Slog - Comments on Elizabeth Taylor, Sergio Leone, and Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me Hello citizens of the Slogosphere, I am officially back from my official vacation, officially. Aside from my gender reassignment surgery (success!), I spent the majority of my time off watching Sergio Leone's four-hours-long-and-totally-amazing Once Upon a Time in America. I also spent at least four hours obsessively re-watching the clip below, in which Elizabeth Taylor exhibits the most impressive celebrity behavior in American history. I can't begin to guess what kind of drugs are required to make a person do such things, but I'm content to spend the rest of my life trying to find out.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:36:04 -0800 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:06:44 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Lindy West OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD

]]> Lindy West http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827048 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827048 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:40:02 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Love. Her. They don't make 'em like that any more.

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827049 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827049 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:40:51 -0800 Comment by meh Train wreck, party of one. Your table is ready!

]]> meh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827050 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827050 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:40:51 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I fuckin' love that movie. Although the way it opens doesn't make all that much sense to me. I would have simply started off from when they were kids. Worked my way up. It's 'Once Upon A Time', not here's De Niro in an opium bar, some chick getting her titties played with by a gun--held by a dude looking for De Niro, why should I even be trying to understand what's going on when Once Upon A Time has yet to unfold and the overall substance of this opening scene doesn't need to be the first fucking thing I see. But that's me. I hold little grudges, but they never seem to get in the way of my love.

Sigh. James Woods used to be so fucking hot.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827052 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827052 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:41:44 -0800 Comment by Meagan Schmader, you have made me the happiest woman in the world.

Won't you be my wife?

]]> Meagan http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827054 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827054 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:42:56 -0800 Comment by RHETT ORACLE Liz: tragic Piscean dry drunk behavior...

OUATIA: One of the most evocative coming-of-age gangster films ever - featuring Jewish Mafia - Elizabeth McGovern - opium bed-smoking - disturbing revenge theme - group blow job - a haunting musical score by Ennio Morricone - appearances by Tandy Cronyn (trivia buffs will get it) and a young Jennifer Connelly. Not to mention the lead character is named "Noodles" -

]]> RHETT ORACLE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827087 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827087 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:59:54 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe This is also the first movie where Jennifer Connelly has been out on a pier.

Followed by:
Dark City
Requiem For a Dream
House of Sand and Fog

Possibly others. Bitch can't get out of pier shots, I guess.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827101 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827101 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:04:24 -0800 Comment by Pisces Sweet -batshit crazy old person - bonus points for fame - can't wait 'til I'm old.

]]> Pisces http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827125 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827125 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:16:42 -0800 Comment by It's Mark Mitchell What's tragic about it? She's tanked to the gills on the finest pharmaceuticals money can buy.

]]> It's Mark Mitchell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827127 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827127 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:17:24 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV There must have been a full moon, from the sound of it.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827149 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827149 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:33:21 -0800 Comment by Just Me David, anything happening with a protest in Lynwood this weekend for the Watchman group?

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827160 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827160 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:41:51 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe My accountibilibuddy will be there at 10:00AM. So I should be there at 10:00AM. Definitely not 9:00AM. Hell no. That's when I'll wake up.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827163 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827163 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:43:01 -0800 Comment by V That clip is SO two weeks ago.

]]> V http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827207 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827207 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:12:58 -0800 Comment by Just Me I would think if everyone was there right at 10:00 am at the convention center we should be able to meet the Christian Nazi's.

WEAR DRAG!!!!

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827218 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827218 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:20:21 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe I wouldn't be caught dead in drag, but if I were to actually wear drag to that event, I just might be caught dead in drag.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827225 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827225 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:24:33 -0800 Comment by raindrop David, then why is your name still David? But take your time - it must be a joy to mull over the perfect female name.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827239 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827239 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:31:19 -0800 Comment by Scottie did i seriously just witness that?.....

]]> Scottie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827276 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/elizabeth_taylor_sergio_leone_and_me#c827276 Life Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:06:44 -0800