#John Hefferman

[kwebtv]

Becoming Elizabeth - Starz - June 12, 2022 - August 7, 2022

Historical Drama (8 Episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

Stars:

Alicia von Rittberg as Elizabeth Tudor

Romola Garai as Mary Tudor

Jessica Raine as Catherine Parr

Tom Cullen as Thomas Seymour

Bella Ramsey as Jane Grey

Jamie Parker as John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland

Oliver Zetterström as King Edward VI

John Heffernan as Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

Jamie Blackley as Lord Robert Dudley

Jacob Avery as Lord Guildford Dudley

Alexandra Gilbreath as Kat Ashley

Leo Bill as Henry Grey

Ekow Quartey as Pedro

Alex Macqueen as Stephen Gardiner

Olivier Huband as Ambassador Guzman

Robert Whitelock as Robert Kett

Ruby Ashbourne Serkis as Amy Robsart

[the-damnable-fool]

Dracula (2020), the most disappointing piece of media I've ever seen

This fury has been rotting into my brain for at least two years now, so now I'm going to subject you to it. This is going to be a very long rant/critique/violent catharsis.

Netflix's Dracula miniseries is a three episode series starring Claes Bang, Dolly Wells, and John Hefferman. The show ran for three episodes and was written by Stephen Moffat. You may recognize him as the longtime writer for a relatively insignificant little program known as "Doctor Who".

Episode one presents us with an interesting and well executed premise. Jonathan Harker, scarred and deformed from his encounter with the eponymous Dracula, recounts his experience to Sister Agatha Van Helsing. Much of what transpires is based heavily on the events of the original novel, though you may have already gleaned from the name "Agatha Van Helsing" that some creative liberties have been taken. I won't spoil much, since I believe this episode to be worth watching. Suffice to say that the whole of the main cast is great, Harker and Agatha Van Helsing doubly so, and there's some excellent special effects work being done.

Episode two is, by and large, my favorite episode of the lot. Because of that, I'll speak even less of it. The entire episode is framed as a murder mystery aboard a boat which Dracula himself recounts to Agatha Van Helsing, which is an interesting parallel to draw with the first episode. Dracula is, obviously, the murderer, but the actual twist is truly unexpected. Agatha Van Helsing is one of those rare and delightful characters that comes across as genuinely witty, intelligent, and dangerous in all the best ways. There's very few times a character has done something and I've thought to myself "wow, that makes perfect sense, but I never would've thought to do it". She's a treat, and that wonderful character writing makes every interaction between her and Dracula come across as a devilish battle of wits. What's more, there's some genuinely heartfelt and emotional moments between the background characters that stick with me to this day.

Then you hit the cutoff point.

If you've liked the series so far, and have become attached to its tone, characters, and general quality of writing, you should stop watching five minutes before the ending of the second episode. Unless you want to be disappointed in the worst sort of way I would encourage you to cut your losses, switch off your TV, say to yourself "Damn, that was a really good two-part movie", and move on. It is not worth it. You have been warned.

Beyond this point there be spoilers.

So Episode Fucking Three

Up until now, the series had been doing a great job of constructing some very compelling, well written, and likeable characters. Agatha Van Helsing in particular was genuinely intelligent, witty, bitingly cynical, and had a character dynamic with Dracula that could only be described as "If we weren't diametrically morally opposed to one another, we'd be fucking". The crewmen of the ship they came in on were, while not heavily characterized, very human and easy to sympathize with. Johnathan Harker was both tragic and heroic while he lasted and, while I don't remember much of Mina, I remember liking her well enough. So, what do you do with a slam dunk roster of characters like that?

Well, you kill them all off in an offscreen time jump of course!

Episode three takes place in modern London and I immediately hate it. Agatha, my favorite character, is gone, as are all of the characters we've come to know and love. In their place is Agatha's indirect descendant, played by the same actress and so woefully boring that I don't remember her name at time of writing, and a couple of other generic stooges. There's a junior researcher at the facility, a couple of wildly shallow club-girl side characters that he pines after, and a few others that I forget.

If I'm completely honest with you, I didn't watch the entirety of episode three, and you'll see why in a second.

So the episode starts. We open up on Dracula, soaking wet and crawling out of the ocean on the shore of modern day London. He's immediately surrounded by a group of mercenaries armed with cameras, a helicopter, and conventional firearms, along with our new Agatha Van Helsing wannabe. Long story short, he kills a mercenary and escapes into the city as day breaks, has his cliche little "woah I'm immortal and experiencing the modern world for the first time" bit, and then gets captured in the sloppiest way imaginable.

Turns out, Mina spent the vast majority of her inherited money on creating a foundation in memory of John Harker with the specific purpose of locating and containing Dracula. It's sort of like the Foundation from the SCP universe except they only contain one mildly boring, vaguely bisexual anomaly. They've got money, professional mercenaries, trained scientists, a secret Dracula holding chamber specifically for holding Dracula, the works.

So Dracula gets dragged into the Dracula containment chamber, and this thing is the real deal. Constructed of bulletproof plexiglass and steel, able to be remotely exposed to sunlight at any time, surrounded by open floor and armed mercenaries, it's pretty safe to say that this Dracula containment chamber is easily the finest chamber ever constructed with the sole intention of containing Dracula. All he's got is a table, a chemical toilet, and an ipad loaded with digital books. He gets fed blood through a tube at regular intervals and occasionally gets poked at by researchers trying to figure out just what the fuck he is.

Now, by this point, we the audience were doing our best to get back onboard. Sure, our favorite characters were gone, save for the villain, and sure, the tone had taken a weird lurch with the time jump, but that was all fine. Just have Agatha's great great grand-niece be just as charming as she was and we can all have a grand time watching Dracula masterfully manipulate his way out of the Dracula time-out box. We've seen his guile before, so we're all primed and ready for another fantastic battle of wits, just like on the boat.

But that doesn't happen.

What follows is a brief summary of events that happen in the episode in vaguely chronological order. By reading it you may be made privy to the sudden and utter incompetence of the new lead character and to the wildly stupid turn that the writing took in episode three.

The Harker Foundation finds Draculas coffin at the bottom of the sea in the wreckage of the ship from episode two. For no good reason, Agatha's descendant (the director of this foundation) personally goes to scuba dive into the ocean to take a look at the unconscious Drac.

Also for no good goddamn reason, she sticks her whole ass thumb in his mouth to feel his fangs. He bites her thumb off instinctively, giving him the small amount of blood he needs to reawaken. That's one instance of complete incompetence before the ten minute mark.

Instead of recovering the coffin immediately, the Foundation pulls back and waits on shore with armed mercenaries until night falls hours later. Why they don't just nab him immediately while hes sleeping, I don't know, but I'll count that as a second instance of complete incompetence.

Drac escapes and kills some people, including a few mercenaries. It is established that the Foundation has the power and influence to make these deaths disappear.

Drac is transported to the Dracula holding chamber.

In the course of less than 24 hours, Dracula FIGURES OUT HOW A TABLET WORKS, GUESSES THE FUCKING WIFI PASSWORD BECAUSE ITS HIS FUCKING NAME, AND SKYPE CALLS THE LAW FIRM THAT USED TO REPRESENT HIM TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

Do you see why I was furious? Do you see why my friends and I stood up and yelled at the TV screen? Do you see why we turned it off immediately? Do you see why I want to hit Stephen Moffat with a chair?

Needless to say, the lawyer takes a call from someone claiming to be a man that employed his firm two centuries prior completely seriously. He walks directly into the facility with no explanation as to how he found out where it was or why the guards let him past, and threatens to sue the Foundation if they continue to hold his client against his will.

The inferior Agatha throws up her hands and says "welp, guess we gotta let him go" and just. Let's Dracula leave. No consideration for the consequences of doing so beforehand. No thought given to the possibility that they might simply inform the relevant authorities that he'd killed people that very night and therefore should be contained and studied. They just fuckin' let him leave.

So lets recount all the insane leaps of logic that need to have transpired in order for this to happen.

One, Dracula would need to have figured out how the internet works within the span of 24 hours despite having only just learned that electricity existed. I'll give that a pass since its implied he can absorb knowledge by drinking blood.

Two, Dracula would have to guess the wifi password for this top secret, high security facility... Which is literally just DRACULA. Why the fuck was it set to his name? Why was he given a tablet that's physically capable of connecting to wifi? Why didn't the mercenaries that guard him at all times not see him using Skype and say "Hmm, maybe we should stop him from doing that"? Moreover, why the fuck does the room he's contained in even have wifi? Isn't everything I just said a massive security oversight for an organization that's poured millions into this containment facility?

Three, Dracula's lawyer would have to believe that an unknown, unsolicited caller, who has neither modern means of identifying himself nor any records verifying his existence for over two hundred years, is genuinely a client of his from two hundred years ago in need of legal counsel. Furthermore, Dracula would need to have some way of communicating his exact location to this man.

Four, the security teams responsible for keeping the facility safe and free of intruders would have to not only let this lawyer into a top secret facility based solely on his own claim that his client was inside, but let him directly into the main holding chamber that is under constant guard all without so much as warning the fucking director of the Facility.

Five, the director of this facility would have had to completely thrown out any alternative to letting a known mass murdering superbeing out of confinement despite full knowledge of what that would entail. They could've just fought the battle in court. It's easy to prove that he needs to be locked up when you can show the judge the bodies of the people he killed that day. Even if that's too much trouble, why not pop the lawyer in the back of the skull and make him disappear like the mercenary? Or Dracula's victims? It can't be that hard if you've done it three times this episode.

It's the kind of twist you would expect out of a piece of satire, not an actual, serious work written by an accredited writer. To this day I have not seen any other work of fiction take such a sudden and sharp decline in quality, and I doubt that I ever will again. It's as though the writers intentionally made every character at least thirty percent stupider just for the sake of giving Dracula his "gotcha".

So what went wrong?

Honestly, I think that the writers mistook their villain for the main character of the series, which ultimately just doesn't work. Sure, we love Dracula. We didn't come to watch the Dracula show out of our rabid love for Johnathan Harker, we came for the big scary villain. The problem is that a villain still has to be a villain. While we do love him, we don't root for him, we root for the people that oppose him despite the odds. They killed off every recurring character except for Dracula and changed the setting and tone so massively that it was completely unrecognizable from the first two episodes, and they did this because they thought the audience be invested enough in this villain for it not to matter. Not only did it backfire, but the ridiculous amount of plot mandated stupidity and Deus Ex Machina that it took to get Dracula out of his first jam in that new setting completely killed any further drive that I had to continue watching.

This lazy twist not only made the main characters look incompetent, it made Dracula look lame. He's the Prince of Darkness. The fucking Nightwalker. The King of Vampires does not call his fucking lawyer.

Anyway, I'm finished with my rant now. Congrats on sticking it out this long. There's no prize or anything.

[cornucopiaradio]

Spring is a magical time of year; when bountiful possibility appears in front of us, and everything is reborn brand new. So to celebrate the start of the season, we’ve created a lush #soundscape #videomontgae, mixing classical spring poetry, sounds of nature and amazing instrumental musical pieces. It’s all designed to take you to a place more magical than here…

So every #spring, I like to share this beautiful collection of #poetry, #wildlife & #nature we created many years ago. I hope it personally helps you feel the rebirth & positivity this time of year can bring.

Find all the production details via our website:

http://www.cornucopia-radio.co.uk/spring-poetry

CREDITS Performed By Christopher Bellamy & Jeannie McGinnis Produced and Edited by Peter Beeston This work is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license

TRACK LISTING

Spring by John Clare / Alexandre Klinke – Solitude

A Light Exists in Spring by Emily Dickinson / Kevin MacLeod – Meditation Impromptu

Spring Carol by Robert Louis Stevenson / Jon Luc Hefferman – Curious

The First Spring Day by Christina Rossetti / Kai Engell – Summer Days

One Day In Spring by Rabindranath Tagore / Raphae – Eor Ir Itum

Spring Quiet by Christina Rossetti / Alistair Cameron – Gymnopedie

My Bonnie Blue by Robert Burns / Aislinn – Dusty window

There Will Come Soft Rains by Sara Teasdale / Zinaida Trokai – The Spirit of Russian Love

End Credits Music / Josh Woodward – Sleep Well My Dear

[incorrectquotesfromthemultiverse]

Agatha: do you ever want to talk about your feelings, Count Dracula?

Dracula: no

Johnathan Harker: I do!

Agatha: I know, Johnathan

Johnathan: I'm sad

Agatha: I know, Johnathan

[wornoutspines]

Dracula | Mini-series

Subtlety, Faith and Sexuality seems to permeate the 2020 #Dracula mini-series it

Created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock, Doctor Who) this newest adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula stars danish actor Claes Bang in the titular role.

Premise: In 1987 Transylvania, the blood-drinking Count draws his plans against Victorian London.

Review:The beginning of the show is intriguing, finding Mr. Harker in the state that he is in, having written the story the pilot is…

[apawncanbecomeaqueen]

I still have to watch the new year’s special, but I feel like kicking off my 2019 dw intake by listening to Doom Coalition 3 was the right move.

“You’re not gonna let me say no, are you?” “Wonderful, thank you Liv!”

“You know what she’s like when she gets up in the morning.” Well, the Doctor does, but I don’t and I want to know!! Can I find domestic Tardis fluff anywhere?

“Oh dear...” “Don’t say ‘Oh dear’, I don’t like it when you say ‘Oh dear’ !”

Thinking back to when I was crying while listening to ‘Absent Friends’ now makes me smile, even though I got a headache out of it??? 

“When I have ever been late for one of our rendezvous?” “Do you want the whole list or just the Top 10 most life threatening?”

"Flying visit, flying nun!” River making jokes for her own benefit remains one of my favorite things, and the whole Sister Cantica thing was hilarious.

“Striking, rather like Rita Hayworth.” “Works for me, and for you, who would have thought miss Sinclair?” River really doesn’t play fair, but also, does Helen have hang-ups regarding her sexuality, and if so, does it get explored later? Maybe she’s just fine with it though, I might just be projecting my own stuff onto her character!

“Timelords, honestly! You spend your whole life believing there is only one left, then they start turning up like buses!”

LIKE A SEXY PENGUIN

River’s excitement at getting to use a new Tardis console was so much fun.

“They love you.” “Do they?” the Doctor’s disbelief hurts my feelings

“Are you ready?” “ To save the universe with you? Always”

“No, I just can’t imagine it.” “Well then, make an effort!” The identity theft element in ‘The Crucible of Souls’ is just the best!!

I can’t believe how brilliant Doom Coalition is!!!  

[annabolina]

If there is one thing that Becoming Elizabeth has going for it, even when it’s not good at all, it’s the acting.

You might not enjoy the Thomas Seymour plot, but you can not take your eyes off Tom Cullen because he is that good, just absolutely mesmerizing, that man put his soul into this role and I thank him for it.

Romola Garai is a powerhouse and deserves a second season by herself, that’s it.

John Hefferman impressed me so much this last episode, him signing the paper ordering his brother’s death? He did more with his hands than most actors do with their whole face. Talking of his face, he was devastating in his attempts to reason with his brother.

And Jamie Parker is having the time of his life playing John Dudley and so am I watching him, we thank you for your service sir.

Anyway, I know none of them will get any recognition come awards season but if there was any justice, they would.

[jezabelofthenorth]

SO

cast list according to the bts video the becoming elizabeth twitter page just released

romola garai-mary tudor

alexandra gilbreath-kat ashley

jamie parker-john dudley

john hefferman-edward seymour

oliver zetterstorm-edward vi

leo bill-henry grey

alex mcqueen-stephen gardiner

jamie blackley-robert dudley

jessica raine-catherine parr

[fearsmagazine]

The Banishing  | Shudder Official Trailer, Poster & Images

From acclaimed genre director Chris Smith (Creep) comes the true story of the most haunted house in England.

A young reverend, his wife and daughter move into a manor with a horrifying secret. When a vengeful spirit haunts the little girl and threatens to tear the family apart, the reverend and his wife are forced to confront their beliefs.

They must turn to black magic by seeking the help of a famous Occultist...or risk losing their daughter.

The film is directed by Christopher Smith, screenplay by David Beton, Ray Lines and Dean Bogdanovich, and starring Jessica Brown Findlay, John Hefferman, Adam Hugill with John Lynch and Sean Harris.

RLJE Films / Shudder  will release THE BANISHING On Demand, DVD, Blu-Ray and Digital November 2nd, 2021.

[goldeenwaalls]

Análisis de Just Like You

Para empezar Just like you fue lanzada hace 3 años sin promoción, sin ayuda de la discográfica, sin nada y analizando el vídeo nos damos cuenta de por que...

Antes de ponernos con el videoclip en si vamos a ver q dijo Louis sobre Just Like You 

Para empezar dijo q tuvo q convencer a la discográfica para q le dejaran sacarlo y viendo el videoclip se entiendo por q..., dijo q el videoclip era para q le conociéramos un poco más...Y por último dijo q era uno de sus favoritos y q conceptualmente lo describía muy bn haciendonos entender que sabia lo que hacia

AHORA SI HABLEMOS DEL VIDEO EN SI:

Nada más empezar a lo mejor estoy siendo un poco bluegreener pero verde y azul

Luego tenemos un artículo q habla de las dos semanas y q si lo buscamos por internet en si el artículo nos habla de un volcán an WELLINGTON

La figura q veis aquí es el The Queen Arms Brighton q es un CABARET GAY  

Podemos ver “where she lays”, el where esta completo y el lays también pero si no fijamos el she no la S esta cortada S(He). Por no hablar q los ojos q se ven alrededor son verdes

Luego tenemos el “When I’m down I need” y debajo se ve una H lo q quedaría “when I’m down I need H”

Aquí está haciendo una referencia a John Hefferman q escribió un libro titula lo The Island q trata de un chico q vive en una isla q nadie sonríe menos el, pero por eso todo el mundo lo considera raro y entra en una depresión hasta q un día conoce a una criatura marina pero luego la criatura crece tanto q lo tiene q liberar. Os suena?  ERODA

Luego hay como tres artículos haciendo referencia a la historia de George Michael, aquí hay captura de uno. George Michael estaba en una boy band y admito q desde joven el sabía su sexualidad pero le obligaron a ocultarla como unos 15 años con muchas barbas, stunts...

Durante todo el videoclip se pueden ver artículos con referencias hacia Black Lives Matter, la poca diversidad que hay en la industria musical, el matrimonio igualitario...

Este artículo habla de cómo las mujeres, la comunidad lgbt y las personas de color no existen en la industria musical por q no son “vendibles”...

Siento q este vídeo si tiene referencias larry pero se centra más en Louis y como es el

A esto tengo que añadirle que este videoclip tiene mucho y si me lo veo seguido muchas veces probablemente saque más cosas, literalmente echaria toda la vida analizándolo por que la mente de este hombre es superior, pero espero que os haya gustado...

[weclassybouquetfun]

I was disappointed by NBC/Sky's take on Dracula years ago starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Oliver Jackson-Cohen

So I was hesitant to watch BBC One's "Dracula", even with "Sherlock", "Doctor Who"'s writers/producers Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat and Sue Vertue being behind it.

  I'm glad I gave it a go, despite the third and final episode not sticking the landing.

This latest take on the legend stars the very charismatic and very tall Claes Bang (THE SQUARE) as the bloodthirsty Count with the incredible Dolly Wells (Doll & Em, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME) as his adversary, the savvy and sarcastic Sister Agatha.

The series also features John Hefferman as Jonathan Harker, Morfydd Clark as Mina, and Sacha Dhawan, Jonathan Aris, Clive Russell, Lydia West, Matthew Beard, Mark Gatiss (terrific as always) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (I will never forget how they did Curtis so dirty in MISFITS).

Stewart-Jarrett is currently in another BBC One mini - THE TRIAL OF CHRISTINE KEELER.

Starring Sophie Cookson (KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE) as Christine Keeler who finds herself in a political scandal involving her affair with John Profumo (Ben Miles, THE CAPTURE) the Secretary of State for War. It also stars Ellie Bamber (PRIDE & PREJUDICE & ZOMBIES) as Christine's friend Mandy Rice-Davies and James Norton as social climber Stephen Ward.

Sophie and James bringing the sexy.

[kwebtv]

The Loch -  ITV  -  6/11/2017  -  7/16/2017  (AKA  Loch Ness)

Crime Drama (6 episodes)

Running Time:  60 minutes

Stars:

Laura Fraser as DS Annie Redford

Siobhan Finneran as DCI Lauren Quigley

Don Gilet as Blake Albrighton

John Sessions as DCI Frank Smilie

Gray O'Brien as Alan Redford

William Ash as Leighton Thomas

Fraser James as Oliver Tench

Alastair Mackenzie as Craig Petrie

John Heffernan as Dr. Simon Marr

Jordan McCurrach as Niall Swift

Keiran Gallacher as Jonjo Patterson

Shona McHugh as Evie Redford

Jack Bannon as Kieran Whitehead

Oliver Greenall as Jordan Whitehead

Simone Lahbib as Mhari Toner

Euan Stamper as Crawford Baxter

Conor McCarry as Dessie Toner

George Anton as Don McGrellish

Victoria Liddelle as Angusina McGrellish

Ron Donachie as Iain Sutherland

[alwaysmarilynmonroe]

Today would be Marilyn’s 93rd Birthday, she has been in my life for almost a decade and I still find it so surreal to think that in theory, she should still be here. Sadly, we all know that is not the case and the reality is that Marilyn left the world over fifty five years ago. It’s sometimes hard to comprehend that Marilyn wasn’t just a Hollywood Star but a human being, just like you and me. However, today is not for dwelling, it is a very important day to millions of fans and myself, as the worlds Brightest Star is ultimately still shining half a century later!

Marilyn photographed by Ed Cronenweth in 1948.

To celebrate Marilyn’s big day, I usually spend it in the best way I know possible, having a Movie Marathon watching my favourite Actress. Unfortunately, so many people see Marilyn as just another silly Blonde Bombshell who didn’t have much talent and was basically playing herself on the screen. However, I can’t emphasize enough that the sweet, lovable, pretty face was so much more than what people perceive. As someone who has watched her films a countless number of times, I actually appreciate her comedic performances over her dramatic ones. This is because people tend to view dramas with more acclaim and respect and the Award Shows further prove this, when in fact comedies should not be overlooked.

In the wise words of Vivien Leigh – an Actress who yes, was more respected critically than Marilyn, but, ultimately was more appreciated more for her looks too,

“Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy – and a much better training, I think. It’s much easier to make people cry than to make them laugh.”

Marilyn photographed on Tobey Beach by Andre de Dienes on July 23rd 1949.

Marilyn was incredibly dedicated to her craft and spent numerous hours educating herself on the Performing Arts and trying to be the best she could possibly be. When you learn about Marilyn you realize how much she suffered mentally and the strength she must have found to deliver such beautiful performances. It hurts to think that she didn’t always feel like the bubbly Blonde Bombshell so many know and love her for, as no one more than Marilyn deserved to be appreciated and loved. She was such a perfectionist and would spend hours analyzing and being critical of her acting abilities and performance in each film.

“We not only want to be good, we have to be. You know, when they talk about nervousness, my teacher, Lee Strasberg, when I said to him, “I don’t know what’s wrong with me but I’m a little nervous,” he said, “When you’re not, give up, because nervousness indicates sensitivity.” Also, a struggle with shyness is in every actor more than anyone can imagine. There is a censor inside us that says to what degree do we let go, like a child playing. I guess people think we just go out there, and you know, that’s all we do. Just do it. But it’s a real struggle. I’m one of the world’s most self-conscious people. I really have to struggle.”

– Marilyn to Journalist Richard Meryman for LIFE Magazine, published on August 17th 1962.

Marilyn attending a Court Hearing on June 26th 1952.

Therefore, I thought it would be appropriate to choose five of Marilyn’s films in which she believed she gave the best performances or received great critical acclaim, to recommend for others to watch. If there is any day that Marilyn should be celebrated (personally, I believe it’s all day every day) than it is on her Birthday.

Whilst looking through reviews of Marilyn’s films that were published during their original releases, it’s shocking to me to read the downright prejudice, sexism and ignorance surrounding her as an Actress. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, in my belief Marilyn was the greatest Actress of all time as it seems that even then, 99% of people believed she was just playing herself. Therefore, in believing their own ignorance, critics could continue their lack of acclaim and respect for ultimately, an extremely talented woman.

Marilyn photographed by Milton Greene in June 1955.

• The Asphalt Jungle (1950) and The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Person to Person television appearance interview on April 8th 1955.

“Marilyn, what’s the best part you ever had in a movie?” – Edward R. Murrow

“Well one of the best parts I’ve ever had was, in The Asphalt Jungle, John Huston’s Picture and then, The Seven Year Itch, Billy Wilder’s Picture.”  – Marilyn

“You think that’s going to be a big one too, don’t you? The Seven Year Itch.” – Edward R. Murrow

“I think it will be a very good Picture and I would like to continue making this type of Picture.” – Marilyn

Dallas Morning News Review by Harold Hefferman published on June 18th 1950.

“Virtually unbilled and unidentified in a current movie, Asphalt Jungle, Marilyn’s breathtaking appearance immediately piques fandom’s curiosity and imagination. Not since the brief introduction of another tempestuous blond, Shelley Winters, three years ago in A Double Life, has a newcomer stirred up so much interest.” 

Marilyn photographed by Earl Leaf at a Press Party held for Bus Stop on March 3rd 1956.

• Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

LIFE Magazine Interview with Journalist Richard Meryman published on August 17th 1962.

“I remember when I got the part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Jane Russell – she was the brunette in it and I was the blonde. She got $200,000 for it, and I got my $500 a week, but that to me was, you know, considerable. She, by the way, was quite wonderful to me. The only thing was I couldn’t get a dressing room. Finally, I really got to this kind of level and I said, “Look, after all, I am the blonde, and it is Gentlemen Prefer Blondes!” Because still they always kept saying, “Remember, you’re not a star.” I said, “Well, whatever I am, I am the blonde!” – Marilyn

The Los Angeles Times Review by Edwin Schallert on August 1st 1953.

“Miss Monroe sparkles much of the time just as the diamonds do. Her work is insidiously intriguing in this picture, and at the same time almost childlike in its utter lack of guile. Her portrayal demonstrates that much may be maneuvered in her instance in the future to humorous advantage. She discloses a surprising light comedy touch.”

Time Magazine Review on July 27th 1953.

“As Lorelei Lee, who believes that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, Marilyn Monroe does the best job of her short career to date. [She] sings remarkably well, dances, or rather undulates all over, flutters the heaviest eyelids in show business and breathlessly delivers such lines of dialogue as, “Coupons – that’s almost like money,” as if she were in the throes of a grand passion.”

Marilyn photographed by Sam Shaw in the Summer of 1957.

• Bus Stop (1956)

Speaking to reporters upon her arrival back in Hollywood to film Bus Stop, on February 25th 1956.

“Marilyn, are you happy to come back and do this Picture, are you pleased with the Bus- Picture Bus Stop?” – Reporter

“Oh yes, very much, I’m looking forward to working with Josh Logan, doing the Picture and it’s good to be back.” – Marilyn

“Was he in your selection as a Director?” – Reporter

“Twentieth Century Fox selected him and I have Director Approval and they asked if I would approve of him and definitely.” – Marilyn

“So you’re very happy, you think you’re going to make a very good Picture?” – Reporter

“I hope we do make a good picture, yes.” – Marilyn

The New York Times Review by Bosley Crowther published on September 1st 1956.

“HOLD onto your chairs, everybody, and get set for a rattling surprise. Marilyn Monroe has finally proved herself an actress in “Bus Stop.” She and the picture are swell!”

Marilyn in Let’s Make Love in 1960.

• Some Like It Hot (1959)

Variety Film Review published on February 24th 1959.

“To coin a phrase, Marilyn has never looked better. Her performance as “Sugar,” the fuzzy blonde who likes saxophone players “and men with glasses” has a deliciously naive quality. She’s a comedienne with that combination of sex appeal and timing that just can’t be beat.”

The New York Times Review by A. H. Weiler published on March 30th 1959.

“As the hand’s somewhat simple singer-ukulele player, Miss Monroe, whose figure simply cannot be overlooked, contributes more assets than the obvious ones to this madcap romp. As a pushover for gin and the tonic effect of saxophone players, she sings a couple of whispery old numbers (“Running Wild” and “I Wanna Be Loved by You”) and also proves to be the epitome of a dumb blonde and a talented comedienne.”

Marilyn photographed by Bert Stern in June 1962.

I hope however you choose to spend this day, you take a moment to think about Marilyn and in her own words, hold a good thought for her as if anyone deserved that, it was she.

“I Love Marilyn” by Sidney Skolsky published in Modern Screen Magazine in October 1953.

“Before the picture flashed on the screen, Marilyn whispered to me in that low, sexy voice that is natural with her: “Hold a good thought for me.” She always says that when embarking on an venture. She feels much better when you tell her you will.”

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Happy 93rd Birthday Marilyn! Today would be Marilyn's 93rd Birthday, she has been in my life for almost a decade and I still find it so surreal to think that in theory, she should still be here.

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High Society @ G Live 2013 (#70)

Title: High Society

Venue: G Live

Year: 2013

Condition: Creasing to edges

Author: Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter. Book by Arthur Kopit. Additional Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead

Director: Anna Linstrum

Choreographer: Andrew Wright

Cast: Michael Praed, Marilyn Cutts, Teddy Kempner, Daniel Boys, Sophie Bould, Keiron Crook, Alex Young, Craig Pinder, Katie Lee, Jill Armour, John Bowles, Steven Butler, Matt Corner, Zoe Doano, Carol Hefferman, Ashley Knight, Anthony McGill, Ben Redfern, Lisa Ritchie, Rachel Spurrell

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A Joseph Agnello, Lad.118 Lt. Brian Ahearn, Bat.13 Eric Allen, Sqd.18 (D) Richard Allen, Lad.15 Cpt. James Amato, Sqd.1 Calixto Anaya Jr., Eng.4 Joseph Agnello, Lad.118 Lt. Brian Ahearn, Bat.13 Eric Allen, Sqd.18 (D) Richard Allen, Lad.15 Cpt. James Amato, Sqd.1 Calixto Anaya Jr., Eng.4 Joseph Angelini, Res.1 (D) Joseph Angelini Jr., Lad.4 Faustino Apostol Jr., Bat.2 David Arce, Eng.33 Louis Arena, Lad.5 (D) Carl Asaro, Bat.9 Lt. Gregg Atlas, Eng.10 Gerald Atwood, Lad.21

B Gerald Baptiste, Lad.9 A.C. Gerard Barbara, Cmd. Ctr. Matthew Barnes, Lad.25 Arthur Barry, Lad.15 Lt.Steven Bates, Eng.235 Carl Bedigian, Eng.214 Stephen Belson, Bat.7 John Bergin, Res.5 Paul Beyer, Eng.6 Peter Bielfeld, Lad.42 Brian Bilcher, Sqd.1 Carl Bini, Res.5 Christopher Blackwell, Res.3 Michael Bocchino, Bat.48 Frank Bonomo, Eng.230 Gary Box, Sqd.1 Michael Boyle, Eng.33 Kevin Bracken, Eng.40 Michael Brennan, Lad.4 Peter Brennan, Res.4 Cpt. Daniel Brethel, Lad.24 (D) Cpt. Patrick Brown, Lad.3 Andrew Brunn, Lad.5 (D) Cpt. Vincent Brunton, Lad.105 F.M. Ronald Bucca Greg Buck, Eng.201 Cpt. William Burke Jr., Eng.21 A.C. Donald Burns, Cmd. Ctr. John Burnside, Lad.20 Thomas Butler, Sqd.1 Patrick Byrne, Lad.101

C George Cain, Lad.7 Salvatore Calabro, Lad.101 Cpt. Frank Callahan, Lad.35 Michael Cammarata, Lad.11 Brian Cannizzaro, Lad.101 Dennis Carey, Hmc.1 Michael Carlo, Eng.230 Michael Carroll, Lad.3 Peter Carroll, Sqd.1 (D) Thomas Casoria, Eng.22 Michael Cawley, Lad.136 Vernon Cherry, Lad.118 Nicholas Chiofalo, Eng.235 John Chipura, Eng.219 Michael Clarke, Lad.2 Steven Coakley, Eng.217 Tarel Coleman, Sqd.252 John Collins, Lad.25 Robert Cordice, Sqd.1 Ruben Correa, Eng.74 James Coyle, Lad.3 Robert Crawford, Safety Lt. John Crisci, H.M. B.C. Dennis Cross, Bat.57 (D) Thomas Cullen III, Sqd. 41 Robert Curatolo, Lad.16 (D)

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E Cpt. Martin Egan, Jr., Div.15 (D) Michael Elferis, Eng.22 Francis Esposito, Eng.235 Lt. Michael Esposito, Sqd.1 Robert Evans, Eng.33

F B.C. John Fanning, H.O. Cpt. Thomas Farino, Eng.26 Terrence Farrell, Res.4 Cpt. Joseph Farrelly, Div.1 Dep. Comm. William Feehan, (D) Lee Fehling, Eng.235 Alan Feinberg, Bat.9 Michael Fiore, Res.5 Lt. John Fischer, Lad.20 Andre Fletcher, Res.5 John Florio, Eng.214 Lt. Michael Fodor, Lad.21 Thomas Foley, Res.3 David Fontana, Sqd.1 Robert Foti, Lad.7 Andrew Fredericks, Sqd.18 Lt. Peter Freund, Eng.55

G Thomas Gambino Jr., Res.3 Chief of Dept. Peter Ganci, Jr. (D) Lt. Charles Garbarini, Bat.9 Thomas Gardner, Hmc.1 Matthew Garvey, Sqd.1 Bruce Gary, Eng.40 Gary Geidel, Res.1 B.C. Edward Geraghty, Bat.9 Dennis Germain, Lad.2 Lt. Vincent Giammona, Lad.5 James Giberson, Lad.35 Ronnie Gies, Sqd.288 Paul Gill, Eng.54 Lt. John Ginley, Eng.40 Jeffrey Giordano, Lad.3 John Giordano, Hmc.1 Keith Glascoe, Lad.21 James Gray, Lad.20 B.C. Joseph Grzelak, Bat.48 Jose Guadalupe, Eng.54 Lt. Geoffrey Guja, Bat.43 Lt. Joseph Gullickson, Lad.101

H David Halderman, Sqd.18 Lt. Vincent Halloran, Lad.8 Robert Hamilton, Sqd.41 Sean Hanley, Lad.20 (D) Thomas Hannafin, Lad.5 Dana Hannon, Eng.26 Daniel Harlin, Lad.2 Lt. Harvey Harrell, Res.5 Lt. Stephen Harrell, Bat.7 Cpt. Thomas Haskell, Jr., Div.15 Timothy Haskell, Sqd.18 (D) Cpt. Terence Hatton, Res.1 Michael Haub, Lad.4 Lt. Michael Healey, Sqd.41 John Hefferman, Lad.11 Ronnie Henderson, Eng.279 Joseph Henry, Lad.21 William Henry, Res.1 (D) Thomas Hetzel, Lad.13 Cpt. Brian Hickey, Res.4 Lt. Timothy Higgins, S.O.C. Jonathan Hohmann, Hmc.1 Thomas Holohan, Eng.6 Joseph Hunter, Sqd.288 Cpt. Walter Hynes, Lad.13 (D)

I Jonathan Ielpi, Sqd.288 Cpt. Frederick Ill Jr., Lad.2

J William Johnston, Eng.6 Andrew Jordan, Lad.132 Karl Joseph, Eng.207 Lt. Anthony Jovic, Bat.47 Angel Juarbe Jr., Lad.12 Mychal Judge, Chaplain (D)

K Vincent Kane, Eng.22 B.C. Charles Kasper, S.O.C. Paul Keating, Lad.5 Richard Kelly Jr., Lad.11 Thomas R. Kelly, Lad.15 Thomas W. Kelly, Lad.105 Thomas Kennedy, Lad.101 Lt. Ronald Kerwin, Sqd.288 Michael Kiefer, Lad.132 Robert King Jr., Eng.33 Scott Kopytko, Lad.15 William Krukowski, Lad.21 Kenneth Kumpel, Lad.25 Thomas Kuveikis, Sqd.252

L David LaForge, Lad.20 William Lake, Res.2 Robert Lane, Eng.55 Peter Langone, Sqd.252 Scott Larsen, Lad.15 Lt. Joseph Leavey, Lad.15 Neil Leavy, Eng.217 Daniel Libretti, Res.2 Carlos Lillo, Paramedic Robert Linnane, Lad.20 Michael Lynch, Eng.40 Michael Lynch, Lad.4 Michael Lyons, Sqd.41 Patrick Lyons, Sqd.252

M Joseph Maffeo, Lad.101 William Mahoney, Res 4 Joseph Maloney, Lad.3 (D) B.C. Joseph Marchbanks Jr, Bat.12 Lt. Charles Margiotta, Bat.22 Kenneth Marino, Res.1 John Marshall, Eng.23 Lt. Peter Martin, Res.2 Lt. Paul Martini, Eng.23 Joseph Mascali, T.S.U. 2 Keithroy Maynard, Eng.33 Brian McAleese, Eng.226 John McAvoy, Lad.3 Thomas McCann, Bat.8 Lt. William McGinn, Sqd.18 B.C. William McGovern, Bat.2 (D) Dennis McHugh, Lad.13 Robert McMahon, Lad.20 Robert McPadden, Eng.23 Terence McShane, Lad.101 Timothy McSweeney, Lad.3 Martin McWilliams, Eng.22 (D) Raymond Meisenheimer, Res.3 Charles Mendez, Lad.7 Steve Mercado, Eng.40 Douglas Miller, Res.5 Henry Miller Jr, Lad.105 Robert Minara, Lad.25 Thomas Mingione, Lad.132 Lt. Paul Mitchell, Bat.1 Capt. Louis Modafferi, Res.5 Lt. Dennis Mojica, Res.1 (D) Manuel Mojica, Sqd.18 (D) Carl Molinaro, Lad.2 Michael Montesi, Res.1 Capt. Thomas Moody, Div.1 B.C. John Moran, Bat.49 Vincent Morello, Lad.35 Christopher Mozzillo, Eng.55 Richard Muldowney Jr, Lad.07 Michael Mullan, Lad.12 Dennis Mulligan, Lad.2 Lt. Raymond Murphy, Lad.16

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P Jeffery Palazzo, Res.5 B.C. Orio Palmer, Bat.7 Frank Palombo, Lad.105 Paul Pansini, Eng.10 B.C. John Paolillo, Bat.11 James Pappageorge, Eng.23 Robert Parro, Eng.8 Durrell Pearsall, Res.4 Lt. Glenn Perry, Bat.12 Lt. Philip Petti, Bat.7 Lt. Kevin Pfeifer, Eng. 33 Lt. Kenneth Phelan, Bat.32 Christopher Pickford, Eng.201 Shawn Powell, Eng.207 Vincent Princiotta, Lad.7 Kevin Prior, Sqd.252 B.C. Richard Prunty, Bat.2 (D)

Q Lincoln Quappe, Res.2 Lt. Michael Quilty, Lad.11 Ricardo Quinn, Paramedic

R Leonard Ragaglia, Eng.54 Michael Ragusa, Eng.279 Edward Rall, Res.2 Adam Rand, Sqd.288 Donald Regan, Res.3 Lt. Robert Regan, Lad.118 Christian Regenhard, Lad.131 Kevin Reilly, Eng.207 Lt. Vernon Richard, Lad.7 James Riches, Eng.4 Joseph Rivelli, Lad.25 Michael Roberts, Eng.214 Michael E. Roberts, Lad.35 Anthony Rodriguez, Eng.279 Matthew Rogan, Lad.11 Nicholas Rossomando, Res.5 Paul Ruback, Lad.25 Stephen Russell, Eng.55 Lt. Michael Russo, S.O.C. B.C. Matthew Ryan, Bat.1

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T Sean Tallon, Lad.10 Allan Tarasiewicz, Res.5 Paul Tegtmeier, Eng.4 John Tierney, Lad.9 John Tipping II, Lad.4 Hector Tirado Jr, Eng.23

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Game of Thrones stars Indira Varma and Conleth Hill and Episodes’ Tamsin Greig have joined the cast of Gavin Hood’s spy thriller Official Secrets, which kicked off production this week.

The trio will join Kiera Knightley, Matt Smith, Ralph Fiennes and Matthew Goode in the thriller for Entertainment One (eOne), which tells the story of British intelligence whistle-blower, Katharine Gunn.

Palestinian-Israeli actor Adam Bakri, who starred in Oscar-nominated feature Omar, Swedish actor Myanna Buring, who has starred in the Twilight franchise and Downton Abbey and John Hefferman, who played Lord Altrincham in The Crown and starred as Major Harold Webb in Hood’s previous film Eye In The Sky, round out the cast.