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Your favourite Elizabeth Taylor film?
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:20 pm
by Cordy_Biddle
In remembrance of Ms Taylor's passing, I thought it would be fitting to run a poll asking members to vote for their all-time favourite Liz film. All the "biggies" are here, but please don't forget to mention other favourites below.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:45 pm
by David S.
Sorry to hear she passed away. For me, as a big fan of animal films, it's close between National Velvet and Lassie. But seeing as National Velvet already has a vote, I will vote for Lassie.
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 5:52 pm
by buffalobill
The Flintstones
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:58 pm
by Escapay
"Every time you leave me for a minute, it's like goodbye. I like to believe it means you can't live without me."
A Place in the Sun
Liz and Monty at their best.
albert
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:04 pm
by AladdinFan
From Fran Drescher's Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/drescher
RIP Elizabeth Taylor. UR beauty & talents will be missed, dear girl.
This picture was taken when Elizabeth Taylor was a guest in "The Nanny". She was in the episode called "Where's the Pearls?" from season 3 that's why I know who she is and when I heard the bad news I thought about this episode from "The Nanny".
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:54 pm
by Cordy_Biddle
I love that episode of "The Nanny". The little joke where Elizabeth declines to let Fran try on her ring goes back to an episode of "Here's Lucy", where Lucy does try on Elizabeth's ring and cannot remove it.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:06 am
by UmbrellaFish
I picked two-
A Place in the Sun and
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
And for anyone interested in seeing more of Elizabeth's classic gems, TCM is memorializing her on April 10th with a marathon of her movies:
TCM.com wrote:Turner Classic Movies will remember the life and career of two-time Academy Award®-winning actress and beloved humanitarian Elizabeth Taylor on Sunday, April 10. The 24-hour memorial tribute, which is set to begin at 6 a.m. (ET/PT), will include both of Taylor's Oscar®-winning performances, with Butterfield 8 (1960) at 8 p.m. (ET) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) at 10 p.m. (ET).
TCM's tribute will also feature Taylor in such memorable films as the family classics Lassie Come Home (1943) and National Velvet (1944); the delightful comedies Father of the Bride (1950) and Father's Little Dividend (1951); the historical epic Ivanhoe (1952); and the powerful dramas Giant (1956), Raintree County (1957) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). Also included is the spy drama Conspirator (1949), with Taylor in her first adult role.
The following is a complete schedule of TCM's April 10 memorial tribute to Elizabeth Taylor (all times Eastern):
6 a.m. - Lassie Come Home (1943), with Roddy McDowall and Edmund Gwenn; directed by Fred M. Wilcox.
7:30 a.m. - National Velvet (1944), with Mickey Rooney, Anne Revere and Angela Lansbury; directed by Clarence Brown.
10 a.m. - Conspirator (1952), with Robert Taylor and Robert Flemyng; directed by Victor Saville.
11:30 a.m. - Father of the Bride (1950), with Spencer Tracy, Billie Burke, Joan Bennett and Don Taylor; directed by Vincente Minnelli.
1:15 a.m. - Father's Little Dividend (1951), with Spencer Tracy, Billie Burke, Joan Bennett and Don Taylor; directed by Vincente Minnelli.
2:45 p.m. - Raintree County (1957), with Montgomery Clift, Eva Marie Saint, Lee Marvin, Rod Taylor and Agnes Moorehead; directed by Edward Dmytryk.
6 p.m. - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), with Paul Newman and Burl Ives; directed by Richard Brooks.
8 p.m. - Butterfield 8 (1960), with Laurence Harvey and Eddie Fisher; directed by Daniel Mann.
10 p.m. - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), with Richard Burton, George Segal and Sandy Dennis; directed by Mike Nichols.
12:30 a.m. - Giant (1956), with James Dean and Rock Hudson; directed by George Stevens.
4 a.m. - Ivanhoe (1952), with Robert Taylor and Joan Fontaine; directed by Richard Thorpe.
In addition to TCM's on-air tribute to Taylor, the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood will feature a special 60th anniversary screening of her brilliant performance opposite Montgomery Clift in George Stevens' A Place in the Sun (1951). The TCM Classic Film Festival takes place April 28-May 1.
http://www.tcm.com/this-month/movie-new ... am-on-4-10
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:00 am
by Lazario
I've only ever seen The Flintstones and Father of the Bride.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:54 pm
by carolinakid
I voted for A Date With Judy, but I love Elephant Walk (1954) where she unfortunately had to replace an ill Vivien Leigh. You can still see Miss Leigh in some of the long shots...Elizabeth is absolutely gorgeous in this film.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:49 pm
by Cordy_Biddle
And from what I've read, she had only given birth seven weeks before the ELEPHANT WALK shoot began! She looks amazing in her teeny-waisted gowns in that film.
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:32 pm
by Cordy_Biddle
The results of this poll have been very interesting so far.... Wished more than 11 people voted though... Surely "classic" films aren't such a small niche these days?
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:27 am
by jpanimation
Where's the 'none' option?
In all honesty, I've seen almost every one listed and the only two I've ever cared enough to re-watch were Father of the Bride and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. I guess I've never really been a fan of Taylor's.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:54 am
by milojthatch
Why isn't "The Flintstones" on this list? It was her last film.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:16 am
by Cordy_Biddle
Her last film was 2001's "These Old Broads"". I didn't include "Flintstones" because I wanted the list to be about her starring roles in films. "Lassie Come Home" notwithstanding (it was her film debut); all the films on this list are certified Elizabeth-starring films.
Re: Your favourite Elizabeth Taylor film?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:03 pm
by DVDBuff1
Tie between A Place in the Sun and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Re: Your favourite Elizabeth Taylor film?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:30 am
by UmbrellaFish
Wow, it’s been almost 10 years since she passed. Time goes by so quickly... I remember when she was still alive— she had a Twitter account and constantly tweeted at Kathy Ireland. Most of her tweets were addressed to Kathy Ireland, a fellow businesswoman.
I still think A Place in the Sun and Virginia Woolf are her greatest movies. I rewatch Cleopatra because I love the spectacle, the costumes, the makeup. I read an interesting write up about Giant recently which, along with this old thread, has reminded me I need a rewatch.
Re: Your favourite Elizabeth Taylor film?
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 11:32 am
by Disney's Divinity
I haven't seen most of her films, tbh. The version of Little Women where she plays Amy is probably my favorite film that includes her, I suppose. It's the version of Little Women I was always most fond of (although I've heard a lot of book fans don't like it for whatever reason). I never cared for the Hepburn or '90s versions.