Tag: Some Like It Hot
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10 Best Jack Lemmon Movies, According to Rotten Tomatoes
Jack Lemmon is the legend of classic Hollywood. He wasn’t exactly the heartthrob like Carey Grant or a brooding, mysterious man like Humphrey Bogart, but he was a national treasure, nevertheless. His balance of comedic and dramatic roles paired well with his everyman on-screen persona. Lemmon was loved by actors and audiences alike; how great…
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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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See Adam Driver, Julianne Moore, and Greta Gerwig Hit the Venice Red Carpet
The 2022 Venice Film Festival kicked off August 31 with an already star-studded red carpet. The fall festival launcher runs through September 10. Noah Baumbach’s “White Noise” makes its world premiere as the Opening Night selection for the festival, marking the first Netflix film to ever open the annual festival in its 79 years…and meaning…
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Some Like It Hot Was A Stressful Experience For Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is absolutely unforgettable as Sugar Cane in the 1959 comedy “Some Like it Hot,” but her time on set wasn’t quite so sweet. The deeply troubled starlet frequently butt heads with director Billy Wilder and co-star Tony Curtis. Her antics were a headache for the cast and crew, but everyone agreed that her…
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Streaming: the best Marilyn Monroe films
Ahead of Netflix’s biopic of the Hollywood star, what better time to catch up on her deft, joyous screen performances, from Some Like It Hot to The MisfitsNo one has seen the film yet, but the internet is already awash with opinions about Blonde, Netflix’s forthcoming fictionalised biopic of Marilyn Monroe: about everything from Cuban…
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Marilyn Monroe Gown and ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ Leotard Sell for Over 250,000 at Auction
Kim Kardashian just missed out on another Marilyn Monroe collectible.After the “Kardashians” mogul donned two Monroe gowns for the 2022 Met Gala festivities, select costumes from Monroe’s film legacy were auctioned during a four-day “Hollywood Legends” event hosted by Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles.A sheer white gown worn by Monroe in the 1954 musical comedy…
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Jack Lemmon’s ‘Worst’ Career Moment Would Be Any Actor’s Nightmare
In addition to being one of the greatest actors of his generation, Jack Lemmon was also one of the more prolific. From the start of his film career in 1954 up until his appearance in Blake Edwards’ “Days of Wine and Roses” in 1962, Lemmon appeared in 18 feature films, excellent in each one. By…
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How the acclaimed Billy Wilder tried and failed to snub Hollywood
The new film ‘Mr Wilder & Me’ reveals how a search for funding led the director on an uneasy journey back to the central Europe he fledSome Like It Hot, Double Indemnity and The Apartment were just some of the classics that made Billy Wilder one of the most successful and lauded directors in Hollywood.But…
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Nehemiah Persoff, Character Actor Known For Yentl, The Twilight Zone, Some Like It Hot, Dies At 102
As reported today by Variety, Nehemiah Persoff, a prolific Hollywood character actor whose career spanned six decades, has passed away at the age of 102 in San Luis Obispo, CA. Persoff began acting in films in 1948 with an uncredited walk-on role in “The Naked City,” and would also play various roles in the 1959 TV adaptation.…
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Nehemiah Persoff, Actor in ‘Yentl,’ ‘Some Like it Hot,’ Dies at 102
Nehemiah Persoff, who appeared as Barbra Streisand’s rabbi father in “Yentl” and had roles in hundreds of films and TV series including “Some Like It Hot” and “On the Waterfront,” died Tuesday in San Luis Obispo, Calif. He was 102.His death was confirmed by his daughter, Dahlia. Beyond prolific, Persoff racked up almost 200 credits…