Marilyn’s personal struggles and traumatic experiences are well-known (and exploited to the hilt in Netflix’s Blonde.) On the other hand, … More
Category: Movies
Queen of Diamonds: When Marilyn Wore the Tiara
1952 made a ‘sensation’ of Marilyn, but her true year of glory was 1953. She achieved top billing in three … More
Retracing Marilyn’s Jewish Identity
Writing for UK weekly newspaper The Jewish Chronicle, Nathan Abrams – Professor of Film Studies at Bangor University – asks, … More
Diamond Dancer: When Marilyn Made Music
‘Marilyn Monroe was a great dancer – you wouldn’t know it from Blonde, Sarah L. Kaufman writes for the Washington … More
Why Marilyn is the World’s Most Misunderstood Icon
Writing for BBC Culture, Anna Bogutskaya asks: why do biopics always get Marilyn so wrong? “‘Please don’t make me into … More
Marilyn’s ‘Misfit’ Soundtrack Back on Vinyl
Alex North’s evocative score for The Misfits has been reissued on vinyl by the Waxtime record label. The cover photo … More
‘Blonde’ Premieres at the Venice Film Festival
Blonde, the long-awaited adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’s novel, had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival yesterday. The … More
Anne Savelli Visits the ‘Musée Marilyn’
Musée Marilyn is a new book by French author Anne Savelli, examining Marilyn’s many photo sessions in detail. (However, it … More
Magnum’s ‘Misfit’ Marilyn in Berlin
Magnum photographer Inge Morath captured a melancholy image of Marilyn and Arthur Miller in their suite at the Mapes Hotel … More
TCM’s ‘Saturday Under the Stars’ With Marilyn
American fans are in for a treat this Saturday as Turner Classic Movies devotes a full day of programming to … More
The Marilyn Report 