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Tag Archives: Joyce Carol Oates
Naomi Watts: Thomson’s Choice
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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Tagged Andrew Dominik, Blonde, David Thomson, Joyce Carol Oates, Mulholland Drive, Naomi Watts
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‘Blonde’: The Mini-Series
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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Tagged Andrew Dominik, Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, Naomi Watts, Poppy Montgomery
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Christian Louboutin Reads ‘Blonde’
Meanwhile, he’s recently finished a new collection inspired by Joyce Carol Oates’ Blonde, a 1200 page biography on Marilyn Monroe.* “It’s such a fascinating book. One of the most moving books I’ve ever read, actually. I began to really look at … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Celebrities, Fashion and Beauty
Tagged Blonde, Christian Louboutin, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, Shoes
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Liz Smith on Playboy, Oates and ‘Blonde’
‘Ms. Oates wrote a massive semi-fiction about Marilyn some years back, titled “Blonde,” which is now being made into a film with Naomi Watts. The author (like Norman Mailer before her) didn’t see the harm in mixing truth and illusion, the better … Continue reading
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Tagged Blonde, Fragments, Joyce Carol Oates, Liz Smith, Marilyn Monroe, Playboy
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Joyce Carol Oates on ‘Fragments’
Like all serious artists, Marilyn Monroe lived – lives – in her art. Fugitive pieces like those of Fragments will resonate most with those who know her extraordinary films. Here is a female artist for whom work was salvation, or … Continue reading
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Tagged Blonde, Fragments, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, Playboy
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Naomi Watts: A ‘Fragile’ Blonde
“I’m not especially comfortable playing damsels in distress,” the Australian actress Naomi Watts tells Nancy Mills of The Scotsman. “I like to play women who appear to be that but, at the last minute, show they’re anything but.” This could … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Dominik, Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, Naomi Watts
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‘Blonde’ Movie Delayed
Andrew Dominik‘s big-screen adaptation of Blonde, previously said to start shooting in January 2011, may be postponed, after Casey Affleck confirmed he will be working with Dominik on a crime movie at that date, according to the Film School Rejects … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Dominik, Blonde, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, My Week With Marilyn, Naomi Watts, Poppy Montgomery
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