Wednesday, March 23, 2011

NEWS: Liz Taylor, Jonathan Jackson, DAYS Helps Katrina Victims

NPR: 'Laughter And Reflections' With Carol Burnett
"Being the good sport she is," Burnett remembers, [Elizabeth] Taylor hid from Burnett until her cameo [on ALL MY CHILDREN]. "The cameras kept rolling, and her belly laugh and my expletive — bleeped — went to the air exactly as taped."

Elizabeth Taylor special, marathon set
TV will be filled with Elizabeth Taylor memories and tributes over the next few days.

The Biography Channel and TCM are the first to announce special programs.

BIO REMEMBERS: ELIZABETH TAYLOR is scheduled for Thursday from 8-10 p.m.

TCM will air a 24-hour Liz Taylor film marathon starting at 6 a.m. Sunday with Lassie Come Home.

National Velvet follows at 7:30 a.m.

Conspirator is next at 10 a.m.

Father of the Bride is set for 11:30 a.m.

Father’s Little Dividend rolls at 1:15 p.m.

Raintree County starts at 2:45 p.m.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof goes at 6 p.m.

Butterfield 8 is a primetime attraction at 8 p.m.

Who’s Afraid of Virigina Woolf follows at 10 p.m.

Giant begins at 12:30 a.m.

Ivanhoe closes the tribute at 4 a.m.

Liz Taylor: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me
1. Before I made films, I had a lemonade stand in Southern California.

2. When José Eber is out of town, I love to cut my hair and anyone else's.

3. I'm mad for LAW & ORDER and have seen every single episode. My children and Mariska Hargitay, a dazzling actress, played together as kids.

4. I converted to Judaism in 1959.

5. My Jewish name is Elisheba Rachel.

6. My first horse was named Betty.

7. I didn't go on a date until I was 16.

8. My legs are too short.

9. The film I'm proudest of is Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

10. I never face the day without perfume.

11. I dreamed of designing perfume 25 years before I did it.

12. I love blood-orange juice.

13. My very first memory is of pain.

14. I'm still heartbroken that Richard [Burton] never won an Oscar.

15. I am sincerely not worried about getting old.

16. I never tried to act until A Place in the Sun.

17. I am disgusted by the amount of myth about me that is accepted as fact.

18. People on Twitter named my new fragrance, Violet Eyes.

19. I've never had acting lessons, though many people think I need them.

20. In my twenties, I nearly lost my eye and my leg. Still have them both, tee hee.

21. Nerves are the nemesis of all actors.

22. I hate being called Liz, because it can sound like such a hiss.

23. I believe you can be close to God anywhere.

24. My dog Delilah is in love with my cat Fang. To each his own.

25. My family and people with HIV/AIDS are my life.

BOARDWALK EMPIRE Star Arrested After Alleged Assault
Paz de la Huerta was arrested last night after she allegedly threw a glass at former CITY star Samantha Swetra at an NYC party on Sunday ... and then socked her in the face.

GLEE original No. 2 on Digital Songs chart
The cast debuts No. 2 with "Loser Like Me" (210,000). It's the "Glee" kids' second-best sales week yet for a song -- surpassed only by "Teenage Dream's" 213,000 debut at No. 1 last November.

MTV Picks Up Two More Seasons Of THE REAL WORLD
MTV announced it is renewing the reality veteran for Seasons 27 and 28.

Allison Janney loves her MR. SUNSHINE character
“I’ve been asked to do things that I actually am nervous about. And then I get a little bit of encouragement and I jump. I go,” she said. “It’s the furthest I’ve gone with a character.”

OFF THE MAP: Where GREY'S ANATOMY Fans Find Refuge
If the cast structure sounds rather similar to GREY'S ANATOMY ... it is. At the same time, the characters are generally more likable and less mopey than their GREY'S counterparts.

THE GOOD WIFE: Creators Robert and Michelle King answer burning questions about last night's explosive episode
While the actress only learned of Peter and Kalinda’s indiscretion halfway through shooting this season, the Kings had been planning this particular collision since the pilot was written.

MAD MEN: A Musical Companion CD and MAD MEN DVD Hit Stores Next Week
"Mad Men: A Musical Companion (1960-1965)" is a two-disc CD set scheduled for release Tue., Mar. 29, the same day the fourth season of MAD MEN will be released on DVD and Blu-ray.

IFC Renews ONION NEWS NETWORK
The fake weekly newspaper and website will return for a 16-episode second season — the largest order ever for an IFC series.

DAYS OF OUR LIVES actors helping to rebuild houses for those still displaced by Katrina
On Wednesday, the cast of the soap opera that’s been on the air for 45 years will welcome a New Orleans family as they move into a new home and provide furniture for them. On Thursday, the cast members will help rebuild another home and raise money for its construction.

Jonathan Jackson talks about that GENERAL HOSPITAL tearjerker death
"There was absolutely insane amounts of intensity that day. Everyone was feeling it. It was a very heavy feeling on the set. It was filmed in one day, from morning til late afternoon. The filming of it went on and on. We had to go there, to that [emotional] place, and keep coming back to it after breaks. In terms of sustaining the emotion, it was probably the hardest day I ever had. I was pretty wiped out by the end of it. We all were."

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