Marilyn Monroe: Last News

Blonde, Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited and anticipated Marilyn Monroe biopic starring Ana de Armas, just had its world premiere Thursday night at the Venice Film Festival, where the audience greeted it with an 11-minute standing ovation after the credits rolled.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Shortly after the death of Queen Elizabeth II was announced on Thursday, Elton John, who has had a close relationship with the Royal Family for the past several decades, posted a heartfelt remembrance on his social media accounts. “Along with the rest of the nation, I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing. She was an inspiring presence to be around and led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency and a genuine caring warmth. “Queen Elizabeth has been a huge part of my life from childhood to this day, and I will miss her dearly,” he concluded. Indeed, John was 4 years old when Elizabeth ascended to the crown in 1952.

Ana de Armas channeled Old Hollywood glamour at the Venice Film Festival premiere on Thursday, honoring her onscreen character, Marilyn Monroe, with an elegant pink gown and understated white jewelry. The film is a nearly three-hour adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' 700-page novel of the same name. De Armas told this week that the film «changed my life,» adding that «I did this movie to push myself, because I thought it was a gift.» De Armas floated down the carpet in a flowing coral pink dress with a deep neckline and tie at the waist.

Brad Pitt joins Ana de Armas and the rest of the cast of Blonde on the red carpet at the film’s premiere during the 2022 Venice Film Festival Thursday (September 8).

Forget Seberg, forget Mank, forget Judy — Andrew Dominik’s Venice Film Festival competition entry Blonde takes a blowtorch to the entire concept of the Hollywood biopic and arrives at something almost without precedent.

No film at the Venice Film Festival not called “Don’t Worry Darling” has attracted such morbid fascination as Andrew Dominik’s Marilyn Monroe not-a-biopic, “Blonde.” Turns out that “morbid” qualifier is soft, to say the least: to call “Blonde” relentless would be about as immense an understatement as one can conjure of a movie that subjects its lead, Ana de Armas’ fictionalized Monroe, to two hours and forty-seven minutes of unending sexual torture, leering voyeurism, and devastating dehumanization.  READ MORE: Venice Film Festival Preview: 16 Must-See Films To Watch Much has already been made about the X-ratedness of it all, but god, this is — by design — soul-sapping stuff, leaving you bloodied and brutalized.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic A good biopic invites the audience to experience, from the inside out, who the subject really was. That’s the level that “Blonde,” Andrew Dominik’s film about Marilyn Monroe, operates on for most of its 2 hours and 46 minutes. Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel, the movie is a hushed and floating psychodramatic Klieg-light fantasia, shot in color and black-and-white, that presents a fusion of reality and fiction. But most of it is torn from reality. In “Blonde,” we glimpse Monroe’s cataclysmic childhood, watch her shoot key scenes from her movies or stare up at them from the audience of a Hollywood premiere (where the red-carpet flashbulbs sound like guns), see her turn the incandescent Marilyn wiggle and pizzazz on and off, see her caught in a maelstrom of drugs, gossip, self-hate, and unfair studio contracts, and watch her melt into the glow of pregnancy only to lose one baby after the next. Mostly, we eavesdrop on her relationships with men (Joe DiMaggio, Arthur Miller, JFK) who become, for Marilyn, a dysfunctional daisy chain of honeymoon-turned-nightmares.

Ana de Armas and Adrien Brody pose with their Blonde co-star Julianne Nicholson and writer and director Andrew Dominik during the film’s Thursday (September 8) photo call at the 2022 Venice Film Festival.

Blonde,” at the Venice Film Festival this week.While promoting the film by director Andrew Dominik, the 34-year-old actress arrived at the festival in black Gianvito Rossi heels and a royal blue Louis Vuitton number, her micro-shorts reminiscent of Monroe’s, Vogue reported.The blond icon, who became Hollywood’s epitome of sex in the 1950s, was known for often wearing the pinup-inspired Daisy Dukes. While de Armas’ shorts were a bit longer, she still brought Monroe’s classic style into the present day.De Armas, who was born in Cuba, gave another ode to Monroe while in Venice when she blew a kiss to the crowd — a gesture almost identical to Marilyn’s way of greeting fans.Despite the A-list backlash the “Knives Out” actress received over her casting — namely, critics spitting on her “bad” accent — the Monroe estate defended her being cast in the movie, based on Joyce Carol Oates’ 2000 novel.Marc Rosen, the president of entertainment at Authentic Brands Group which owns the Marilyn Monroe Estate, said de Armas has “big shoes to fill.”“Based on the trailer alone, it looks like Ana was a great casting choice as she captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity, and vulnerability.

. And given that De Armas portrays the in the film, it was only fitting that she choose a glamorous outfit for her first stop on the press tour. Arriving on one of those signature wooden speedboats, the actor wore a blue shorts suit by Louis Vuitton, complete with golden nautical buttons, and black strappy Gianvito Rossi heels.

Ana de Armas and Adrien Brody arrive at the Hotel Excelsior in Venice, Italy on Wednesday (September 7).

Casey Affleck heaped praise on Andrew Dominik’s forthcoming Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde during a press conference for his latest film Dreamin’ Wild at the Venice Film Festival Wednesday.

, nothing. The and her bare butt grace the cover of the magazine’s “American Dream”–themed September issue, which was revealed on September 6. For the cover, which Kardashian shared on Instagram alongside more pics and some behind-the-scenes footage, the Skims founder posed in a cropped denim jacket and wide-leg jeans worn over a jockstrap. She wore her blonde locks in a Farrah Fawcett≠like feathered cut, and added some fluffy bleached brows to boot.

Interview magazine’s September 2022 issue Monday with windswept, bleach-blond hair and eyebrows to match, reminiscent of her Marilyn Monroe-inspired Met Gala look. For the magazine’s American Dream issue, the 41-year-old mom of four posed in Bottega Veneta jeans — pulled down to expose her rear — and a matching denim jacket, against a backdrop of a giant American flag.

Kim Kardashian‘s got nothing to hide! The reality star stripped down for the September 2022 issue of Interview Magazine.

Reality starlet Liberty Poole stunned in a gorgeous peach silk mini dress as she attended the Hair Extension Group launch party at the Menagerie restaurant in Manchester. The 22 year old Love island star looked pretty as a peach in a figure hugging long sleeved corset number which she paired with some towering gold heels.

Ana de Armas keeps it casual while arriving in Venice, Italy on Monday (September 5).

Ana de Armas is a rising star with several new releases and a couple more films set to drop, including the upcoming Marilyn Monroe–inspired film Blonde.With three weeks until the Blonde premiere on Netflix, the Cuban–Spanish actress was spotted catching a flight out of New York City alongside her boyfriend Paul Boukadakis.The couple, who have been dating for about a year and a half, have made an effort to keep their romance out of the public eye as much as possible, partly due to all the attention that her previous relationship with Ben Affleck garnered during their year together. Leaving on a jet plane: Ana de Armas, 34, and boyfriend Paul Boukadakis, 38, were spotted on a rare public outing together catching a flight out of New York City on SundayDe Armas, 34, looked stylish for her travel day decked out in a white jumpsuit and black loafers while carrying a Louis Vuitton bag.In an added touch, she decided to cuff the bottom of each pant leg up a few inches above her ankles, which revealed that she opted to go sockless.

Cobra Kai season five and a Cyberpunk 2077 spin-off series are set to arrive on Netflix UK this month – see the full list of arrivals below.The fifth season of the Karate Kid sequel series is set to premiere on September 5, picking up after events in the season four finale where the evil Cobra Kai triumphed in the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament and forced the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang dojos to close down.Another highlight is the upcoming film Blonde, directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe.The film, set to be released on September 23, has attracted attention due to its NC-17 rating in the US. A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe.

She went platinum blonde in May for the Met Gala for her Marilyn Monroe dress moment.And Kim Kardashian recently changed her hair color from platinum blonde to silver white blonde.The 41-year-old businesswoman was seen rocking a black jumpsuit with matching trousers in LA. Striking: She went platinum blonde in May for the Met Gala for her Marilyn Monroe dress moment.

Blonde received in the US.Directed by Andrew Dominik and based on the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde is described as a story which reimagines the life of Marilyn Monroe and “blurs the lines of fact and fiction”.Earlier this year, the Motion Picture Association gave the film a restrictive NC-17 rating, which recommends that no one under the age of 18 should see the project.Speaking to L’officiel USA about the rating, de Armas, who plays Monroe, said: “I didn’t understand why that happened. I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit with a lot more sexual content than Blonde.“But to tell this story it is important to show all these moments in Marilyn’s life that made her end up the way that she did.