Elizabeth Taylor

CINEMATIC MOVES

Jack Ferver does Liz Taylor

"NYC 1993": The New Museum Takes Us Right Here, Right Then

Nontrivial pursuits, 1990s edition

Eating Like Marilyn Monroe

Rebecca Harrington, who previously experimented with Liz Taylor's "controlled pig-out" sessions (alternating with dips and Dover sole), recently ate like Marilyn Monroe for 10 days.

I Answer My Twitter Followers! This Is Fun!

One of the great things about twitter is that after you've googled and bing-ed yourself, it gives you one more venue to find mentions of your name. As someone who believes there's no such thing as bad press, I was thrilled to click on "Interactions" just moments ago and find the following tweets th ... More >>

The Best Hairdos In Hollywood History

Female division. In the talking era. According to Michael Musto. Feel free to do your usual whining and add your own faves.

Lindsay Lohan Shooting Film With Porn Actor James Deen

No, it's not a porno, but the lovely Lindsay will be naked in it. Playing Deep Throat star Linda Lovelace didn't work out for Linz, but playing violet-eyed Liz Taylor did, and now, in The Canyons, she'll be full-frontaling it up as part of the ensemble showing the steamy underbelly of L.A. living. ... More >>

Help! Show Biz Careers Can't Be Killed Anymore!

Just when you think they're done, they're back!

Langella's Book Stops Short At Revealing Bisexuality

I've praised Frank Langella's memoir, Dropped Names, several times, admiring its candor and insight--though I did note the weirdness of him writing about Anthony Perkins coming on to him without ever revealing whether the author bit the bait. Langella's book serves up steaming truckloads of dish ab ... More >>

Sherry Vine's Favorite Variety Shows Of All Time

Drag star Sherry Vine -- the Elizabeth Taylor of downtown and the Gaga-spoofing YouTube queen -- is hosting a variety show for Here TV called She's Living for This. Well, I'm living for Sherry's favorite variety shows of all-time, and she generously obliged me with them since we both love a high-co ... More >>

The Dead Celebrity Cookbook Author Frank DeCaro Dishes About What Famous Dead People Once Ate

Health CommunicationsCelebs might be gone, but not forgotten​While celebrities now get their food fixes at trendy restaurants like LA's Koi or Nobu, once upon a time they actually cooked. Eartha Kitt made a mean chicken wing, Gilda Radner whipped up a sumptuous apple cake, and Johnny Cash fri ... More >>

MID-DAY MAYHEM

Murder, Agatha Christie wrote

Tom Aldredge (1928-2011); Consummate Supporting Actor

Tom Aldredge​I did not realize the extent to which Tom Aldredge was a hero of mine till the news of his death on Friday, July 22, of lymphoma, at age 83, made me look back on his half century of performances, Off-Broadway and on, which brought me several important realizations: I realize that, des ... More >>

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Liz Taylor: "I'm No Easy Lay!"

​A lot of people assumed Elizabeth Taylor was an easy catch seeing as she tended to marry everything that wasn't nailed down, sometimes twice. But Elizabeth had to set boundaries sometimes, like when she was hanging at Andy Warhol's rented European villa in the 1970s and went off to the libra ... More >>

Bronx Zoo Cobra Name Contest Disappointing So Far

​It's time for us to get serious about naming the Bronx Zoo cobra. The submissions are rolling in and they're terrible. The Houdini theme is popular (get it -- because she escaped out of her cage): "Bronxdini," "Zoodini," etc. Jesus -- Bronxdini? "Twitter" is also an early front-runner.

Do You Follow Any Celebs on Twitter?

​Lord knows I do.Part of the fun of the whole thing is that you can chase, I mean follow, anyone you want! (It's not like Facebook, where both parties have to approve of the relationship. Twitter is so much easier for those with stars in their eyes! You just click and follow!) On Twitter, I' ... More >>

Liz Taylor: "Many Have Envied Her, Many Have Condemned Her..."

​One of the best bios of Liz Taylor was in a Playbill! It was in 1981, when the two-time Oscar winner starred on Broadway in a revival of The Little Foxes. Liz was married at that time to Senator John Warner and was already an iconoclastic woman who suffered no bull and served many charities ... More >>

Elizabeth Taylor, RIP (Photos Inside)

​I thought it would never happen. I wrote several times that if it did happen, it would mean the end to old-time Hollywood glamour as we know it. Elizabeth Taylor has died at 79. A great movie star and a fabulous personality, Liz had radioactive charisma centered by those violet eyes which, ... More >>

How To Throw a Party in 2011: Get Naked!

I dance, I chat with Brooke Shields, I learn about female private parts

Live: Joan Of Arc Noodle With Aplomb At Mercury Lounge

Just ignore that weird burning smell. Pic by Jonah.​Joan of Arc Mercury Lounge Tuesday, February 1 Better Than: Cap'n Jazz, Owls, Owen, Friend/Enemy, Make Believe, Ghosts and Vodka, Tim Kinsella(s) . . . pretty much every JOA-affiliated band besides American Football. Joan of Arc and Jean-Lu ... More >>

Colin Firth Said the C-Word!

Speechifying on Broadway, plus plenty of cussing and discussing

R.I.P., Eddie Fisher

​In the 1950s, Eddie Fisher made himself a walking punchline for the rest of his life by dumping America's sweetheart, Debbie Reynolds, in favor of the vamp next door, Elizabeth Taylor, as any sensible person would do. He was basically the original Brad Pitt. Li'l Debbie was furious, but yea ... More >>

Over the Hedge: Investment Banker Busted Farming the Green

​Here's a hilarious story coming the internet's way from Zombie Forbes/Slant: an executive at a billion-dollar hedge fund was caught running an extensive marijuana farm out of her house. Her boyfriends insists the cops have it all wrong; they're just farming goats, he claims. Clients of the Co ... More >>

Long Live Zsa Zsa Gabor

​So 93-year-old chatterbox Zsa Zsa Gabor refused another operation and went home -- and so did I, to look up my amazing 1993 Village Voice interview with the Hungarian legend, which appears in my stunning book La Dolce Musto. That day, Zsa Zsa mouthed off on everything, darling.

Why I Loved Lynn Redgrave

​She was such a fine actress and esteemed wit--one of those people you wanted to have around forever, to elevate the culture just by entering a room. Finding her own niche within one of the most illustrious acting dynasties of all time, Lynn exploded in 1967's Georgy Girl, in which she was th ... More >>

Broadway East Gets Yet Another Chef

Photo courtesy of Broadway EastBroadway East, home of many chefs.​Trying to keep up with which chef Broadway East has in its kitchen is like trying to keep up with where Ryan Skeen is working this week. Eater has learned that the self-described flexitarian restaurant has just hired Sasha St. G ... More >>

'That's Montgomery Clift, Honey!' at BAM

The accident changed Monty's face, and his life, but not his talent

Oscar's Biggest Outrages!

​Did Liz Taylor really deserve that Oscar for Butterfield 8 or was it all about the tracheotomy? How about such surprise winners as Grace Kelly, Judy Holliday, and Richard Dreyfuss? Did the people who decided Dubya won Ohio in 2004 get their early training by tallying these Oscar categories? ... More >>

James DeMonaco's Debut, Staten Island

Featuring Ethan Hawke, looking nothing like a septic-tank cleaner

Dorothy Iannone at the New Museum; Cheim & Reid's 'The Female Gaze: Women Look at Women'

Plus Leona Christie's 'Parts and Labor' at Redflagg

Jackson Memorial Scheduled for 1PM EST

Michael Jackson's bonkers Staples Center memorial is scheduled for 10AM PST, and is set to feature a random assortment of basketball players, reality TV show contestants, and John Mayer. This Rolling Stone item cites TMZ and contains the allegation that "Michael Jackson's casket will take center sta ... More >>

Clip Job: Cleopatra Knocked On Her Asp

Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesJune 20, 1963, Vol. VIII, No. 35'Cleopatra': The Fall of Bosley CaesarBy Andrew SarrisIn case you're still wondering, "CLEOPATRA" (at the Rivoli) is a complete disaster, and I kid you not. I vas dere, Charlie, for four hours and three minutes, no ... More >>

Fallen American Idol Star at Gay Bar!

Much wood in B'way's Desire Under the Elms revival.

Meeting Denied, Bronx Rebels Rally, Predict Victory

Primary: Silver Stays, Connor Out, Espada Beats Gonzalez, More

Retro Man

Terrence Howard's Latest Hustle and Flow

Black people revive the Great White Way. Plus a hue and cry from Mel Brooks.

Under the Influence

Was it the free love, the politics, or the acid that made films of the '60s so trippy?

The Hall of Fume

The reek shall inherit the Earth. Or at least the Flea.

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'Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'

Big Time

Scissor Sisters take a break; Asia Argento breaks your Heart

A Place in the Sun: Retro Remembers RKO's Renaissance Man

The Vermont Country Store: Christmas With the Yanks

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Highballs and Some Tight-Fitting British Tweeds, Circa 1968

Katharine Hepburn, 1907-2003

Woman of Action

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Shape Shifter

How a Butt-Boosting Silicone Injector Got Busted