The film Blonde will debut in Venice but already has quite the reputation. I know a fair bit about Marilyn myself, who doesn’t, so I’ll be curious to see what they do with her story. I’m already sold on Ana De Armas as Marilyn. Very few people can get even remotely close to Marilyn’s qualities, but she comes the closest I’ve seen.
Discover a life both known and unknown in this boldly imaginative film from Director Andrew Dominik that explores the complicated life of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe. Based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde, starring Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, and Julianne Nicholson premieres on Netflix, 28 September.
It looks absolutely like a potential Oscar sweeper (Picture, Director, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Make Up), and this year’s Mank. But we all know how Mank went…
Although Dominik hasn’t made a good film in 15 years. Mark my words, it will be this year’s Spencer but with a lot more skin.
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Spencer was utterly fantastic.
Uh….
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It looks incredible and Ana looks absolutely magnetic and haunting in the part. Couldn’t bother less about her accent being noticeable here and there since she clearly communicates the essence and feelings of the woman she portrays with such power and depth. I feel her entire work and presence fit the surreal, eerie tone of the film so good.
TAR teaser, in the words of ex-WWE legend Steve Austin… WHAT?
Was the first minute of that directed by Uwe Boll?
More like Stanley Kubrick rose from the grave.
Right now I have her predicted…but there are lots of ways this could go badly. I hope it doesn’t…but lots of uphill battles for this, I think.
Michelle Williams came much, much closer judging from this trailer, and absolute nailed Marilyn’s voce, physicality and coquettish charm. After picking up scores of high-profile critics’ prizes that year she should have won the Oscar, but Weinstein decided to promote eventual winner Meryl Streep instead. He even told Michelle Williams that he was going to do so and that her year would be another one in the future.
Williams’ award-winning performance in My Week with Marilyn is spot on, indelible and deeply affecting. Other than the genuine article, it is the best version of Marilyn ever committed to film. She should have reprised the role in this film. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/84c4e0318f1218cabdf54e1166a62873831a0ee002255937be265338b97120eb.jpg
It amazes me how from a trailer can you possible deduce she gets all Marilyn’s qualities.
I’m not sold on this. I can still hear Ana’s accent at the end clip and I know there were issues with audience screeners and Andrew Dominik even said they had work to do on it in post. I don’t see this as Oscars at all as of yet – I hope to be wrong.
Sadly, I heard her accent as well, and that could put people off. Hoping for the best!
I like what I see of her performance and it makes the film more interesting than a baity Oscar. But the premise is Oscar friendly. On the whole, it doesn’t look like an Oscar contender outside of Best Actress.
Looks excellent.
NC-17. Bye Oscars.
I can see MM at some angles but she mostly looks like AdA.