Monthly Archives: March 2012

New MM Releases in The Bookseller

Posted on March 22, 2012 by marina72

 The upcoming batch of new MM titles is featured in this week’s Bookseller (including much-anticipated titles from Michelle Morgan and Lois Banner.)


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Yona Zeldis McDonough on Marilyn

Posted on March 22, 2012 by marina72

Yona Zeldis McDonough, who edited the 2002 anthology, All the Available Light: A Marilyn Monroe Reader, has also written fiction and non-fiction for adults, and books for children. She spoke recently about her thoughts on MM’s enduring legacy: “You edited … Continue reading →


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‘Sugar’ in San Francisco

Posted on March 22, 2012 by marina72

 Riley Krull stars in Sugar, a new production of the musical based on Some Like It Hot, from April 4-22 at the 42nd Street Moon, Eureka Theatre, San Francisco.


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‘Hello Norma Jeane’ in Chicago

Posted on March 22, 2012 by marina72

 Hello Norma Jeane, by London dramatist Dylan Costello, will be staged at 7.30 pm, on Saturday, April 14, at Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theater, Chicago, where it is one of five contenders in a ‘Gay Play Weekend’. “Joe has his … Continue reading →


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‘Smash’ Episode 7: The Workshop

Posted on March 21, 2012 by marina72

 This week’s episode focuses on the tension between Ivy Lynn (Megan Hilty) and her Broadway diva of a mother (Bernadette Peters): ‘WHAT WAS AWESOME: We get to see the workshop of “Marilyn” almost in its entirety which, frankly, is flippin’ … Continue reading →


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‘Magnum on Set’ at Covent Garden

Posted on March 20, 2012 by marina72

The London Film Museum is opening a new gallery in Covent Garden with a movie-themed exhibit from Magnum Photos. “The collection includes masterpieces such as Charlie Chaplin’s Limelight, Billy Wilder’s The Seven Year Itch, Nicholas Ray’s Rebel Without A Cause, … Continue reading →


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Rose Loomis and the ‘Evil Beauties of Cinema’

Posted on March 20, 2012 by marina72

 Film critic Mick LaSalle names Marilyn’s smouldering performance in Niagara among his ‘Evil Beauties of Cinema’, but with a caveat: “Not Evil Even When She’s Being Evil: Marilyn Monroe in ‘Niagara.’ As Francois Truffaut said when he reviewed this film, … Continue reading →


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Back to Basics With Kylie

Posted on March 19, 2012 by marina72

Kylie Minogue has kicked off her ‘Anti Tour’ in Melbourne, wearing a Vivienne Westwood top emblazoned with a 1957 headshot of MM by Richard Avedon. Kylie previously wore an identical top back in 1994, reports the Daily Mail.  


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Snyder Photos Featured on MSN

Posted on March 16, 2012 by marina72

Photos from the estate of Allan ‘Whitey’ Snyder – soon to be auctioned at Julien’s – made the MSN homepage today.        


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‘Marilyn Unveiled’ in Santa Cruz

Posted on March 15, 2012 by marina72

 MM collector Scott Fortner talks to Good Times about the ‘Legacy of a Legend’ and ‘Marilyn Unveiled’ charity gala and exhibit, coming up this Saturday, March 17, at Chaminade Resort & Spa, Santa Cruz. ‘It’s a testament to Monroe’s iconic … Continue reading →


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