Tag Archives: Blonde

Beyond the ‘Blonde’

Posted on April 23, 2012 by marina72

When literary critics cite Joyce Carol Oates’s Blonde as an example of modern bio-fiction, I often wonder how much they know about Marilyn’s life. Novelist Manuel Munoz writes about Oates’s novel for NPR: “Blonde mimics the large scope of a biography: We … Continue reading →


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‘Blonde’ in Derby

Posted on April 16, 2012 by marina72

Blonde is a new musical play by Paul Hurt, based on Marilyn’s life (though I have no idea whether it relates to Joyce Carol Oates’s novel of the same name.) It will be staged as a student production at the … Continue reading →


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Louboutin and the Blonde

Posted on February 4, 2012 by marina72

Christian Louboutin – who has designed MM-themed shoes, and is a fan of Joyce Carol Oates’s novel, Blonde - was serenaded by a Marilyn lookalike at Bergdof Goodman’s in New York this week, reports Women’s Wear Daily.  


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Defining Marilyn: Reel Vs Read

Posted on January 28, 2012 by marina72

Writing in the Chicago Tribune, Julia Keller argues that a novel like Joyce Carol Oates’ Blonde offers more insight into the real Marilyn than a movie like My Week With Marilyn ever could. While both these examples may have their … Continue reading →


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Naomi Watts: Where’s That Blonde?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by marina72

It has been almost a year since production on Blonde, a big-screen adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, was postponed. However, its mooted star, Naomi Watts, is still in the running, if her recent cover shoot for West East magazine, … Continue reading →


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Often Imitated, Never Equalled

Posted on July 10, 2011 by marina72

Maureen Dowd writes in the New York Times about why movies about great stars like Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor etc are so often disappointing: ‘The many actresses who have resurrected Marilyn Monroe can’t hold a candle in the wind to Hollywood’s … Continue reading →


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Oates Writes About Marilyn, Black Dahlia

Posted on May 10, 2011 by marina72

Elizabeth Short, aka ‘the Black Dahlia’, was brutally murdered in Los Angeles, 1947. Marilyn was just beginning her career in Hollywood at the same time, and there has been much speculation as to whether she knew Elizabeth (although there is … Continue reading →


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Naomi Watts: Thomson’s Choice

Posted on February 27, 2011 by marina72

I’m not a huge fan of film critic David Thomson, and when he published a snarky essay about MM in The Independent back in 2006, my response ended up on the letters page. (So I’m probably not on his Christmas … Continue reading →


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Miller Reference in ‘The Good Wife’

Posted on January 30, 2011 by marina72

Nancy Crozier (played by Mamie Gummer) is a recurring character in US legal drama, The Good Wife. In Season 2, Episode 4 (‘Cleaning House’), Crozier, who works for a rival firm, is appointed co-counsel on a case with Alicia Florrick (Julianna … Continue reading →


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‘Blonde’: The Mini-Series

Posted on January 27, 2011 by marina72

Blonde, a TV adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, was first aired in 2002, barely two years after the book’s publication. Directed by Joyce Chopra and starring Poppy Montgomery (Without a Trace) as Marilyn Monroe, it is currently available to … Continue reading →


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