Monthly Archives: December 2010

Christian Louboutin Reads ‘Blonde’

Posted on December 14, 2010 by marina72

Meanwhile, he’s recently finished a new collection inspired by Joyce Carol Oates’ Blonde, a 1200 page biography on Marilyn Monroe.*  “It’s such a fascinating book.  One of the most moving books I’ve ever read, actually.  I began to really look at … Continue reading →


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Jack Cardiff Remembers Marilyn

Posted on December 14, 2010 by marina72

A clip from the documentary, Cameraman: The Life and Works of Jack Cardiff. Watch on Youtube Thanks to Alberto at Immortal Marilyn


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Marilyn and Rachmaninoff

Posted on December 13, 2010 by marina72

It is the second piano concerto by Rachmaninoff that is perfect. As the bell-chords that open the work move into the opening theme Marilyn Monroe comes into focus…it is a fantasy sequence. She wears a tiger-skin dress and is smoking … Continue reading →


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An Icon in Frankfurt

Posted on December 13, 2010 by marina72

Private possessions of Marilyn Monroe go on show in Germany this week, most of them collected by a man who was not even born when the Hollywood sex icon committed suicide in 1962. Among the 300 items never placed on public display … Continue reading →


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‘Less of an Icon, More of a Friend’

Posted on December 13, 2010 by marina72

“I grew up with this picture of (Marilyn) in my bedroom. It’s a picture of her at the house in Connecticut, Roxbury where she and Miller lived and this picture of her wearing this white dress and she’s barefoot and she’s … Continue reading →


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TCM Greatest Overlooked Performances

Posted on December 13, 2010 by marina72

TCM includes one of Marilyn’s shining moments in its new list of the Top 10 Greatest Overlooked Performances. Many felt she was denied an Oscar nomination by the Hollywood establishment because of her rebellion against Twentieth Century Fox. Marilyn Monroe … Continue reading →


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Wild Strawberries: ‘Life-Sized Marilyn Monroe’

Posted on December 12, 2010 by marina72

‘Life-Sized Marilyn Monroe’ was originally released in 1993 as an EP by Canadian indie band Wild Strawberries. The track can also be heard on their 1995 album,


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Nicki Minaj: ‘Pulling a Marilyn Monroe’

Posted on December 12, 2010 by marina72

“When I’m doing shoots like this, I pull a Marilyn Monroe and I think Madonna, Grace Jones. I just think of who didn’t give a damn! I like attitude – that mystery – I like that in women…” Rapper Nicki … Continue reading →


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A Night at the Circus

Posted on December 11, 2010 by marina72

She was radiant and she was gracious as she stopped repeatedly to the shouts of photographers calling out her name. At one point she turned from the rest of the pack and glanced directly at me. She threw back her … Continue reading →


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Poolside With George and Marilyn

Posted on December 10, 2010 by marina72

Filming a nude bathing scene, racy for its time, on a closed set in 1962. From Marilyn’s last, incomplete movie, Something’s Got to Give. Thanks to Nicky at Everlasting Star


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