The ‘ARTE’ of Marilyn on French TV

Marilyn’s fans in France are in for a treat this Sunday, October 11, when a screening of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes … More

Sugar and Beyond: Marilyn’s Fabulous Five

Writing for Utah’s Deseret News, Megan Fisher picks her Top 5 Monroe movies. Don’t Bother to Knock (1952) – “Monroe gracefully … More

The Colour of Marilyn in ‘Yours Retro’

The latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro – #54, with Elvis Presley on the cover – includes a … More

Marilyn, Howard Hawks, and the Making of a Comedy Queen

Writing for Screen Rant, Shae Sennett focuses on the two films Marilyn made with Howard Hawks. (She also recently wrote … More

Back to the Movies: Marilyn’s Lucky Eight

Following her article about Marilyn Monroe Productions (see here), Maureen Lee Lenker is the latest critic to recommend some of … More

Critics Pick Marilyn’s Top Ten Movies (Bar One)

Writing for Indiewire, a group of critics have compiled a list of Marilyn’s Top 10 movies, with one notable exception. … More

‘Blowtorch Blonde’: Marilyn’s Hard-Won Resilience

Marilyn’s personal struggles and traumatic experiences are well-known (and exploited to the hilt in Netflix’s Blonde.) On the other hand, … More

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

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