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Category Archives: Television

2018: A Year in Film and TV

18 Tuesday Dec 2018

Posted by marina72 in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction, Television

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A Year in Films and TV, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Adams, Andrew Norman, BlackKKlansman, Carnival of Souls, Carnivale, Charles Casillo, Charlize Theron, Claire Trevor, Diana Dors, Elisa Jordan, Elizabeth Debicki, First Reformed, Frances McDormand, Greta Gerwig, Harry Dean Stanton, Howard Hughes, I Am Not A Witch, Joaquin Phoenix, Julia Garner, Karina Longworth, Lady Bird, Lean On Pete, Leave No Trace, Louise Brooks, Lucky, Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Morgan, Netflix, Ozark, Peterloo, Private Life, River's Edge, Saoirse Ronan, Sharp Objects, Shoplifters, Spike Lee, Sweet Country, Tamara Jenkins, The Florida Project, The Rape of Recy Taylor, The Rider, The Ruth Ellis Files, Thomas Gladysz, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Tommy Redolfi, Tully, Widows, You Were Never Really Here

I’m lucky enough to live just around the corner from the Duke of York’s, England’s oldest independent cinema; and so this year I made the most of my Picturehouse membership. I like movies that blend a touch of realism with a sense of style: Sean Baker’s The Florida Project, Mike Leigh’s Peterloo and Kore-Eda Hirokazu’s Shoplifters satisfied those needs.  Continue reading →

Urban Myths: ‘It’s Me, Sugar’

26 Thursday Apr 2018

Posted by marina72 in Film, Marilyn Monroe, Television

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Adam Brody, Alex Pettyfer, Arthur Miller, Billy Wilder, Donald Wolfe, Dougray Scott, Felicity Montagu, Gemma Arterton, It's Me Sugar, Jack Lemmon, James Purefoy, Marilyn Monroe, Paula Strasberg, Sky Arts, Some Like It Hot, Tony Curtis, Urban Myths

“She was the biggest star in the world; she had a lot of attention on her, a lot of pressure… there is a scene, when she comes to the door, she says, ‘It’s me, Sugar.’ It took forty-seven shots to make this scene. The film is about that moment, the crisis she had. It’s funny because it’s stupid not to be able to say ‘It’s me, Sugar’… It’s tragic too.” Continue reading →

2017: A Year In Film and Music

22 Friday Dec 2017

Posted by marina72 in Film, Lana Del Rey, Music, Television

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A Year in Films and TV, A Year in Music, Anne Bancroft, Ava Gardner, Billie Holiday, Chuck Berry, David Lynch, Fats Domino, Fences, From the Land of the Moon, Harry Dean Stanton, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jackie, Jeanne Moreau, Julie London, L.A. Witch, Lana Del Rey, Louise Brooks, Loving, Lust for Life, Mudbound, Pandora's Box, Star Wars, The Last Jedi, The Navigator, Twin Peaks

For me, this year was dominated by the return of Twin Peaks, reaffirming David Lynch’s status as the most daring filmmaker of our time. Dark, playful and thrilling, it once again pushed the outer limits of television.  Continue reading →

Liz Smith 1923-2017

13 Monday Nov 2017

Posted by marina72 in Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Periodicals, Radio, Television

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Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Liz Smith, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, New York

Liz Smith, the veteran gossip columnist known as the ‘doyenne of dish’, has died aged 94. Continue reading →

Dead Blondes: You Must Remember Marilyn

27 Friday Oct 2017

Posted by marina72 in Film, History, Marilyn Monroe, Radio, Television

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Arthur Miller, Documentaries, Immortal Marilyn, Karina Longworth, Marilyn Monroe, Podcasts, You Must Remember This

This article can also be read at Immortal Marilyn

“Marilyn, that icon of über-femininity, is most often compared to other dead women. Or rather, other dead women are compared to her … Whenever a glamorous young woman dies, she is compared to Marilyn Monroe, whether she was a blonde – or dumb – or not.” – Sarah Churchwell  Continue reading →

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