Marilyn: The Norma Jeane Years

First posted here on January 25, 2011 This DVD was released in 2010 as Marilyn: The Norma Jeane Years, but it is actually a reissue of a 1991 documentary, The Discovery of Marilyn Monroe. As the titles suggest, this 50-minute film focuses on Marilyn’s early career, including Norma Jeane’s ‘discovery’ by photographer David Conover while she...

Bruce Conner, Arline Hunter and ‘Marilyn Times Five’

First posted here on November 10, 2010 Bruce Conner was an avant-garde artist, and his work has been celebrated in a new documentary, Bruce Conner: The Art of Montage. The film includes a short clip called ‘Marilyn Times Five’, which purportedly shows a semi-naked Monroe, fondling – wait for it – an apple, and a Coca...