Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor

[Crimson]

Who needs these typical, shallow TV documentaries

The problem with celebrity documentaries in the age of streamers is that they are inevitably "authorized" by the estate if not the celebrities themselves. That renders them little more than puff pieces. The Prince estate killed what was said to be a raw look at his life by refusing to allow any of his music to be used. (Seems likely that would have fallen under "fair use" exclusion to Copyright but likely that Netflix didn't want to deal with the legal ramifications.) In exchange for access and cooperation, documentarians trade away objectivity and insight.

And then all we get are the celebrities cronies or randos offering empty but effusive statements about how world shaking the subject was.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Elizabeth went to heaven 15 years ago today...

 

[Monzo]

Taylor Swift has officially released Elizabeth Taylor as a single, along with a matching music video featuring only Elizabeth Taylor.

Are you satisfied with the scenes that were chosen for the video? I already liked the song, but the video makes it even better. The editing is excellent, but did anyone expect anything less from Taylor Swift and her team?

 

[Toni]

Taylor Swift has officially released Elizabeth Taylor as a single, along with a matching music video featuring only Elizabeth Taylor.

Are you satisfied with the scenes that were chosen for the video? I already liked the song, but the video makes it even better. The editing is excellent, but did anyone expect anything less from Taylor Swift and her team?

Obviously done by the group of gay fans of Swift´s. Not one complaint, but I´d love to know what Alex Barton, I mean, Michael Wilding Jr., thinks about it.

 

[Karin]

@Monzo thanks for sharing this video with us.
I enjoyed watching it but I actually don't think the clips and the lyrics match all that well.
So honestly I think I could have edited a better music video to that song than this official version!

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Taylor Swift has officially released Elizabeth Taylor as a single, along with a matching music video featuring only Elizabeth Taylor.

Are you satisfied with the scenes that were chosen for the video? I already liked the song, but the video makes it even better. The editing is excellent, but did anyone expect anything less from Taylor Swift and her team?

Claire Maguire did an "Elizabeth Taylor" song a few years ago. Anything Swift does always seems to be about Swift.

 

[Karin]

I have the Claire Maqure Elizabeth Taylor song on my phone. I bought it off iTunes. I am yet to get the Taylor Swift song.

 

[Monzo]

I love Will Young's version of Claire Mackre's Elizabeth Taylor, but I was never into the original.

The advantage of someone like Taylor Swift taking on Elizabeth Taylor is that it actually sparks interest among people who have heard of her but haven't actually looked into her story, like Taylor Swift and the NFL.

Elizabeth Taylor’s estate celebrates Taylor Swift’s surprise music video tribute

Elizabeth Taylor’s estate has responded to Taylor Swift’s latest music video, which pays homage to the late Hollywood legend.Shortly after The Life of a Showgirl singer unveiled her surprise Elizabeth Taylor music video, the late...

jang.com.pk

Taylor Swift donates proceeds from music video to Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation

The star’s “Elizabeth Taylor” music video supports the late actress’s estate and foundation.

www.goodgoodgood.co

Wasn't it Jennifer Lawrence who said she'd never seen an Elizabeth Taylor movie? So, if a current movie star isn't interested in past stars, then surely enough ordinary people aren't either, but some Swifties will now want to know who Elizabeth Taylor was and maybe even watch a movie with her.

Who was Elizabeth Taylor? And which films appear in Taylor Swift's new music video?

Only one of Hollywood's biggest icons, mind you.

www.glamourmagazine.co.uk

Taylor Swift’s “Elizabeth Taylor” Music Video Brings Fans to These Famed Old Hollywood Locales

Swift herself was nowhere to be seen in the video, but these Elizabeth Taylor characters were.

www.elledecor.com

 

[Karin]

You are right of course. It's good that someone who is one of the most popular singers of today with lots of young fans brings attention to Elizabeth Taylor.
I guess it's possible that Taylor Swift is a fan. She's old enough to know who Elizabeth was before she died.
It's also excellent that she donates the proceeds from the song to Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS Foundation. I'm sure Elizabeth would approve of that.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I love Will Young's version of Claire Mackre's Elizabeth Taylor, but I was never into the original.

The advantage of someone like Taylor Swift taking on Elizabeth Taylor is that it actually sparks interest among people who have heard of her but haven't actually looked into her story, like Taylor Swift and the NFL.

I would've preferred Taylor --- the Swift one --- had done a cover of Maguire's song. (That's probably where Swift got the idea, and she's certainly the queen of cynical marketing).

If Jennifer Lawrence has never seen an Elizabeth Taylor movie (and I can't say I'm surprised) what hope is there for any of us to survive a nuclear winter?

 

[Karin]

I must admit I am not sure who Jennifer Lawrence is!