Monthly Archives: June 2012

Parreno’s Marilyn Unveiled

Posted on June 17, 2012 by marina72

Philippe Parreno has talked about his new video installation, now on display at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel, Switzerland. “Why did you choose to make a film about Marilyn?  Philippe Parreno: It started with a little book that a friend sent … Continue reading →


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Sugar in Portland, Oregon

Posted on June 17, 2012 by marina72

Some Like it Hot will be screened at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland, Oregon, today at 12.30 pm.


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Monroe Movie Season in Zurich

Posted on June 17, 2012 by marina72

The Zurich Filmpodium in Switzerland is screening a series of Marilyn’s movies from July 1 – August 19, including early gems like Clash By Night and Don’t Bother to Knock as well as the familiar favourites.


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Marilyn’s Last Movie Dress on ‘Final Offer’

Posted on June 17, 2012 by marina72

    This floral-print dress, designed by Jean-Louis and worn by Marilyn in the ill-fated Something’s Got to Give, was bought on Ebay last year for $57,000 by Deborah Burke of Stamford, Connecticut. The dress was featured on last week’s … Continue reading →


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’1*9*5*6 Degrees of Separation’

Posted on June 17, 2012 by marina72

1*9*5*6 Degrees of Separation, choreographer Killian Manning’s new play – exploring an imaginary meeting between Marilyn (played by J. Evarts), Grace Kelly, Diane Arbus and Margot Fonteyn – will be staged at the Manbites Dog Theatre in Durham, North Carolina from … Continue reading →


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Marilyn Inspires Lana Del Rey

Posted on June 15, 2012 by marina72

Marilyn has inspired another songstress – Lana Del Rey, whose new track, ‘Body Electric’ (performed at the El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, on June 3) begins with the line, “Elvis is my daddy, Marilyn is my mother – Jesus is … Continue reading →


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‘Waiting for Miss Monroe’ Reviewed

Posted on June 14, 2012 by marina72

Amsterdam’s latest opera, Waiting For Miss Monroe, is reviewed in today’s Financial Times. “Coming hot on the heels of Simon Curtis’s reverent film My Week With Marilyn, Raaff’s Waiting hits a similar note of literalistic hagiography. Though the medium of opera could have … Continue reading →


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Marilyn Inspires Bat For Lashes

Posted on June 14, 2012 by marina72

Ethereal singer-songwriter Natasha Khan – aka Bat For Lashes – played three new tracks, including ‘Marilyn’, live in Cambridge yesterday. She also announced plans for her third album, The Haunted Man. Watch the video here. “On another new song, ‘Marilyn’, she … Continue reading →


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‘I Wasn’t Alive But I Remember’

Posted on June 13, 2012 by marina72

This mixed-media piece by artist Elizabeth Grammaticas – inspired, of course, by Marilyn’s birthday serenade to JFK – will feature in ‘Space Half Empty’, a new show at Brooklyn’s Fowler Arts Collective, opening this Friday, June 15.


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Ludvic Exhibit at Arizona Biltmore

Posted on June 13, 2012 by marina72

Egyptian-born artist Ludvic‘s paintings of Marilyn will be displayed at the Arizona Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix (where MM is said to stayed during filming of Bus Stop in 1956) through to September 5th, reports USA Today.


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