Remembering Marilyn’s Intellectual Life

Arancha van der Veen has written an excellent article exploring Marilyn’s intellectual side for Classic Movie Hub. “Over the years, Marilyn … More

Marilyn Through the Cinemascope Lens

In the final instalment of his summer-long series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at Marilyn’s Cinemascope debut … More

‘Let’s Make Love’: Marilyn’s Last Song and Dance

In the latest installment of his ongoing series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at Marilyn’s ‘last completed … More

Marilyn Steps Out of the Chorus

Made on a shoestring budget during her brief tenure at Columbia, Ladies of the Chorus (1948) gave Marilyn her first … More

Marilyn Beats the Odds in ‘River of No Return’

Marilyn faced multiple challenges while filming River Of No Return: a script she disliked, an unsympathetic director, and performing dangerous … More

Marilyn’s Last Act: ‘Something’s Got to Give’

In the latest instalment of his series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at the myths surrounding Marilyn’s … More

The Girl From the Future: Marilyn in ‘The Seven Year Itch’

In the latest instalment of his ongoing series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at The Seven Year … More

Forlorn Perfection: Marilyn as Roslyn in ‘The Misfits’

Continuing his excellent series for Classic Movie Hub, Monroe biographer Gary Vitacco Robles looks at Marilyn’s last completed movie, The … More

Marilyn Turns Suffering Into Magic in ‘Some Like It Hot’

In the latest instalment of his series for Classic Movie Hub, Gary Vitacco Robles looks at the personal struggles behind … More

Marilyn Wins the Battle in ‘The Prince and the Showgirl’

The on-set tensions between Marilyn and Sir Laurence Olivier are now legendary, but what of the film they made together? … More