Watch the Urban Myths trailer, featuring stories about celebrities that may or may not have happened, including one with Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.
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During her life, Elizabeth Taylor was known as much for her offscreen exploits as she was for her onscreen work, and public interest in her personal life hasn't waned now that she's passed. Last year, Lifetime brought us the tawdry, Lindsay Lohan-starring version of the Taylor story: Liz & Dick. This year, the BBC is…
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When we first heard about Lifetime's decision to cast Lindsay Lohan as silver screen icon Elizabeth Taylor in the TV biopic Liz & Dick, we wondered if it might just be a PR stunt. But the deal was firmed up over the spring, and now shooting is actually underway. The first official image has now…
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If Lindsay Lohan seems like less than ideal casting for the role of Elizabeth Taylor in Lifetime's Liz and Dick, how does Megan Fox strike you? In a talk with E!, executive producer Larry Thompson named the Transformers actress as one of the other names up for the lead. "I've been talking to Lindsay Lohan directly,…
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Though everyone knows Marilyn Monroe is Lindsay Lohan's deceased classic Hollywood legend of choice, it may be Elizabeth Taylor she'll be playing next. Lohan has entered early talks to star in the Lifetime original movie Elizabeth & Richard: A Love Story, about the tempestuous, Vatican-condemned romance between Taylor and actor Richard Burton. Oh boy. I…
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When Elizabeth Taylor passed away in March, I assumed that a bidding war would erupt over some of the key stories in her life. As it happened, pursuit of one of those tales took a couple months, and now Paramount has ended up with the rights. I'm talking specifically about the passionate affair between Elizabeth…
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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam discuss the death of a cinema icon, the amount of dancing present in Black Swan, and the dangerous intersections of art and commerce. Special guest Stephen Tobolowsky joins us. Check out Stephen's new short story in ebook form! You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave…
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Elizabeth Taylor died earlier today of congestive heart failure at the age of 79. Taylor had been hospitalized for her condition since February. Taylor made her silver screen debut as a 10-year-old in There's One Born Every Minute, but it was her role in National Velvet a couple years later that captured national attention. Since…
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