Blondes

Last year’s Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde broke up its parade of visceral suffering heaped upon the woman born Norma Jeane Mortenson with an acknowledgement of one injustice not of the physically invasive persuasion.We learn that while working on Howard Hawks’ superlative Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (which turns 70 years old this weekend), she received a paltry rate of $500 a week, while her comparatively better-known co-45star Jane Russell raked in a sum-total fee in the amount of $200,000. On this point, director Andrew…

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It’s been a while since we caught up with Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods, but with Legally Blonde 3 happening we’ve been anticipating various reunions between the pretty-in-pink lawyer and her Harvard Law School roots. Such as Selma Blair’s Vivian. Could Elle and Vivian still be in one another’s lives over 20 years later? The Cruel Intentions actress has shared her thoughts. Selma Blair most recently made headlines for dancing blindfolded to “For Your Eyes Only” as a contestant on Dancing With The Stars, could she return…

Planned Parenthood have called out Netflix’s film Blonde as “anti-abortion propaganda”.The 18-rated film, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, features many imagined scenes from the star’s life. It has attracted huge controversy since it was released on the streaming giant earlier this week.Blonde is not a standard biopic about Monroe. The film features several imagined scenes from the Hollywood star’s life.Viewers have criticised the film as “traumatic” and “exploitative” of Monroe, highlighting in…

Ana de Armas and the Blonde crew went directly to Marilyn Monroe to get “permission” before starting filming. In the latest interview with Another Magazine, the actress revealed that she left a handwritten card on Monroe’s grave in Westwood Village Memorial Park on the first day of production on Blonde. Ana De Armas added, “We were asking for permission in a way. 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…

Ana de Armas’ starring film Blonde is all set to release on Netflix on September 28. There’s controversy over Netflix sharing an upcoming film with an NC-17 rating. However, in a recent interview with Lofficiel USA., the actress, who plays Marilyn Monroe in the movie, opens up about the decision regarding the rating. The actress shared, “I didn’t understand why that happened. I can tell you a number of shows or movies that are way more explicit content than Blonde. But to tell this story it is important to show all these…

Ana de Armas is in disagreement with Blonde’s NC-17 rating, arguing that it’s not nearly as explicit as other films and shows.The 34-year-old Cuban-Spanish actor stars as famed icon Marilyn Monroe in the forthcoming psychological drama biopic. Based on Joyce Carol Oates’s novel of the same name, it became Netflix’s first original film to receive Motion Picture Association’s highest rating for its sexual content. Which is a rating only given to films with content the MPA deems unsuitable for ages 17 and younger. “I didn’t…