taylor type (at least in spirit if not in looks), perhaps it was inevitable that Taylor Swift (whose [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Increasingly Loses Touch with “The Commoner” on The Life of a Showgirl
Although Taylor Swift has been famous for most of her life, one of the biggest keys to her success has always been “relatability.” Or at [Read More…]
And I Will Always Hate Lifetime: The Network That Keeps Making Shitty Movies About Dead People
After the back to back shame and embarrassment of The Brittany Murphy Story and Aalyiah: Princess of R&B, Lifetime is back to give and receive [Read More…]
Mike Nichols: A Director Who Engaged in All Sides of the Entertainment Business
Escaping from Nazi Germany as a 7-year-old in 1939, the dramatic stage was set for Mike Nichols early on in life. His family fled to [Read More…]
Lifetime Continues to Decimate the Memory of Various Dead People With an Aaliyah Biopic
In addition to perfecting the art of the trashy TV movie, Lifetime has now fine-tuned the art of the trashy TV biopic. In the aftermath [Read More…]
The Vreeland-Avedon Alliance: A Fashion Dynasty
When Diana Vreeland’s reign as editor-in-chief at Vogue began (yes, it’s hard to imagine, but try to think past Anna Wintour) in 1962, the young [Read More…]