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Tag Archives: Marilyn Monroe
Thought for the Day from Bus Stop
“If you don’t have a direction, you just keep going around in circles.” Bus Stop (1956) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream.
Name That Chest: And then name that designer
So who is this blooming bride and who is she wearing? As you can probably tell, I’m getting in the mood for marriage-themed movie The Wedding Video – which comes out in cinemas this week. Did you guess the identity … Continue reading
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Tagged How to Marry a Millionaire, Marilyn Monroe, The Wedding Video
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Remembering Marilyn & Classic Monroments!
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe on 5th August, we asked Movie Talk guest contributor Shreya Patel to pick out a couple of classic Marilyn Monroments! “A beautiful moment here from ‘Some Like it Hot’, … Continue reading
Posted in Blu-ray Releases, Speaker's Corner, Special Events
Tagged Marilyn Monroe, Seven Year Itch, Some Like it Hot
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Thought for the Day from The Seven Year Itch
“I’m just not made for the heat. This is my first summer in New York and it’s practically killing me. You know what I tried yesterday? I tried to sleep in the bathtub. Just lying there up to my neck … Continue reading
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Tagged Marilyn Monroe, Maureen Dowd, The Seven Year Itch
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Blu-ray review | Forever Marilyn
With the 50th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe coming on 5th August, 20th Century Fox has released four of the Hollywood icon’s best-loved films in a new Blu-ray collection, Forever Marilyn. In Billy Wilder’s classic comedy Some Like … Continue reading
‘Marilyn’ at The Getty Images Gallery – An exhibition exploring the making of a movie icon
Hollywood great Marilyn Monroe — the original blonde bombshell, star of Some Like It Hot, The Misfits and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and inspiration behind Elton John‘s fabulously cheesy tribute ballad Candle in the Wind — died half a century ago … Continue reading
Posted in News, Special Events
Tagged Exhibitions, Getty Images Gallery, Marilyn Monroe
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DVD review | My Week with Marilyn – Dazzling Michelle Williams captures the essence of a screen icon
Funny, touching, gloriously entertaining, My Week with Marilyn reveals what happened when Marilyn Monroe came to London in 1956 to make The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier. The meeting of Hollywood’s biggest star and Britain’s greatest actor should … Continue reading
Thought for the Day from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
“A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, but diamonds are a girl’s best friend.” Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Share this thought for the day on our Movie Talk Facebook page or Movie Talk Twitter stream.
Name That Chest: The Loin King
The film turned this British stage actor into a screen superstar. In his latest role, he plays a toyshop owner who turns out to be a cinematic pioneer. Last week’s chest featured a screen legend who’s the subject of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Marilyn Monroe, My Week with Marilyn, Some Like it Hot
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Film review | My Week with Marilyn – A captivating peek at the woman behind the movie icon
It’s 1956 and Hollywood’s biggest star is coming to London to make a movie with Britain’s greatest actor. The pair: Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier. The film: The Prince and the Showgirl, a frothy comedy based on Terence Rattigan’s recent … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema Releases, Reviews, The Best View
Tagged Alan Clark, Colin Clark, Dame Sybil Thorndike, Eddie Redmayne, Emma Watson, Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Clark, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn, Vivien Leigh, Zoe Wanamaker
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