Review: Nothing light about portrayal of Marilyn Monroe’s life in ‘Blonde’
Read full article: Review: Nothing light about portrayal of Marilyn Monroe’s life in ‘Blonde’Filming for "Blonde" began back in 2019 and after COVID and other delays, the much-anticipated 2-hour-and-46-minute movie has finally hit theaters in a limited run, with a wide release on Netflix on Sept. 28.
Aronofsky, Iñarritu films set for Venice Film Festival
Read full article: Aronofsky, Iñarritu films set for Venice Film FestivalDarren Aronofsky’s “The Whale,” the Marilyn Monroe drama “Blonde,” Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” and Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” with Timothée Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
Oates, Groff among contributors to book on Thoreau legacy
Read full article: Oates, Groff among contributors to book on Thoreau legacyNEW YORK Joyce Carol Oates, Douglas Brinkley and Lauren Groff are among more than 20 writers contributing essays for a book on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau. Princeton University Press announced Monday that Now Comes Good Sailing: On Henry David Thoreau and the Meaning of Life will be published in 2021. The book's title comes from words the celebrated nature writer and social commentator reportedly spoke as he neared his death, in 1862. Others writing about Thoreau for the new book include the best-selling novelist Amor Towles, Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction writer John McPhee, travel writer Pico Iyer, and the author and columnist Rafia Zakaria.