Great Romances of the 20th Century: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton

Yes, the budget for 1963's "Cleopatra," starring Elizabeth Taylor, nearly wrecked a studio, but "Vanity Fair's Tales of Hollywood" shows that movie-making has never been easy - or painless. ( American Film Classics ) The half-life of the atom and... ... Full Article

By the time 20th Century Fox's production of Cleopatra brought Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton together, the jinxed epic had thrown a major studio into epic chaos. ... Full Article

T he rehearsal had already dragged on for hours, the air conditioning had long since died, and the stars, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, were beginning to get a bit whiny, complaining about the heat at the Shubert Theatre in... ... Full Article

For 60 years at Big Sur's famed Nepenthe restaurant, cameras have been clicking away on the obvious - the cliffside view of the dramatic Pacific coastline, the iconic, midcentury restaurant of glass and wood, the grand terrace where Elizabeth Taylor... ... Full Article

Sellers knocked her out with a joint. Rod Stewart wore her knickers. And Jack Nicholson watched her give birth. Britt Ekland's one-woman show is not for the squemish.... more Dame Elizabeth Taylor is recovering in hospital after being reportedly put... ... Full Article

The term "snow squall" is now in regular rotation on the weather report and just about every Canadian is ready to jump on a flight south. ... Full Article