The Misfits is showing this Sunday, March 19th, at 7pm in the Billy Wilder Theatre at UCLA (where Marilyn herself … More
Tag: John Huston
‘Almost Understood’: Marilyn Covers Film International
Marilyn graces the cover of Film International‘s latest issue (Vol. 20 No.1&2/2022.) Inside there’s a 26-page essay by George Toles, … More
Finishing the Picture: Marilyn, Clark Gable and Eli Wallach
Writing for SlashFilm, Anthony Crislip looks behind the scenes of The Misfits, and the row that broke out over how … More
The Misfits: The Film That Ended a Marriage
The Misfits: The Film That Ended a Marriage is a new study of the troubled production, by Irish author Aubrey … More
‘To the Actress’: Marilyn and Her Mentors
In April 1955, Marilyn gave her first (and only) extensive TV interview on Edward R. Murrow’s Person to Person. The … More
Reading With Marilyn … in Hollywood
Marilyn features twice in Esquire‘s list of the 125 Best Books About Hollywood: firstly, Eve Arnold’s monograph, and then – … More
Why John Huston Gambled On Marilyn
It’s often said that careers are made by talent, hard work, and a little luck. Marilyn’s breakout role in The … 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’s ‘Asphalt Jungle’ a TCM Essential
Marilyn’s 1950 breakthrough in The Asphalt Jungle is featured in Jeremy Arnold’s new book for Turner Classic Movies (TCM), The … More
Marilyn, John Huston and a Hollywood Heist
Setting a blueprint for the genre, The Asphalt Jungle (1950) heads up Esquire‘s list of the 12 Greatest Heist Movies. … More