Blonde in the city

24 Mar


Marilyn Monroe in 1955

Marilyn Monroe: probably the most celebrated of all actresses, a bombshell extraordinaire whose countless adoring fans included paramours Arthur Miller and JFK. And yet, her life story is an early example of the tragic consequences of fame, marked by unhappy marriages, drug addictions and frequent attempts to define herself as a serious artist. These images of Monroe by Ed Feingersh, recently uncovered by photography collector Michael Ochs, offer an unusually intimate portrait of the Hollywood icon during her 1955 move to New York, where she came to train at the Lee Strasberg Actors Studio. Relaxed and candid, they reveal the lonely side of Monroe, recently divorced from baseball legend Joe DiMaggio and desperately seeking new inspiration.

Marilyn made only 30 films in her lifetime, but her legendary status and mysticism will remain with film history forever.

“The world around me then was kind of grim. I had to learn to pretend in order to…I don’t know…block the grimness. The whole world seemed sort of closed to me…(I felt) on the outside of everything, and all I could do was to dream up any kind of pretend-game.”
Marilyn Monroe

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Advanced Style

24 Mar

“Seniors do it better, From textile mogul Iris Apfel in her trademark owl spectacles to artist Ilona Royce Smithkin in DIY orange eyelashes, the stars of photographer Ari Seth Cohen’s Advanced Style blog represent the most fashionable older ladies and gentlemen of New York and beyond. Featuring Cohen’s iconic style mavens in an exclusive short by filmmaker Lina Plioplyte. “Hearing them speak about clothing is so fascinating,” says Cohen, who launched his site in 2008 and also has a documentary in the works. “There is history and memories in what they are wearing and I think it’s important to show that storytelling aspect, as well as their vitality and creativity.”

 

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Brothers Ain’t Shit

24 Mar

Bad Dolls

24 Mar

Committed to chronicling the more sinister side of barbie’s picturesque life, self-taught photographer mariel clayton’s body of work is a collection of images depicting the doll as an aggressor of a number of gory scenarios.

Complemented with tongue-in-cheek titles, the outlandishly gruesome images often include ken, barbie’s on-and-off-again boyfriend, in the unfortunate position of victim: decapitated with a box of chocolate in hand, hung upside down and drained of his blood, scrubbing the floor with a sponge while naked on a leash, and many other unlucky roles.



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Captain America Full-Length Trailer

24 Mar

The latest superhero film to emerge out of the Marvel franchise will be the story of Captain America. Set during World War 2, the story presents the background into how a skinny and ultimately unwanted soldier by the name of Steve Rogers would undergo a radical experiment to help in America’s battle against the Nazis. The film will release in both 2D and 3D formats on July 22.

Lets hope it’s good


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Hussle and bussle (NEW YORK) 1983

23 Mar

Take a trippy trip through the streets of NYC circa 1983 with Rick Liss’s stop-motion short No York City.

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Growing Graphic

23 Mar


Movie Title: Watch film title design evolve before your eyes in Ian Albinson’s “A Brief History of Title Design” — compiled for the SXSW “Excellence in Title Design” competition screening.

Oscar Winning Movies from (1927 – 2009).

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Aurora

23 Mar


Filmmaker Terje Sorgjerd spent an entire week capturing one of the biggest Aurora Borealis in recent times. Shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park bordering Russia, the captivating showcase was filmed during temperatures around -25 Celsius which surely made for a chilly experience but a beautiful one nonetheless. Enjoy!
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Shop for JAPAN

23 Mar

Malibu Surfrider Beach Photo

23 Mar

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