Tag Archives: Marilyn Monroe

‘Marilyn’ at The Getty Images Gallery – An exhibition exploring the making of a movie icon

Posted on 9 March 2012 by heidi

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 →

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DVD review | My Week with Marilyn – Dazzling Michelle Williams captures the essence of a screen icon

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Jason Best

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 →

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Thought for the Day from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Posted on 18 December 2011 by Beth Williams

“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.

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Name That Chest: The Loin King

Posted on 30 November 2011 by Beth Williams

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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Film review | My Week with Marilyn – A captivating peek at the woman behind the movie icon

Posted on 26 November 2011 by Jason Best

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 →

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Name That Chest: It’s Green…

Posted on 8 June 2011 by Beth Williams

…but has nothing to do with the upcoming superhero film Green Lantern. You can probably guess the character, but can you guess the film? How did you get on last week? Did you identify the birthday girl in the pink … Continue reading →

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Farewell Jane Russell (1921 – 2011)

Posted on 1 March 2011 by Beth Williams

Michael Jackson in a grey wig? No, actually it’s Jane Russell who died yesterday at the ripe old age of 89. And to feature that picture is very unfair of me (and in appalling bad taste, sorry) because screen legend … Continue reading →

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All About Eve – “Fasten your seatbelts!” Quotable quotes from the Oscar-winning classic

Posted on 22 February 2011 by Jason Best

Joseph L Mankiewicz’s bitchy backstage classic All About Eve, winner of six Oscars (out of 14 nominations, a record shared with Titanic) at the 1950 Academy Awards, has one of the most quotable scripts to come out of Hollywood’s golden … Continue reading →

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Some Like It Hot – Tony Curtis tribute on ITV1 tonight

Posted on 1 October 2010 by Jason Best

ITV has been quickest off the mark to pay tribute to Tony Curtis – they’re showing Some Like It Hot on ITV1 tonight. Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 comedy sees Curtis and Jack Lemmon play a pair of 1920s musicians who … Continue reading →

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Tony Curtis: a true Hollywood legend

Posted on 30 September 2010 by Jason Best

In tribute to Hollywood legend Tony Curtis we’ve selected a scene from probably his greatest film, Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 comedy Some Like It Hot. It’s the one where he first puts on his pose as an oil-rich playboy to … Continue reading →

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