Subscribers to the Criterion Channel in the US and Canada will be treated to 11 of Marilyn’s best movies throughout her birthday month of June. Bus Stop and The Misfits also feature in a related programme on Method Acting, as well as The Goddess (1958), with Kim Stanley as a troubled movie star loosely based on Marilyn – whose sister-in-law, Joan Copeland, played a supporting role. Viewers may also want to catch a discussion hosted by Isaac Butler, author of The Method, which covered Marilyn’s Actors Studio years with fresh insight.
“An era-defining star whose pop-culture mythos has grown so immense it often eclipses the work she did as an actor, Marilyn Monroe deserves to be remembered as more than just an emblem of 1950s sexuality or tragic beauty. She was, first and foremost, an artist, a dedicated perfectionist who combined natural screen magnetism with a serious commitment to her craft that she honed through her work with Method acting pioneers Lee and Paula Strasberg. Though classic turns in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and The Seven Year Itch immortalised her brilliant comic timing, Monroe was equally effective in dramatic showcases like Bus Stop and The Misfits, in which she tapped into the deep well of vulnerability that lay beneath her glamorous image.”
FEATURING: All About Eve (1950), Clash by Night (1952), Don’t Bother to Knock (1952), Monkey Business (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), Niagara (1953), River of No Return (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Bus Stop (1956), The Misfits (1961)
The Marilyn Report 
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