The Asphalt Jungle (1950) will be screened in 35mm at the Somerville Theatre in Massachusetts next Wednesday, May 25, at … More
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Marilyn Gets Full Marks at the Academy
In her all too brief career, Marilyn never won an Oscar, or was even nominated – and she attended the … 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
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
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
Amazon Buys Marilyn’s MGM for $8.45 Billion
Marilyn’s career at MGM was fairly brief: in 1948, she befriended the studio’s casting director Lucille Ryman and her actor … More
Revisiting Billy Joel’s Marilyn Moment
Singer Billy Joel’s 1989 hit, ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’ – an earworm if ever there was one – mentioned … 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