Category Archives: Documentaries

‘Love, Marilyn’ on French TV

Posted on April 4, 2013 by marina72

Liz Garbus’s new documentary, Love, Marilyn, will have its French premiere in a TV double-bill on Canal on April 23rd, following an earlier screening of My Week With Marilyn, reports Yvon Molostoff on his excellent blog, Le MM Que J’aime.


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Bert Stern’s Last Sitting: An Ever-Changing Story

Posted on April 4, 2013 by marina72

In Bert Stern: Original Madman, Shannah Laumeister’s 2011 documentary about the photographer, Stern discusses his infamous ‘last sitting’ with Marilyn. He spoke to Time magazine recently, and you can watch a clip from the film at Nowness. “After I set up the studio … Continue reading →


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‘Love, Marilyn’ in Canada

Posted on March 19, 2013 by marina72

Love, Marilyn, Liz Garbus’s new documentary based on Marilyn’s personal writings, is now available as a video on demand in Canada, via Bell TV, reports MarilynGeek.


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‘Love, Marilyn’ in Glasgow

Posted on February 16, 2013 by marina72

Scottish Monroe fans have a chance to see Liz Garbus’s acclaimed documentary, Love, Marilyn, today at 6.30 pm in Glasgow’s Cineworld 17, as part of the Glasgow Film Festival.


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‘Love, Marilyn’ on Rhode Island

Posted on January 23, 2013 by marina72

Rhode Island will be showing its love for Marilyn next month, with an old Hollywood-themed fundraising event at Christie’s Restaurant on February 9th, and two screenings of Love, Marilyn on the 14th (St Valentine’s Day) at Newport’s Jane Pickens theatre. Both … Continue reading →


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Michelle Morgan on Books, Movies and Marilyn

Posted on January 14, 2013 by marina72

Author Michelle Morgan talks about her many ongoing projects, including Marilyn Monroe: Private and Undisclosed, and the upcoming documentary, Marilyn: Birth of an Icon, over at The Damned Interviews. “The reason I wanted to write a full-length biography was that I wanted … Continue reading →


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Peter Mangone Has Died

Posted on January 7, 2013 by marina72

Peter Mangone, who made headlines when he found rare footage of Marilyn in New York, filmed when he was a teenage fan, passed away on December 11, 2012. The home movie was first shown in a 2003 BBC documentary, The People’s … Continue reading →


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Orry-Kelly: The Man Who Dressed Sugar

Posted on December 16, 2012 by marina72

 The Australian-born costume designer, Jack Orry-Kelly, created Marilyn’s peekaboo wardrobe for her unforgettable role as Sugar Kane in Some Like it Hot. He also wrote an unpublished memoir, and is the subject of a forthcoming documentary, directed by Gillian Armstrong, reports The … Continue reading →


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‘Love, Marilyn’: A Fan Speaks

Posted on December 5, 2012 by marina72

MM superfan Edgar Freire attended a screening of Love, Marilyn at New York’s Film Forum recently, and shared his impressions with members of Immortal Marilyn: “Went to see Love, Marilyn over the weekend in NY. It was an enthralling experience, being able … Continue reading →


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‘Love, Marilyn’ in New York

Posted on December 3, 2012 by marina72

Liz Garbus’s documentary, Love, Marilyn, has opened at New York’s Film Forum to mostly favourable reviews. Here are a few of them… “Drawing on Marilyn Monroe’s letters and notebooks from the archives of the late Lee Strasberg—one of her prime teachers … Continue reading →


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