Monthly Archives: October 2011

Eva Wiseman on ‘The Myth of Marilyn’

Posted on October 16, 2011 by marina72

In today’s Observer, columnist Eva Wiseman casts a critical eye on Marilyn mania: ‘The myth of Marilyn washes over our culture like a Hipstamatic app – this bleached, beached tragedy; a woman too feminine to live; a wiggle-hipped symbol of objectification … Continue reading →


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Lady Gaga’s Birthday Serenade

Posted on October 16, 2011 by marina72

Lady Gaga helped celebrate the ten-year anniversary of former president Bill Clinton’s Foundation and his 65th birthday at the ‘Decade of Difference’ concert last night at the Hollywood Bowl. The singer took the stage for three songs, plus a Marilyn … Continue reading →


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Cover Girls’ Blonde Ambition

Posted on October 16, 2011 by marina72

Singer Gwen Stefani, who has drawn inspiration from Monroe, Harlow and Madonna, is on the cover of the UK’s InStyle magazine this November.  ’I do my roots as often as Marilyn Monroe did hers,’ she says. ‘I’m serious. I found … Continue reading →


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Drink to Marilyn in Costa Mesa

Posted on October 14, 2011 by marina72

Marilyn Merlot is celebrating its 25th birthday – and the release of its 2009 wine – with a tasting from 4.30 – 8.30 pm today at Hi-Time Wine Cellars, Costa Mesa, in California’s Napa Valley, reports the Daily Pilot.


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Kirkland Smith’s Marilyn, Re-Created

Posted on October 14, 2011 by marina72

This striking work of art, made from scraps of non-recyclable waste, is on display as part of a Kirkland Smith exhibit at Gallery 80808, in Columbia, South Carolina, reports Mary Bentz Gilkerzon for the Columbia Free Times. “Marilyn (2009) features … Continue reading →


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Marilyn and the Oscars

Posted on October 14, 2011 by marina72

In New York’s Village Voice, film critic Michael Musto noted the irony of Oscar talk about Michelle Williams in My Week With Marilyn, when the woman she plays was never nominated: “I guess you can get a nomination for recreating the production of … Continue reading →


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Thanksgiving Release for ‘My Week With Marilyn’

Posted on October 14, 2011 by marina72

The US release date for My Week With Marilyn has been moved to November 23 (Thanksgiving weekend), Collider reports. Director Simon Curtis spoke to Movieline about Michelle’s approach to the role: “Fantastically for this very complicated character — let alone … Continue reading →


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‘My Week With Marilyn’: L.A. Preview

Posted on October 12, 2011 by marina72

My Week With Marilyn will be screened on October 25 at KCET on Sunset Boulevard, followed by a Q&A.  Please note: this is a preview, and tickets are priced at $168 for members, $185 for non-members.


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Andrej Pejic: Marilyn Off-Duty

Posted on October 12, 2011 by marina72

After making a short film, ‘Norma Jean‘, model Andrej Pejic has done a Marilyn-inspired cover shoot for Lovecat magazine, reports Design Scene.


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Schiller Exhibit at Venice Beach

Posted on October 12, 2011 by marina72

‘12 Photographs‘, a selection of nudes taken by Lawrence Schiller during filming of the pool scene in Something’s Got to Give, will be on display at the Duncan Miller Gallery, Venice Beach, from October 21-November 26. While you’re in Venice … Continue reading →


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