When Marilyn Met ‘Whiplash Wilder’

Charles Higham’s 1967 interview with director Billy Wilder for Sight & Sound magazine has been reposted online. Interestingly, Some Like … More

Jackie, Marilyn … and a Hatful of Truman

Photographer turned film producer Tony McGee is developing a film about Marilyn and Jackie Kennedy for his McGee Films company, … More

‘An Interesting Idea’: Marilyn, Hitchcock and Marnie

While reading a tribute to Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (which turns 60 this year) by Tim Gray in Variety, I found … More

Say Goodbye to 20th Century Fox

Twentieth Century Fox, the legendary studio where Marilyn’s acting career began and ended, has been renamed after its merger with … More

‘Clash By Night’: Marilyn’s Neo-Realist Heroine

Fritz Lang’s Clash By Night (1952) is one of many classic Hollywood films with progressive credentials covered in Paul Buhle … More

Joyce Carol Oates Praises Upcoming ‘Blonde’ Movie

As previously reported in May (see here), the release of Andrew Dominik’s Blonde, starring Ana de Armas, has been postponed … More

Marilyn’s Marquee Revival in Wilmington, Ohio

During Marilyn’s era, it was common practice for cinemas to continue screening popular movies several years after their initial release. … More

Billy Halop, From ‘Dead End’ to ‘Dangerous Years’

Actor Billy Halop, who found fame as one of the Dead End Kids before playing the lead in Dangerous Years … More

Gaby Dunn Inspired by ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’

Comedian, writer and activist Gaby Dunn, who hosts the Bad With Money podcast, cites Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as a favourite … More

‘Some Like It Hot’ at Kenwood House

As open-air performances resume across the UK, Some Like It Hot gets an outdoor screening at Kenwood House by Hampstead … More