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Ana de Armas: Filming Marilyn biopic Blonde gave me goosebumps

Ana De Armas has revealed the extent to which the cast and crew of the Marilyn Monroe biopic went to in order to recreate the life and times of the Hollywood legend.

Evening Standard

Blonde: Joyce Carol Oates' epic Marilyn Monroe novel captures the violence of celebrity myth-making

Marilyn Monroe died 60 years ago, on August 4 1962. And on September 28, Netflix will release Blonde, a film by Australian director Andrew Dominik, starring Cuban actress Ana de Armas as Monroe.

The Conversation

Review: Ana de Armas Digs Deep as Marilyn in Brutal ‘Blonde’

What a dream it must be to be Marilyn Monroe, a starstruck assistant tells her. “Everyone would give their right arm to be you!” And we cringe, as we’ll do many times during Andrew Dominik’s brutal, bruising and often beautiful “Blonde,” starring a heartbreaking Ana de Armas. This time, it’s…

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Why this Marilyn Monroe biopic is NC-17

The NC-17 rating has historically been bad for business due to its adults-only label and pornographic stigma

Salon

Venice film festival 2022 week two roundup – discomfort and joy

A mood of theatricality prevailed at this year’s edition – a bleak but furiously cinematic Marilyn Monroe biopic and a forbiddingly austere French courtroom drama being the most distinctive offerings

The Guardian - UK

Ana de Armas wipes away tears as Blonde receives 14-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

The 34-year-old plays Marilyn Monroe in the biographical drama, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates

Evening Standard

Ana De Armas Said Marilyn Monroe’s Ghost Haunted Blonde’s Cast ‘Threw Things’ Around

"She was with us."

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Blonde: Ana de Armas tears up as Adrien Brody praises her ‘remarkable’ portrayal of Marilyn Monroe

‘I can’t think of any other person who could’ve brought what Ana brought to the role,’ Brody lauded

The Independent UK

Blonde review – Some like it rotten: Monroe biopic is moving, explicit and intensely irritating

Venice film festival: Andrew Dominik’s controversial drama finds space for talking foetuses, presidential sex and a starry throuple – but denies its subject sufficient agency

The Guardian - UK

‘I truly believe she was close’: star of new biopic sensed Marilyn Monroe on set

Director Andrew Dominik also says that scenes for the controversial Netflix release, filmed in the room where the iconic actor died were ‘like a seance’

The Guardian - UK

Ana de Armas: The Cuban Taking on Marilyn Monroe

Ana de Armas's journey from Cuban migrant to starring as Marilyn Monroe in "Blonde", which gets its world premiere in Venice on Thursday, is the stuff of American Dream cliches. Born in Cuba in 1988, Armas came to the United States in her twenties with barely a word of English,…

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Heartbreak High, Rings of Power, Blonde: what’s new to streaming in Australia this September

Plus a starry drama about the Bali bombings, new Rick and Morty and Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson

The Guardian - AU

Ana de Armas slams NC-17 rating of Marilyn Monroe flick ‘Blonde’

Ana de Armas is baffled that her hotly anticipated film “Blonde” has a rare NC-17 rating, even though other films “are way more explicit” than Netflix’s forthcoming movie about Marilyn Monroe and her legacy.

Tribune News Service

New on Netflix in September 2022: Every movie and TV series coming this month

Full list of everything being added in the next 30 days

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Ana de Armas disagrees with Blonde’s NC-17 rating for sexual content: ‘I didn’t understand why that happened’

Netflix film received the Motion Picture Association’s highest rating in the US

The Independent UK

Fall Movie Calendar: From 'Blonde' to 'Wakanda Forever'

A rundown of notable films coming out this fall, which range from Disney+'s “Pinocchio” adaptation to Ana de Armas playing Marilyn Monroe in the Netflix film “Blonde.”

Daily Mirror

Everything coming to Netflix in September 2022 - including Marilyn Monroe movie

Netflix subscribers can look forward to a whole range of new TV shows and movies that will be released in September. Among the picks include the highly-anticipated Marilyn Monroe film

Irish Mirror

Everything coming to Netflix UK in September - TV shows, films and documentaries

Tonnes of content is coming to UK Netflix this September, from new Netflix Originals to classic films like , viewers have plenty to stream if they're trying to escape the heat.

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Ben Affleck's drama-filled dating history – Ana de Armas to ex-turned-wife Jennifer Lopez

Hollywood movie star Ben Affleck will celebrate his 50th birthday today just a few weeks after he tied the knot to chart-topping singer and former ex Jennifer Lopez

Daily Mirror

Marilyn Monroe's niece gives verdict on new movie and Kim Kardashian wearing aunt's gown

Marilyn Monroe’s niece Francine Deir says Ana de Armas is a good fit to play her aunt - and says it was 'fine' for Kim Kardashian to wear the dress the actress donned

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‘Oscar-bait role’: Why the latest Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde is dividing Hollywood

Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, Netflix releases the trailer for biopic Blonde, starring Cuban actress Ana de Armas.

The Guardian - US

Marilyn Monroe’s estate defends Ana de Armas over biopic accent criticism

Cuban-Spanish actor’s accent in movie Blonde disparaged but ABC says she ‘captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity and vulnerability’

Bangkok Post

Stars learn to expect the unexpected

Hollywood's two massive stars Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans battle each other for supremacy in The Gray Man, the Russo Brothers' action-packed film about the CIA's most skilled operative who accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.

Los Angeles Times

Marilyn Monroe's estate defends Ana de Armas' accent in 'Blonde' amid criticism

The Marilyn Monroe estate has come to the defense of "Blonde" star Ana de Armas after some criticized the Cuban Spanish actor's voice in the trailer for the Netflix biopic.

The Independent UK

Marilyn Monroe estate issues statement after Netflix’s Blonde accused of ‘exploiting’ Hollywood icon

Fans have criticised Spanish-Cuban actor De Armas’ accent as heard in a trailer released last month

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