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Blonde author Joyce Carol Oates has defended the new Ana de Armas biopic.The Netflix film, which “blurs the lines of fact and fiction” on Marilyn Monroe’s life, has proved divisive since its release last week. While de Armas’ performance has been praised, many have suggested that the film is exploitative of Monroe.Oates, who wrote the book that the film is based on, came to its defence by calling it a “brilliant work of cinematic art obviously not for everyone”.“I think it was/is a brilliant work of cinematic art obviously not for everyone,” she tweeted.

The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins, which AP’s film writers predict will happen.

Frank & Marilyn.The exposé reveals the desire and dysfunction behind their secret seven-year on-off affair.“She was taking barbiturates washed down with Dom Perignon champagne, having a tough time psychologically,” says Epstein.“Frank was furious. He thought women should be ladylike.

Blonde has dropped out of the Netflix Top 10 movies chart in the US.The controversial biopic, released on the streaming platform on September 28, was missing from Netflix’s Top 10 chart for Monday October 10. As reported by IndieWire, the film spent just three days at the number one spot.In the UK chart on Wednesday October 12, Blonde is currently positioned in tenth place, behind 2015’s Goosebumps and Netflix original Old People.The most popular film on the US and UK chart is Luckiest Girl Alive, an original film starring Mila Kunis which holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 43 per cent.Directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas, Blonde is based on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates and is described as a “reimagining” of Monroe’s life.A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe.

Nick Cave has named the Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde his favourite film of all time.The musician, who composed the score for the Netflix film with Warren Ellis, was asked to name his favourite film ever by a fan on his newsletter The Red Hand Files.In response to the question, Cave simply wrote: “Blonde. Love, Nick.”Directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Ana de Armas, Blonde is based on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates and is described as a “reimagining” of Monroe’s life.A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe.

Ellise Shafer “Blonde” author Joyce Carol Oates, who penned the biographical fiction novel that the Netflix film is based on, has weighed in on the discourse surrounding Andrew Dominik’s controversial portrait of Marilyn Monroe. On Friday, Oates answered some burning questions from fans via Twitter, including about backlash the film has received that it exploits Monroe’s trauma. Dubbed a fictionalized retelling of the movie star’s life and untimely death, “Blonde” loosely recreates several tragedies during the life of Monroe (Ana de Armas), including the abuse she endured from her mother and the sexual assaults she experienced in Hollywood. In addition to fan outrage on social media, the movie has also been panned by several film critics, including The New York Times’ Manohla Dargis, who wrote in her review: “Given all the indignities and horrors that Marilyn Monroe endured during her 36 years, it is a relief that she didn’t have to suffer through the vulgarities of ‘Blonde,’ the latest necrophiliac entertainment to exploit her.”

Kim Kardashian have been inspired by her signature platinum blonde hair, red lipstick, and body-hugging gowns. Now, Ana de Armas is joining the Marilyn club in Andrew Dominik’s long-awaited Blonde, and her transformation into the public and private iterations of Norma Jeane is flawless. "It’s hard not to be a super fan of Marilyn because I think she’s seeped into all of our subconscious," Blonde costume designer Jennifer Johnson tells Elle.

Netflix film Blonde has been released – check it out below.Directed by Andrew Dominik and adapted from the novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde stars Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in a reimagining of her life.A synopsis reads: “Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.”The film, which has divided many critics, also stars Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel and Julianna Nicholson.Blonde’s soundtrack consists of an original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, along with tracks pulled from films Monroe starred in – including Some Like It Hot, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Niagara.You can check out a list of the songs featured below:You can listen to the original score by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis below.In a four-star review of Blonde, NME wrote: “It’s not an easy watch and there is a lingering sense of a film trying to have its cake and eat it.

Monroe wasn't born with the name that she became famously known for. The complex history behind the 1950s Hollywood icon's name was explored in her Monroe's unfinished autobiography, My Story (1974), written with Ben Hecht.Newly released Netflix film Blonde starring Ana de Armas as Monroe has piqued the interest of many in the legendary actress, singer and model, who passed away in 1962 aged only 36.

's portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in (streaming Friday, September 30 on Netflix) is all anyone can talk about these days. But the movie, which chronicles Monroe's career as well as her tumultuous relationships, is just one of many modern interpretations of the late actor's life.

Marilyn Monroe hits screens this week we can reveal the truth about the racy romances of the fifties-era’s so-called ‘Blonde Bombshells’.The Netflix biopic, simply called Blonde, stars ex-Bond girl Ana de Armas, 34, as the iconic screen siren and is set to feature controversial scenes which include a threesome and oral sex.READ MORE: Grace Kelly's life - giving up millions, secret will and cause behind fatal car crashBut Marilyn wasn’t the only one of the glamorous blonde stars favoured by cinema at the time to have had a rollercoaster love life. Here JAMES MOORE reveals some of the Hollywood stars' sensational secrets… The new movie charts how the star went from a traumatic childhood as Norma Jeane to movie sex symbol in flicks like The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot.

Blonde star Ana de Armas says she went to Marilyn Monroe’s grave to ask permission to play her.The actor plays the Hollywood icon in new Netflix biopic Blonde directed by Andrew Dominik, released in cinemas today (September 23) and streaming next week.In an interview with AnOther, Ana de Armas revealed that she and the Blonde crew visited Monroe’s grave in Los Angeles, at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery to ask permission to tell her story on film.“We got this big card and everyone in the crew wrote a message to her,” de Armas said. Then we went to the cemetery and put it on her grave.

Ana De Armas took her role in Blonde very seriously — or should we say gravely?? According to the star, she asked Marilyn Monroe‘s gravesite if it was OK!

AnOther magazine, the actress said she actually visited Marilyn's grave to ask for permission to portray the movie star and pop culture icon in Netflix's "Blonde.""We got this big card and everyone in the crew wrote a message to her," she said. "Then we went to the cemetery and put it on her grave. We were asking for permission in a way."While the "Knives Out" actress didn't indicate whether the ghost of the "Some Like It Hot" star responded that day, she and the crew went through with the film."Everyone felt a huge responsibility, and we were very aware of the side of the story we were going to tell — the story of Norma Jeane, the person behind this character, Marilyn Monroe.

Ana de Armas is gracing the red carpet at the premiere of her new Netflix movie!

Ana de Armas received a special honor during the latest screening of her upcoming Netflix movie Blonde!

And you thought Don’t Worry Darling was the only film at Venice where the making-of would be more exciting than the actual movie!

movie about Marilyn Monroe for over a decade.The film wouldn’t be a biopic, but an experiential portrait delving into the psyche of Marilyn Monroe and Norma Jeane. It kept falling apart, but the New Zealand native couldn’t let it go. Then he found Ana de Armas, and, he said, the movie came alive.“It was like love at first sight,” Dominik said Thursday, before the world premiere of the film at the Venice International Film Festival.

Marilyn Monroe Biopic “Blonde” is already raking in the praise.

Blonde” debuted to a massive 14-minute long standing ovation during its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Ana de Armas, who plays Marilyn Monroe, was in tears at the screening, her face glowing as tears streamed down. Before the film’s world premiere Brad Pitt, who is among the film’s producers, de Armas, director Andrew Dominik, Adrien Brody and Julianne Nicholson created commotion on the red carpet, largely for Pitt who worked the crowds wearing a black Covid mask when he came into close contact with fans to sign autographs and do selfies. Pitt made a surprise appearance in Venice since he was not present at the film’s press conference earlier in the day. Dede Gardner, who is also among “Blonde” producers, was also on hand.

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.