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Blonde: Epic Marilyn Monroe novel captures the violence of celebrity myth-making

Blonde, now a film, is a towering literary achievement that summons, as only fiction can, the violence of being mythologised.

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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

Fair City actress channels inner Marilyn Monroe to play sexy pub landlady Hayley Collins

Rebecca has played Hayley since 2015 and has had more than her fair share of heartache.

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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…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Lovehoney Black Friday 2022 - everything you need to know about the sale

When is the Lovehoney's Black Friday sale?

Wales Online

Queen 'felt sorry' for Marilyn Monroe after movie star's awkward mishap when they met

The late monarch met the Some Like It Hot star in 1956, where they enjoyed small talk about being London neighbours - but the iconic actress broke protocol with her outfit and left the Queen feeling sorry for her as she was so nervous

Daily Mirror

Autumn culture guide 2022: From Lucian Freud to My Neighbour Totoro, Blonde to The Crown

We pick the new season’s highlights in our ultimate guide to what to book and binge-watch over the next few months

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Tommy Hilfiger returns to New York with a diverse, Warhol-inspired show

Plus-sized model Paloma Elsesser and Native American Quannah Chasinghorse strutted in star-spangled preppiness

The Guardian - UK

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

"She was with us."

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British national anthem played at Venice Film Festival in honour of the Queen

Screenings went ahead as usual in the Italian city, though other upcoming international arts events were cancelled following the announcement.

The Independent UK

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

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Blonde movie review: Ana de Armas’s Marilyn Monroe drama does nothing to help reclaim its subject’s power

Ana de Armas embodies Monroe’s sexiness and vulnerability but is given frustratingly little chance to express her wit and intelligence

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 Independent UK

Marilyn Monroe film ‘Blonde’ arrives in Venice

The 79th edition of the Venice International Film Festival is starting to wind down, but they’ve saved one of the most anticipated films of the slate for last

Evening Standard

The best of Marilyn Monroe's films from Some Like It Hot to Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Choosing favourites becomes a bit of an embarrassment of riches

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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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The 100 Best Romantic Comedies of All Time

Love stories to make you laugh *and* ugly cry.

The Guardian - AU

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 - UK

Venice film festival 2022 opening roundup – a promisingly juicy start

Call Me By Your name director Luca Guadagnino serves up some fine young cannibals, Cate Blanchett dazzles in a musical tour de force, and Call My Agent!’s Laure Calamy is full of surprises

The Guardian - UK

‘We nearly threw them out’: the photographs of Andy Warhol that sat in a cupboard for 50 years

William John Kennedy worked with the artist on a unique set of images. Now, his widow and other figures from Warhol’s ‘menagerie’ reflect on life at the Factory

Daily Mirror

Marilyn Monroe fan spends £42,000 on surgery in quest to look like Hollywood legend

Serena Smith, from California, has already spent thousands on a boob job, nose job and fillers and most recently forked out £13,000 on a Brazilian Butt Lift surgery

The Guardian - AU

What have we learned from 50 years of studying porn? ‘Heterosexuality is essentially broken’

In reviewing thousands of research papers, a new book argues our understanding of pornography is riddled with contradictions

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