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‘Blonde’ review: Showbiz is a girl’s worst friend in Netflix’s oppressive Marilyn Monroe nightmare

Andrew Dominik’s “Blonde,” streaming on Netflix Sept. 28, is meant to be a tough sit, endured, more than a harsh, often miserable life, examined. Wrong mission. But mission accomplished.

Chicago Tribune

Blonde review – Ana de Armas gives her all as Monroe in otherwise incurious film

Glossy horror perpetuates the tradition of portraying the brilliant actor as an infantile, sacrificial sex-lamb on the altar of celebrity

The Guardian - UK

Ana de Armas: Filming Marilyn biopic Blonde gave me goosebumps

Ana De Armas has revealed the extent to which the cast and crew of the Marilyn Monroe biopic went to in order to recreate the life and times of the Hollywood legend.

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Review: Ana de Armas Digs Deep as Marilyn in Brutal ‘Blonde’

What a dream it must be to be Marilyn Monroe, a starstruck assistant tells her. “Everyone would give their right arm to be you!” And we cringe, as we’ll do many times during Andrew Dominik’s brutal, bruising and often beautiful “Blonde,” starring a heartbreaking Ana de Armas. This time, it’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Latino viewers heavily influence the popularity of streaming shows, a study finds

A new study shows that Latino-led content attracted new viewers to streaming platforms and helped make shows and films more popular.

WEKU

Why this Marilyn Monroe biopic is NC-17

The NC-17 rating has historically been bad for business due to its adults-only label and pornographic stigma

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Ana de Armas wipes away tears as Blonde receives 14-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

The 34-year-old plays Marilyn Monroe in the biographical drama, based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates

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Ana De Armas Said Marilyn Monroe’s Ghost Haunted Blonde’s Cast ‘Threw Things’ Around

"She was with us."

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British national anthem played at Venice Film Festival in honour of the Queen

Screenings went ahead as usual in the Italian city, though other upcoming international arts events were cancelled following the announcement.

The Independent UK

Blonde: Ana de Armas tears up as Adrien Brody praises her ‘remarkable’ portrayal of Marilyn Monroe

‘I can’t think of any other person who could’ve brought what Ana brought to the role,’ Brody lauded

The Independent UK

Blonde review – Some like it rotten: Monroe biopic is moving, explicit and intensely irritating

Venice film festival: Andrew Dominik’s controversial drama finds space for talking foetuses, presidential sex and a starry throuple – but denies its subject sufficient agency

The Guardian - UK

Blonde movie review: Ana de Armas’s Marilyn Monroe drama does nothing to help reclaim its subject’s power

Ana de Armas embodies Monroe’s sexiness and vulnerability but is given frustratingly little chance to express her wit and intelligence

Evening Standard

‘I truly believe she was close’: star of new biopic sensed Marilyn Monroe on set

Director Andrew Dominik also says that scenes for the controversial Netflix release, filmed in the room where the iconic actor died were ‘like a seance’

The Guardian - UK

Ana de Armas slams NC-17 rating of Marilyn Monroe flick ‘Blonde’

Ana de Armas is baffled that her hotly anticipated film “Blonde” has a rare NC-17 rating, even though other films “are way more explicit” than Netflix’s forthcoming movie about Marilyn Monroe and her legacy.

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Why is 'Blonde' – Netflix's Marilyn Monroe biopic – rated NC-17 instead of TV-MA?

The NC-17 rating has historically been a film certification that’s bad for business due to its adults-only label and pornographic stigma.

The Independent UK

Ana de Armas disagrees with Blonde’s NC-17 rating for sexual content: ‘I didn’t understand why that happened’

Netflix film received the Motion Picture Association’s highest rating in the US

The New Daily

‘Oscar-bait role’: Why the latest Marilyn Monroe biopic Blonde is dividing Hollywood

Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the death of Marilyn Monroe, Netflix releases the trailer for biopic Blonde, starring Cuban actress Ana de Armas.

The Guardian - US

Marilyn Monroe’s estate defends Ana de Armas over biopic accent criticism

Cuban-Spanish actor’s accent in movie Blonde disparaged but ABC says she ‘captures Marilyn’s glamour, humanity and vulnerability’

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Marilyn Monroe's estate defends Ana de Armas' accent in 'Blonde' amid criticism

The Marilyn Monroe estate has come to the defense of "Blonde" star Ana de Armas after some criticized the Cuban Spanish actor's voice in the trailer for the Netflix biopic.

The Independent UK

Marilyn Monroe estate issues statement after Netflix’s Blonde accused of ‘exploiting’ Hollywood icon

Fans have criticised Spanish-Cuban actor De Armas’ accent as heard in a trailer released last month

Evening Standard

Marilyn Monroe fans give mixed reviews to ‘exploiting’ Netflix Blonde trailer

Ana de Armas has been defended by fans online after some react negatively

The Independent UK

Ana de Armas seen with Marilyn Monroe’s platinum curls in trailer for Blonde

Actor also recreates the famous movie still in which Monroe’s white dress blew up above her knees.

The Independent UK

Chris Evans says Ana de Armas warned him against revealing he was looking for love

Evans said in a previous interview that he was ‘laser-focused’ on finding a partner

The Independent UK

Jamie Lee Curtis says she assumed Ana de Armas was an ‘inexperienced, unsophisticated young woman’

Actors met on the set of 2018’s ‘Knives Out’

The Independent UK

Jamie Lee Curtis says she assumed Ana de Armas was an ‘inexperienced, unsophisticated young woman’

Actors met on the set of 2018’s ‘Knives Out’

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