Gentlemen Prefer Blondes reaches its milestone 70th anniversary this year. The musical comedy classic – which made Marilyn a global … More
Tag: Feminism
Marilyn Brings Eve Arnold to Turin, Italy
A retrospective for photographer Eve Arnold is now on display at Camera Torino in Turin, Italy. Marilyn is prominently featured, … More
‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ in Portland
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is coming to the historic Hollywood Theatre in Portland this weekend, with screenings at 3 pm on … More
‘Clash By Night’ at Columbia’s Film Noir Festival
Clash By Night (1952) will be screened at the Lenfest Centre for the Arts at 2 pm on Sunday, March … More
‘Becoming Herself’: Finding Marilyn’s Feminine Power
The queer feminist academic Sophie Lewis has written a very personal tribute to Marilyn for the November issue of literary … More
Why Girls Have More Fun in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’
Writing for Vulture, film critic Christina Newland – who appeared in the recent CNN docuseries, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe – praises … 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
Scene By Scene: Marilyn’s ‘Career-Defining’ Comedies
Over at The Film Magazine, Emily Nighman looks at three of Marilyn’s most popular comedies, and considers how she brought … More
When Marilyn Braved the Wrath of ‘King Cohn’
The latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#53. with Grace Kelly on the cover) includes a 4-page article … More
Marilyn and the Women of ‘How to Marry a Millionaire’
Writing for Collider, Julia Harari argues that ‘How To Marry A Millionaire Shows Degrees of Femininity, From Monroe to Bacall … More