After filmmaker Guillermo del Toro named Niagara among his favourite film noirs (see here), Marilyn’s 1953 thriller will be screened … More
Tag: Film Noir
‘Nightmare Alley’ Director Inspired by Marilyn in ‘Niagara’
With his Nightmare Alley remake due for US release this month – and in Europe early next year – filmmaker … More
Marilyn Scores Twice in Noirvember
Marilyn scores two entries in Paste magazine’s list of the 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time today, with The … More
‘The Asphalt Jungle’ at AFI Silver
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) will be screened in a 4K restoration print at AFI Silver in Silver Spring, Maryland – … More
‘Niagara’: Marilyn’s Technicolor Noir
Over on the BFI website, David Parkinson includes Niagara (1953) in his list of 10 Great Technicolor Films. “There was … More
The Asphalt Jungle: Marilyn’s ‘Film Gris’
Although some of Marilyn’s best early movies are now categorised as film noir, they also possessed various traits associated with … More
Marilyn Noir: From the Jungle to the Falls
With Marilyn prominently featured, vintage poster art for The Asphalt Jungle (1950) adorns the cover of film historian Robert Miklitsch’s … More
Marilyn’s Film Noir Style
Marilyn’s breakthrough movie, The Asphalt Jungle, is featured in Kimberly Truhler’s new coffee-table book, Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s. … More
Marilyn in ‘Niagara’: A Good Girl Gone Bad
Marilyn’s ‘Technicolor Noir,’ Niagara (1953), offers audiences a rare glimpse of her darker side – and its also the only … More
‘The Asphalt Jungle’: Morals, Money and Marilyn
During the COVID-19 crisis, film fans have turned to streaming, with some of Marilyn’s movies gaining renewed attention – including … More