Tag Archives: Shirley MacLaine

Rediscovered Treasures

Thanks to the continuing Marilyn! season in Brooklyn, some of Marilyn’s lesser-known movies are being reassessed. AltScreen devotes an entire post to critical analysis of Monkey Business, while over at Slant, Joseph Jan Lanthier compares Marilyn’s portrait of a disturbed … Continue reading


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Marilyn, Shirley and ‘The Apartment’

The photo above shows Marilyn attending a preview of The Apartment with Yves Montand in June 1960. There has been some debate over what dress Marilyn wore that night. To me, it looks a little like the grey halter-dress that … Continue reading


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