Sunday, August 5, 2012

31 Stars in 31 Days: Day 5 - MARILYN MONROE

Today marks the 50th anniversary of Marilyn's tragic death. And to honor the wonderful classic film actress I will be watching some of her films, which I just bought on blu-ray. I plan to watch three films of hers if I have enough time but if not at least two. The Seven Year Itch and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. We love and miss you Marilyn. Here are some of my fave things about her.


Favorite Marilyn film: THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955) Without a doubt my all time
favorite Marilyn film.
Favorite Marilyn role: Lorelei Lee (GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES) - Perfection in this movie 
Favorite Marilyn co-star: toss up between Jane Russell in Blondes and Tom Ewell 
in Seven Year Itch, hence my choice of films today
Films of Marilyn seen: 15 out of 33 films




Today's films: THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955) and GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES (1953)
The Seven Year Itch is a wonderful comedy by Billy Wilder, who excelled at these kind of films. Well he actually excelled at all kinds of films because he was that awesome. And so is Marilyn who is simply cast as The Girl, an upstairs neighbor to a husband (Tom Ewell) who daydreams a lot about meeting and romancing women..all women. The action heats up when his wife and kid go away for the summer and he starts chatting with The Girl. All in good natured fun but it's a treat to watch how things unfold. 


Rating: ***** out of ***** stars


 Girl falls down, man is there to catch her

In GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES,  Marilyn is amazing as Lorelei Lee, who along with best pal Dorothy Shaw (Jane Russell, all sass and I love it) take a cruise ship to Paris and have one interesting adventure. Splashy musical comedy that lets Marilyn show why she is one of cinema's great icons. Gorgeous film and two gorgeous women. What more could anyone ask for?


Rating: **** out of ***** stars


I'm with the blonde here

My plan is to watch both of these films right after church and if I do get to sneak in one more Marilyn film, it will most likely be How To Marry A Millionaire. 


My love of classic films is beyond measure

Monty
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4 comments:

  1. VictoriaAugust 5, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    I just bought "Some Like It Hot" the other day and will probably force my hubby to sit through it with me later:) I think "Bus Stop" was absolutely one of her best films ever, she was so good in it! I looked for it at the movie store we went to but they didn't have it, I'll have to order it off Amazon! RIP Marily!!!

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  2. LilyAugust 7, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    I loved The Seven Year Itch and Gentlemen Prefer Blonds is in my instant queue.

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    It's a great opportunity. I can't wait to hear from you!

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    Lily

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  3. UnknownAugust 16, 2012 at 7:45 PM

    I love all of Marilyn's films..

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  4. chrisAugust 23, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    I love her and also Audrey Hepburn. Although she is always smoking in her films, I really really like them both.

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