L.A. Noire: The Collected Stories L.A. Noire is styled like a detective movie of the 1940s. Aesthetically, it pays homage to film noir, while adapting new technologies like real-time action and multiple camera angles. Set in post-war Los Angeles, it also features a jazz soundtrack. Publication of an e-book of eight short stories by some [...]
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‘Black Dahlia and White Rose’
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Black Dahlia, Crime Fiction, E-Books, Joyce Carol Oates, L.A. Noire, Marilyn Monroe on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
‘At 85, She Never Looked Better’
Posted in Books, Marilyn Monroe, tagged For Books' Sake, Marilyn Monroe on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On what would be Marilyn’s 85th birthday, read my personal take on the best – and worst – MM-related literature, over at For Books’ Sake.
Marilyn’s Photographers: John Florea
Posted in Art and Photography, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Immortal Marilyn, John Florea, Marilyn Monroe on May 31, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This article is also published (with full gallery) at Immortal Marilyn John Florea 1916-2000 John Florea (known as ‘Johnny’) was born in Alliance, Ohio in 1916, of Romanian origin. He grew up in Los Angeles.
Marilyn’s Heroes: Aunt Ana and Christian Science
Posted in Marilyn Monroe, tagged Christian Science, Immortal Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Norma Jeane on May 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Wednesday, June 1st, marks what would be Marilyn Monroe’s 85th birthday. In her honour, I will be posting new articles daily. This article is also published at Immortal Marilyn ‘Evil is the awful deception and unreality of existence’ – Mary Baker Eddy As an adult, Marilyn Monroe was not particularly religious. But faith influenced her [...]
Documentary: Marilyn’s Last Sessions
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Arline Hunter, Documentaries, Don't Bother To Knock, Dr Ralph Greenson, George Belmont, John Miner, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn: The Last Sessions, Michel Schneider, Niagara, Patrick Jeudy on May 16, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Marilyn: The Last Sessions is a documentary made by Patrick Jeudy in 2008, based on a 2006 novel by Michel Schneider.
‘Jackie or Marilyn’ Review Goes to Print
Posted in Books, Magazines, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn?, Jackie Kennedy, Mad About Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Pamela Keogh on April 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
My review of Pamela Keogh’s Are You a Jackie or a Marilyn? (first posted here) is reprinted in the latest issue of Mad About Marilyn magazine. Also featured are photographer Bill Carroll; a short story by Michael Williams; a vintage Photoplay article, ‘Orphan in Ermine’, a look back at Marilyn’s ‘night at the circus’ in 1955; and [...]
‘A Queen in Her Own Realm’
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, Updates, tagged Marilyn Monroe, Newsreel, Pathé on March 30, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I’ve written a guest post for British Pathé Blog, focussing on archive footage of Marilyn Monroe.
‘A Girl’s Best Friend’: Jane Russell 1921-2011
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe, tagged Adoption, Bob Hope, Bob Waterfield, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Howard Hughes, Jane Russell, Jim Dougherty, Marilyn Monroe, Max Reinhardt, Robert Mitchum, Santa Maria, The Paleface, The Revolt of Mamie Stover, Van Nuys High School on March 7, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Jane Russell, one of Hollywood’s great sex symbols, and star of such films as The Outlaw, The Paleface, His Kind of Woman and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, has died aged 89 at her home in California’s Santa Maria Valley, of a respiratory illness.
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