Category Archives: Television

Courteney’s Monroe Moment

Posted on February 2, 2012 by marina72

Actress Courtney Cox wore this white halter dress – reminiscent of Marilyn’s in The Seven Year Itch - for a beach wedding scene in her TV series, Cougar Town, reports the Daily Mail.

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Marilyn Tribute in ‘Gossip Girl’

Posted on February 1, 2012 by marina72

US teen drama Gossip Girl  featured in its recent 100th episode a dream sequence in which Serena (Blake Lively) imagines herself as Marilyn, singing ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’.

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Megan Hilty’s New Role

Posted on February 1, 2012 by marina72

Megan Hilty, star of Smash, spoke to the New York Observer about the challenge of playing a wannabe Monroe: ‘We asked, in the season that has seen Michelle Williams get nominated for an Oscar for playing Marilyn then trotting that character … Continue reading →

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‘Smash’: Pilot Episode Streams

Posted on February 1, 2012 by marina72

Smash, NBC’s new series about the staging a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe, will premiere on NBC on Monday, February 6 (to follow later in the UK’s subscription-only satellite channel, Sky Atlantic.) A pilot episode is now … Continue reading →

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31 Days of Oscar

Posted on January 29, 2012 by marina72

The New York Post reports on 31 Days of Oscar, TCM’s countdown to this year’s Academy Awards by screening a special program of classic movies – including Some Like it Hot (February 1st) and Let’s Make Love, which though not one … Continue reading →

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