Tag Archives: Toronto

Megan Fox Explains Tattoo Removal

Posted on September 18, 2011 by marina72

While promoting her new comedy, Friends With Kids, at last week’s Toronto Film Festival, actress Megan Fox explained to CinemaBlend why she has removed her Marilyn tattoo. (She initially told Amica magazine last month that the tattoo had ‘negative energy’ and … Continue reading →


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A Second Glance at ‘Marilyn in Canada’

Posted on August 18, 2011 by marina72

The ‘Marilyn in Canada’ exhibit, recently at the McMichael, will be revived at the Canada National Exhibition in Toronto, from August 19 – September 5, reports CBC News.


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Trans Film Night in Toronto

Posted on August 1, 2011 by marina72

Some Like it Hot gets a free screening at the Centre for Women and Trans People, Toronto, on August 22 at 6.30 pm. All welcome. “Let’s revisit this film to see what it has to say about gender. Or, just … Continue reading →


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Michelle’s ‘Marilyn’ Set for Toronto

Posted on July 31, 2011 by marina72

My Week With Marilyn is to be screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in September (shortly before its general release), and its star, Michelle Williams, is expected to appear, reports Toronto.com


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Meeting Bert Stern

Posted on June 20, 2011 by marina72

    Over at The Mmm Blog, Melinda Mason recounts her meeting with photographer Bert Stern – now 82 – at his ‘Jewels’ exhibition in Toronto’s Izzy Gallery. “Marilyn fans the world over have fawned over Stern’s photographs that he … Continue reading →


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Stern Exhibit in Toronto

Posted on June 13, 2011 by marina72

Photographs of Marilyn taken by Bert Stern in 1962 are included in a new exhibition, ‘Jewels’, running from June 16 – July 9 at the Izzy Gallery, Toronto. Stern’s portraits of Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, Audrey Hepburn, Madonna and Kate … Continue reading →


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‘Canadian or American?’

Posted on March 29, 2011 by marina72

The twin Marilyn Monroe exhibitions currently on show at the McMichael Gallery, Toronto, are also being documented in photos and on video, via Facebook and Youtube.


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Marilyn in the Blogosphere

Posted on February 20, 2011 by marina72

Andy Warhol’s Nine Multi-Colored Marilyns (Reversal Series) (1979-86) sold for £3.2 million at Sotheby’s, London, last Tuesday, after the auction was interrupted by protesters campaigning against cuts to public services, including the arts. John Reznikoff, of University Archives, has spoken … Continue reading →


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Red, White and Blonde

Posted on February 18, 2011 by marina72

Peter Goddard has reviewed ‘Life as a Legend’ and ‘Marilyn in Canada’, both now showing at Toronto’s The McMichael. ‘Norma Jeane Baker was naked, not yet “a nude,” in posing for Kelley. Her pale arms are outstretched behind her head, … Continue reading →


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‘Some Like it Hot’ in Toronto

Posted on August 14, 2010 by marina72

Some Like it Hot seems to be very popular this month – maybe it’s an end-of-summer thing… Riverdale Park is getting hot on Sunday. Movies in the Park present a free screening of ‘Some Like It Hot’ starring Marilyn Monroe … Continue reading →


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