Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous and iconic actresses of all time, but she never won an Oscar. In fact, critics have never been particularly fond of her. This is perhaps surprising, because today Marilyn Monroe is rightly recognized for her talent for comedy - today she is recognized as a great actress. Unfortunately, during her lifetime, Monroe was underappreciated and often paid less than her fellow actors, who were soon forgotten. Today, Marilyn Monroe is loved as much for her work as for her sex appeal, with the American Film Institute recognizing her as one of the six greatest female movie stars of all time. We have selected six films that prove that Marilyn Monroe was not only beautiful, but also talented. Here are the six best Marilyn Monroe movies.
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HBO's epic series Game of Thrones takes place in many spectacular locations. The action stretches across the fictional continent of Westeros, home to the Seven Kingdoms, to the icy North and the hot eastern continent of Essos. The film locations themselves are as diverse as the scenes, which are scattered all over the world - from cold Scotland to hot Croatia and Morocco. Check out all the real Game of Thrones movie locations that read like a tourist brochure.
A film inspired by the story of Amanda Knox, The Face of an Angel is based on the book Angel Face: Sex, Murder and the Inside Story of Amanda Knox by an American journalist living in Rome, Barbie Latz Nadeau, which was adapted into a screenplay for director Michael Winterbottom by Paul Viragh. The celluloid adaptation of the book is only loosely based on the true case of Meredith Kercher's murder, and stars Kate Beckinsale, Daniel Brühl and Cara Delevingne.
2015 has offered quite a few good documentaries so far. From an insight into Nirvana to Scientology, live exposure of criminals to the darkest corners of Americana, we've selected some of the best documentaries of 2015 so far.
Many innovations have been inspired by science fiction films, and film technology has often offered glimpses of the future. But if some high-tech and state-of-the-art technology seemed futuristic at the time, today it works incredibly funny and it's hard to imagine that it was once considered a technology resurrected before its time. Check out which futuristic ideas in movies have already run out of time.
As a tribute to the recently tragically deceased sports artist Dean Potter, the Association for Mountain Culture and the City Cinema of Domžale are preparing a film evening dedicated to this adventurer, acrobat, world record holder, inventor of new styles, legend of base jumping, and we could go on and on. The city cinema of Domžale will show an archival video collage of his visit to Slovenia, a short film about tightrope walking, Tightrope walker in the moonlight, and the films When Dogs Fly and Fly or Die.
From kitschy costumes and primitive special effects to jaw-dropping graphics. Special effects have come a long way, and one of the first studios to board that ship was George Lucas, the father of Star Wars, Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), which is celebrating 40 years this year. On this occasion, they prepared a one-minute video collage with excerpts from films with their graphic masterpiece.
Edwar Zwick (Blood Diamond, Love and Other Drugs) returns to the screen with the biography Pawn Sacrifice about the greatest American chess master Bobby Fisher, convincingly portrayed by Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man). All the paths of the film (read stories from childhood and youth) lead to the chess match of the century with the Russian Boris Spassky (Liev Schreiber).
Here is the action-packed first trailer for the adaptation of the film Point Break, in which Keanu Reeves and the now deceased Patrick Swayze starred 24 years ago. This time, Luke Bracey stepped into Reese's shoes as FBI agent Johnny Utah, although Gerard Butler was initially planned, and Edgar Ramirez took on the role of Patrick Swayze, the criminal mega-mind Bodhi. Newcomer Ericson Core sat in the director's chair, while Kurt Wimmer signed the script.
After many glamorous parties, premieres and walks on the red carpet, we finally got to see the award ceremony of the 68th Cannes International Film Festival. The Palme d'Or was awarded to...
All children grow up one day, except for one - Peter Pan. And we all know that film adaptations only have so many lives, except for one - Hollywood. It recycles and recycles and the last to find its way into this wheel is the timeless tale of Peter Pan. Judging by the trailer, the movie Pan has a lot going for it, as it shows promise in terms of content, visuals, and acting. In it we will see famous faces such as Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Amanda Seyfried, Garrett Hedlund and Cara Delevingne.
Amy is a poignant documentary film about the singer Amy Winehouse, who died too soon, signed by the British director Asif Kapadia. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and will soon be released on standard screens. The production of the film, which follows the life of one of the most talented British singers in general and comes four years after her death, also involved producer James Gay-Rees, who together with Kapadia "cooked" the already award-winning documentary about Ayrton Senna.