FilmStruck’s demise came on the morning of November 30, 2018. Film fans like myself, all the way up to Leonardo DiCaprio and Guillermo Del Torro, signed petitions, wrote letters, and begged the conglomerates that owned FilmStruck to reconsider their decision to no avail. FilmStruck died that day. Criterion has proclaimed that they will now step up to the plate and offer us what is now … Continue reading Response to Katherine Groo

Hedy Lamarr has always been a bit of an enigma. Beautiful, glamorous, and mysterious, Lamarr seemingly took cues from 30s sensation Greta Garbo, eventually embracing a reclusive lifestyle. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, a 2017 documentary produced by Susan Sarandon, attempts to introduce the world to the “real” Lamarr through interviews, film clips, newspapers and rare, candid photographs. Bombshell tries to paint Lamarr as a … Continue reading Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – A Review

On September 11, 1972, Robert Slatzer’s attorney’s sent a letter to Venice Publishing demanding his manuscript be returned for a book called Sincerely, Marilyn Monroe. This book was to be the framework for the book he would write with Fowler and Capell. The whereabouts of this manuscript are unknown to me but if anyone knows the location, please, let me know. The legal woes between … Continue reading Slatzer/Capell/Fowler Part 2

First off, I have to thank Jackie Craig for making me look in my files. I haven’t done anything “heavy” on Marilyn for roughly two years so this was a fun look back on where I was. I discussed this briefly on Goodnight Marilyn but due to time constraints, wasn’t able to fully explore the topic like I would have wanted to. Know that the … Continue reading Who Wrote “The Life and Curious Death of Marilyn Monroe”? Part 1