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  1. Ana De Armas' Marilyn Monroe Accent Backlash In Blonde Is Absurd

    Updated Feb 18, 2023. Netflix released the Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde starring Ana de Armas as the legendary actress, and there is a backlash over the actor's accent in the role. Excitement was high for the movie in part due to its NC-17 rating, the first of its kind on Netflix. However, there was a lot of controversy surrounding Blonde, with ...

  2. 'Blonde' Backlash Over Accent: Proof Hollywood's Accent ...

    August 13, 2022 10:00 am. "Blonde". screenshot/Netflix. Last week, I was prepared to devote this column to the backlash over Ana de Armas apparently retaining her Cuban accent in the trailer for ...

  3. Blonde movie review & film summary (2022)

    7 min read. "Blonde" abuses and exploits Marilyn Monroe all over again, the way so many men did over the cultural icon's tragic, too-short life. Maybe that's the point, but it creates a maddening paradox: condemning the cruelty the superstar endured until her death at 36 while also reveling in it. And yet writer/director Andrew Dominik ...

  4. 'Blonde,' Netflix's controversial Marilyn Monroe movie: What we know

    What we know about the Marilyn Monroe movie's NC-17 rating and polarizing accent. ... 'Blonde' review: Ana de Armas is a bombshell but Netflix's Marilyn Monroe movie is brutal misery.

  5. 'Blonde' Review: Ana de Armas Becomes Marilyn Monroe

    Based on Joyce Carol Oates' 2000 novel, the movie is a hushed and floating psychodramatic klieg-light fantasia, shot in color and black-and-white, that presents a fusion of reality and fiction ...

  6. 'Blonde' Review: Please Let Marilyn Rest in Peace

    Yes: This is a real scene that came from a 22-million-dollar, Ana de Armas-starring Netflix movie about Marilyn Monroe, with some of Hollywood's top names. And, yes: The rest of the film follows ...

  7. 'Blonde' Review: Ana de Armas in Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe Bio

    The Bottom Line A dreamy snuff movie. Venue: Venice Film Festival (Competition) Release date: Weds., Sept. 28. Cast: Ana de Armas, Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, Julianne Nicholson ...

  8. Blonde review: A nightmarish Marilyn Monroe biopic

    A technical triumph. A great lead performance. Less is more. As the rest of Dominik's bold, imperfect film proves, Blonde is not just about the recreation of iconic moments, nor is it solely ...

  9. Ana de Armas Says Perfecting Marilyn Monroe Accent Was 9 ...

    Ana de Armas has had a good few years in Hollywood recently. From getting rave reviews for her turn as a holographic love interest in Blade Runner 2049, to taking center stage in the star-studded ...

  10. 'Blonde' Movie Review (Venice Film Festival 2022): Ana de ...

    Blonde made its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival, and will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix starting on September 28, 2022. Marshall Shaffer is a New York-based ...

  11. 'Blonde' Review: Andrew Dominik's Miserable Marilyn ...

    His Marilyn is a sexy, breathy blonde with daddy issues. And that's all, folks. Well, not quite all, as "Blonde" sets out to show a lifetime of victimization and exploitation. The film is ...

  12. Blonde review: Marilyn Monroe biopic misses mark, despite a game

    The already-notorious NC-17 rating that precedes the film (in theaters now and on Netflix Sept. 28) actually turns out to be a strange misdirection: As pornography, Blonde is tame, even boring. As ...

  13. The Internet is at War Over Ana de Armas' Accent in New Marilyn Monroe

    The latest BS e-conflict centres on Ana de Armas' accent in the new Marilyn Monroe Blonde trailer. Netflix released the film's official preview on July 28, leaving fans outraged over Armas' casting because her voice doesn't match Monroe's iconic breathy tones.

  14. Blonde

    Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane ...

  15. Blonde

    September 27, 2022. A movie review by James Berardinelli. 60 years after her untimely death, Marilyn Monroe retains her mystique and mystery. Arguably the movie industry's biggest female star and the progenitor of the modern sex symbol, the "real" Marilyn (born Norma Jean Mortenson then baptized Norma Jean Baker) has remained somewhat ...

  16. Review

    Ana de Armas in "Blonde." (Netflix) Review by Ann Hornaday. September 28, 2022 at 1:25 p.m. EDT. (1 star) It's difficult to know where to start when it comes to "Blonde," Andrew Dominik ...

  17. Should you watch 'Blonde'? Review of the Marilyn Monroe Netflix Movie

    Based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, this adaptation follows the fictional account of the inner life and terrible anguish of legendary actress & pop culture idol Marilyn Monroe. The film stars Ana de Armas (Knives Out, No Time To Die) as the blonde in question Norma Jeane - yes, the extra "e" is intentional, more on ...

  18. Movie Review: Netflix's 'Blonde,' Starring Ana de Armas

    Blonde is beautiful, mesmerizing, and, at times, deeply moving. But it's also alienating — again, by design — constantly turning the camera on the viewer, sometimes with Marilyn directly ...

  19. Andrew Dominik's 'Blonde' Review Thread : r/movies

    SanderSo47. ADMIN MOD. Andrew Dominik's 'Blonde' Review Thread. Review. Rotten Tomatoes: 86% (21 reviews) with 6.8 in average rating. Metacritic: 63/100 (15 critics) As with other movies, the scores are set to change as time passes. Meanwhile, I'll post some short reviews on the movie.

  20. Ana de Armas' Accent Picked Apart in New Marilyn Monroe 'Blonde ...

    Ana de Armas Spanish Accent Picked Apart ... In New Marilyn Trailer. 2.1K. 7/31/2022 1:26 PM PT. Getty. Ana de Armas has gotten buzz over her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in a forthcoming flick ...

  21. Blonde (2022 film)

    Blonde is a 2022 American biographical [5] [6] [7] psychological drama film [8] written and directed by Andrew Dominik, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates.The film is a fictionalized take on the life and career of American actress Marilyn Monroe, played by Ana de Armas.The cast also includes Adrien Brody, Bobby Cannavale, Xavier Samuel, and Julianne Nicholson.

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  23. Blonde: Ana de Armas Gets 14-Minute Venice Standing Ovation ...

    Andrew Dominik's "Blonde" debuted to a massive 14-minute long standing ovation during its world premiere at the 2022 Venice Film Festival. Ana de Armas, who plays Marilyn Monroe, was in ...

  24. Every Ben Stiller Movie Performance, Ranked

    The best Ben Stiller movies are the ones where he's able to work with auteurs he admires (David O. Russell, Noah Baumbach, Wes Anderson) and flex his persona as the harried Jewish Everyman. Here ...