Tag: Blonde
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MGM Originally Denied ‘Blonde’ Director Andrew Dominik from Using ‘Some Like It Hot’ Footage
Andrew Dominik had to convince MGM to let “Some Like It Hot” be part of “Blonde.”Much like Quentin Tarantino’s 2019 Oscar-winning “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Dominik’s “Blonde” includes real footage from Marilyn Monroe’s filmography. Yet lead star Ana de Armas is placed in the films, including “All About Eve,” “Some Like It Hot,”…
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Ana De Armas Knows Blonde Sex Scenes Are ‘Going To Go Viral’ For All The Wrong Reasons
When it first came out that Andrew Dominik’s adaptation of the Joyce Carol Oates novel “Blonde” would be rated Nc-17, it made many eyebrows raise. That is a rating rarely given by the Motion Picture Association (née of America), and when it is given, filmmakers most often succumb to the will of the organization and cut out the…
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Ana de Armas’ Mother Saw ‘Blonde’ Unsubtitled and ‘Understood Everything’ Without Knowing English
According to Ana de Armas, “Blonde” transcends language thanks to the film’s intensely emotive performances.Lead star de Armas, who portrays Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s portrait of the screen icon, revealed in a Variety cover story that her Cuban mother, Ana Caso, saw an unsubtitled version of “Blonde” and “understood everything” despite not speaking English.…
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Ana de Armas’ ‘Blonde’ Ambition: How She Channeled Marilyn Monroe’s Body and Soul for Netflix’s Nc-17 Gamble
A few years back, Ana de Armas needed to convince Netflix that she could be Marilyn Monroe.She was already the first choice of director Andrew Dominik, whose film “Blonde,” a surrealist vision of the life and death of the screen legend, had been reportedly cast with various leading ladies before alighting on de Armas, but…
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Ana de Armas Says It’s ‘Disgusting’ That ‘Blonde’ Nudity Will Circulate the Internet, but ‘I Can’t Control It’
Ana de Armas is earning some of the best reviews of her career for her performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” and yet she’s well aware that it will be her nude scenes that end up getting the most exposure online. As the actor said during her Variety cover story interview, “I know…
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Ana de Armas Visited Marilyn Monroe’s Grave Before ‘Blonde’ to Ask ‘Permission’ to Play Her
Ana de Armas felt Marilyn Monroe’s presence while filming “Blonde.”The actress, who portrays the “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” icon in Andrew Dominik’s Nc-17 portrait for Netflix, revealed that she visited Monroe’s grave to ask for “permission” to play her onscreen.“We got this big card, and everyone in the crew wrote a message to her,” de Armas…
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The 10 Most Controversial Biopics, from ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to ‘Richard Jewell’
Andrew Dominick’s “Blonde” has begun playing in select theaters ahead of its upcoming streaming release, and responses have been… strong. The Ana de Armas-led film about Marilyn Monroe courts controversy at every turn, from its excessive use of nudity to its questionable portrayal of abortion, so negative responses are hardly surprising. But to fans of…
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Ana de Armas Receives Deauville Fest’s Young Hollywood Award, Pays Homage to ‘Cinephile Grandfather’ Who Gave Her ‘Big Dreams’
Rolling off a banner world premiere of Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde” at the Venice Film Festival, Ana de Armas’s next stop was the Deauville Film Festival in France where she received the Hollywood Rising-Star Award on Friday (Sept. 9) in the jam-packed Palais des Congres.Attended by Dominik and the film’s producers, the ceremony was followed by…
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Ana de Armas Baffled by ‘Blonde’ Nc-17 Rating but Says Film Needed ‘Uncomfortable’ Storytelling
Ana de Armas is calling out the continued double standard for Marilyn Monroe’s life and legacy.The “Blonde” actress, who stars in Andrew Dominik’s portrait of late icon Monroe, addressed the Nc-17 rating received by the Netflix film. “Blonde” is set to premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival before debuting on the streamer September 28.“I…