The Failure of BLONDE | A Video Essay |
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This is really not the type of content I plan on doing super regularly, but I was already reading the biographies I used for this video so I thought.. might as well.
This is why Blonde fails as a movie and fails its subject, Marilyn Monroe. Resources: Books: Norma Jean by Gloria Steinem (1986) My Story by Marilyn Monroe & Ben Hecht (1974) Bio/Pics by George Frederick Custen (1992) Fact vs Fiction: www.aarp.org/entertainment/movies-for-grownups/info-2022/blonde-marilyn-monroe-movie-how-accurate-fact-check.html AD Sight and Sound Interview: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/im-not-interested-reality-im-interested-images-andrew-dominik-blonde Interview Outtakes: www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/im-not-interested-reality-im-interested-images-andrew-dominik-blonde twitter.com/christinalefou/status/1574785874277064706?s=20&t=7wTnik36sWLXv1F0H15n-w twitter.com/christinalefou/status/1574784870269722624?s=20&t=7wTnik36sWLXv1F0H15n-w Marilyn Monroe Calendar Article: www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2013/01/the-story-behind-marylin-monroes-nude-calendar/ Daddy Compilation: twitter.com/jillianchili/status/1622007234044764161?s=61&t=fzIeIlOtYtaGe72XAiRHGQ Blonde Trailer: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIsFywuZPoQ) Kim in Marilyn Dress: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8pl0vafRiQ&ab_channel=Variety) Elvis Clips: (https://www.youtube.com/@warnerbrosentertainment) (https://www.youtube.com/@WarnerBrosPictures) Final Interview: Audio from documentary for Life Magazine in 1962 on Marilyn’s final interview. Link: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kW1qLnkfUxc&t=1386s) Visuals laid on top of the interview: Marilyn NYC 1956 Footage Outside Her Apartment |