Liz & Dick: Review

Hello, all! Well, we made it. We got through Lindsay Lohan in Lifetime's Liz & Dick. The first thing I should say is that even though I love Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and I'm an enormous fan of their movies, the way their love story was portrayed in this movie was shallow, vapid and cliche. They were written ridiculously and even though I am sure they both had their moments, I think both of them cared more about acting, movies and theater than the Liz and Dick portrayed in the movie. Also, Elizabeth Taylor was a humanitarian, raising millions for various charities. She wasn't just all booze, partying and temperament. 

Anyway, onto the performances. I'll start with Grant Bowler. You may know Mr. Bowler from HBO'S True Blood playing the role of Cooter. Mr. Bowler actually did an okay job of playing Richard Burton, but lacked any of the gravitas that Mr. Burton possessed. Richard Burton was not so young and not a typical heartthrob when he captured the heart of Liz Taylor, so he clearly had a lot of other things going on with him, Mr. Bowler was fine in the part, but didn't have the chutzpah.

Now let's get to La Lohan. What's so shocking about her performance is that she literally made no attempt to act or sound like Elizabeth Taylor and it's not that she has no mannerisms to imitate, because she definitely does...Lindsay just didn't seem to be able to muster anything up. Also, it's hard to believe they cast her in the first place. First of all, Liz Taylor was a striking woman...also, she had a metallic, recognizable voice. Lindsay's smoker's cough just didn't cut it. On top of a terrible performance, she was poorly made up and was given cheap looking wigs. The costumes were the one thing I liked. I will say though...Lindsay had a few weirdly moving moments in the movie...I'm sort of embarrassed to admit that. It made me think that maybe she was just gigantically miscast and maybe there's a future for her...but this movie is just shockingly bad. It wasn't even as campy as I was hoping .::sigh::. Oh well. 

I WAS happy to see some familiar faces in the supporting cast though: David Eigenberg as Ernest Lehman, and Charles Shaughnessy as Anthony Asquith. 

Lindsay as Liz!

Hello my gorgeous, adoring fans. Shooting is now underway for Liz and Dick, and THANKFULLY, we have some stills of Lindsay all dressed up as La Taylor. I have to say, she looks pretty fab in this picture, clearly there's been some photoshopping, but she looks wonderful...I'm still crossing my fingers that there are some scenes from Cleopatra so we can see Lohan in some of that Egyptian garb....

Lindsay Lohan has found her Dick!

Hello, my gorgeous ones! The waiting is finally over and Lindsay Lohan (and producers) have found the man who will play Dick opposite her Liz. He isn't exactly the A-Lister she might have been hoping for, but he HAS played a werewolf on True Blood and was on Ugly Better. It's Grant Bowler, and compared to the other guys that were mentioned, he is a FAR superior choice. He has a great, mature vibe and might actually act well? Cool! Well, at least production can start AS PLANNED for June 4th. Here's what the executive producer had to say about it...

“The chemistry erupted in the room… Grant will add gravitas to our couple and bring to life one of the greatest actors who has ever lived. Burton was a Welsh poet, a rascal, and a man’s man, who swept Elizabeth Taylor off her feet and flew her so close to the sun that they both exploded into stardust that still lights up Hollywood.”


Well...yeah...cool...good luck. 

Lindsay being picky about who plays Richard Burton

Hello, gorgeous fans. So, there has been MUCH speculation about who will be playing Richard Burton opposite Lindsay Lohan's Liz Taylor. The producers have been very secretive about it all, but shooting is set to start in early June so...wtf? Supposedly Matthew Settle, from Gossip Girl, Sean Maguire of Meet the Spartans and Craig Robert Young were on the list to play Dick, but Lindsay shot them all down. She wants an A-Lister like herself (hmmm) to play opposite her...she sounds like she's being the worst. We all found out yesterday that she's picking all her costumes...and now she wants to pick her leading man. LINDSAY! You were a train wreck and people are now wanting to take a chance on you! YOU CAN'T BE PICKY!

Lindsay Lohan Liz biopic moving forward...

Hello, gorgeous ones. Okay, this news has me excited for all the wrong reasons. Everyone is saying they think it's going to be a horrible, horrible mess, but can't anyone enjoy a campy, messy good time ever?!? I think Lifetime is genius for casting her, people will DEFINITELY tune in to see what Lohan does with the iconic Liz Taylor. The movie is titled Liz and Dick. Since the famous pair fell in love on the set of Cleopatra and made some fabulous movies together, we can at the very least expect some amazing costumes and makeup!!! I AM SO EXCITED!!!

Elizabeth Taylor's Makeup

Hello, my gorgeous fans. I am ALWAYS looking at my favorite celebrity's makeup: in their movies, in photo-shoots, in paparazzi photos, etc, but I think the woman who has one of the most iconic makeup looks of all time is Elizabeth Taylor. I mean, her makeup in Cleopatra (the "historical" epic that brought her and her soon to be hubby, Richard Burton together) basically set the trend for makeup of the 60s. I know the Cleo look is the most popular, but my favorite OVER THE TOP Liz Taylor makeup is in a movie called Doctor Faustus. The movie is the story of Faust, starring Richard Burton as Doctor Faust and Elizabeth Taylor in a silent role as the various love interests of Richard Burton. Anyway, the movie was a flop, but Liz's makeup, hair and costumes were NOT! Her makeup was done by Frank La Rue, who Liz used for a a bunch of her films in the 60s. He also did Marilyn Monroe's makeup in The Misfits. I know it's over the top, but I love it...