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Archive for April, 2009

Schwarz Review Goes To Print

Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Updates, tagged , , , on April 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Just a quick note to let you know that you can read my review of Ted Schwarz’s Marilyn Revealed in the latest issue of the Mad About Marilyn fanzine. You can also find it here. And many thanks to all of you who read and comment on my articles – long may it continue!

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Jack Cardiff 1914-2009

Posted in Art and Photography, Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , on April 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Jack Cardiff, the renowned cinematographer, has died aged 94. The son of music hall entertainers, he acted in silent movies as a child. His earliest credits behind the camera were on Wings Of The Morning (1937), the first Technicolor film made in Britain, and a series of public information films during World War II.

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Life Among The Cannibals

Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, tagged , , on April 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »

‘There are no second acts in American lives,’ F. Scott Fitzgerald once wrote – and he should know. Like Elvis Presley, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, Fitzgerald’s flame burned brightly, but was all too soon extinguished.

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Like A Prayer

Posted in Madonna, Music, tagged , , on April 8, 2009 | 7 Comments »

Madonna’s fourth studio album was released in 1989, a turning point for her. After four stormy years, she had split from husband Sean Penn. Since her previous album, True Blue, dedicated to ‘the coolest guy in the universe’, Madonna had completed a triumphant world tour; appeared in two best-forgotten movies; and released a remix album.

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Reading Meme

Posted in Books on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Nabbed from Faye L. Booth, a few questions on reading: What time do you find the best time to read? During the day I combine my writing with research, mainly non-fiction. Or else a book I’m reviewing. I try to set aside time each evening to read something unrelated to work, generally a novel or [...]

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