Los Angeles: The bowler hat and cane that accented Charlie Chaplin's costume in 'Little Tramp' has sold for $62,500 at an auction in Los Angeles. Bonhams said the silent film star's trademark accessories were sold Sunday at an auction of Hollywood mementos. Other notable items included a handwritten letter from John Lennon with a nude drawing of him and Yoko Ono. It went for $25,000. A set of original photographs...
11:19 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Los Angeles: There is the well-honed Marilyn Monroe screen persona - the breathy, girlish voice, the glamorous curves and the flirty sex appeal - and then there are the films that allowed her to stretch, or at least allowed her to try. A devout Method actress, Monroe took her craft seriously, dug deep in search of motivation and worked harder than her effortless screen presence would suggest. For a while,...
04:31 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Pooja Bedi, the latest to be evicted from the 'Big Boss 5' house, says there is a lot of fun and happiness within than what is seen on TV. She says the house has just 20 percent aggression. "I want to tell the audience what has been shown on television is completely different from the inside atmosphere. There is a lot of happiness and fun inside the house,...
02:06 PM, Nov 27, 2011
Raleigh: Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, both long dead, get new lives in an online game aimed at the 40-and-over crowd that seeks to tap into the Hollywood legends' eternal, and lucrative, popularity. Presley and Monroe are both "starring" characters in Entertainment Games' episodic, free-to-play adventures of Retro World, which will launch on Facebook on November 8 before expanding to Google+ and tablet devices. But in an unusual twist, Presley...
12:49 PM, Nov 05, 2011
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson was named this year's top-earning dead celebrity on Tuesday in a list compiled by financial website Forbes.com, earning the title for the second year in a row following his death in 2009. 'Thriller' singer Jackson, who died aged 50 of a drug overdose, is estimated to have earned $170 million in the past year, which also places him as the second highest-earning pop music act this...
11:39 AM, Oct 27, 2011
Buenos Aires: The auction of one of only two known copies of a pornographic film purportedly featuring a young Marilyn Monroe fizzled in Buenos Aires because the bids did not meet or exceed the $500,000 set as the initial price. The largest offer came from a private collector in Denver, who bid $280,000, but the amount did not satisfy the owner of the film, the auction promoter, Spaniard Mikel Barsa,...
12:08 PM, Aug 09, 2011
Buenos Aires: There were no buyers at the auction of a 1940s stag film that an events promoter claims shows an underage Marilyn Monroe having sex before she became a movie star. The auction was a flop. Nobody came forward willing to pay Mikel Barsa's starting price of 2 million Argentine pesos, about USD 480,000. Barsa said it didn't help matters that a spokeswoman for Monroe's estate was quoted in...
01:04 PM, Aug 08, 2011
Beverly Hills: The pleated ivory dress that blew around Marilyn Monroe in an iconic scene from 'The Seven Year Itch' sold for $4.6 million at a weekend auction of Hollywood costumes - far exceeding its estimate. The so-called 'subway' dress is perhaps the most recognizable in movie history. In Billy Wilder's 1955 movie, a passing train sent a draft through a grate as Monroe giddily stood above it proclaiming, "Isn't...
10:43 AM, Jun 20, 2011
There are a number of places online where you can watch movies for free, legally, including YouTube. Here are our 10 recommended films, available on YouTube, that you can watch this weekend right here on this page. A heady mix of action, comedy, suspense, drama and documentaries. Turn on the speakers, stretch your legs and get set for your very own weekend film festival. ...
01:37 PM, Feb 05, 2011
Jamie Salter plans to use high-tech imaging technology to revive the tragic actress on the big screen after purchasing her "name and likeness" in a multi-million pound deal last week, reports dailystar.co.uk. Salter bought the rights from Anna Strasberg, whose late husband, actor Lee Strasberg, was Monroe's acting teacher and beneficiary of her will. The exact sum he paid has not been disclosed. Salter, who also manages Bob Marley's image...
11:56 AM, Jan 16, 2011
London: Hollywood actress Jennifer Aniston has been voted as the top body icon in a new poll. The Marley & Me actress pulled in over a third of votes in a survey of people, aged 35 to 50, beating the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Cheryl Cole and Halle Berry, reports contactmusic.com. Many experts credit Jennifer's great looks with her taking good care of her body. ...
12:17 PM, Oct 25, 2010
London: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is likely to play the role of Marilyn Monroe in a movie about the last two years of her life. Andrew O'Hagan, who wrote the book
The Life and Opinions of Maf The Dog, and of His Friend Marilyn Monroe, has revealed that the
Salt star is being considered in the Hollywood adaptation of his novel. While speaking at the Edinburgh Book Festival, O'Hagen also...
02:25 PM, Aug 17, 2010
Director Bhandarkar to include snippets with veterans like Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe ...
12:42 PM, May 31, 2010
