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Marilyn Monroe and Method Acting
Nobody writes about Marilyn Monroe like my friend Kim Morgan. Nobody. That’s why I am so excited she wrote about Marilyn for Criterion – and not only Marilyn, but Marilyn’s connection to Method acting, and how important that technique was … Continue reading
“I’m not interested in money. I just want to be wonderful.” – Happy Birthday, Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe: People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn’t see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the … Continue reading
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Tagged Billy Wilder, Elia Kazan, John Strasberg, Lee Strasberg, Marilyn Monroe, Peter Bogdanovich, Some Like It Hot
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Jane Fonda. A turtle. A white goose. Marilyn Monroe.
This scene from China Syndrome lasts 20 seconds – if that – and is the only scene that takes place in her house. She moves through the space, turns on her answering machine, and then flops down in bed. That’s … Continue reading
For Thanksgiving: Marilyn Monroe’s stuffing recipe
To my fellow Americans, have a happy Thanksgiving. Drive safe. Be nice to people, especially people who are working today.
“Like seeing a myth materialize.” On the lost footage (3 minutes and 17 seconds) of Marilyn Monroe
What a great article.
Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe: “File My Claim” from River of No Return
Of all of the wonderful musical numbers Marilyn performed in her films, this one, from River of No Return is my favorite. I’m not sure I even want to say why. Or break it down. Or analyze the reasons it … Continue reading
“Oh, well, men are climbing to the moon but they don’t seem interested in the beating human heart.” – Marilyn Monroe
Kim Morgan has posted the text of an extraordinary letter Marilyn Monroe wrote to her psychiatrist, Dr. Greenson, while she was locked up in a psychiatric ward. 1961. Post Misfits. It’s heartfelt, witty, intelligent. The poet John Ashbery makes an … Continue reading
Marilyn Monroe: “I’m Not Interested In Money. I Just Want To Be Wonderful.”
Marilyn Monroe was born on June 1, 1926. Objectified while alive, Marilyn Monroe has become the ultimate object in death. The image has become the reality: the multitudinous icons and posters and keychains and figurines standing in for what was … Continue reading
Marilyn Monroe: “I could actually feel my lack of talent, as if it were cheap clothes I was wearing inside. But, my God, how I wanted to learn, to change, to improve!”
On August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her house, at the age of 36. Objectified while alive, Marilyn Monroe has become the ultimate object in death. The image has become the reality … the multitudinous icons and … Continue reading
Marilyn Monroe’s Up-Sweep
Restless night where I had terrible dreams and kicked all of the covers off, and must have been thrashing about so much for HOURS that I woke up with my hair looking exactly like this. Granted, I was in plaid … Continue reading