Ep 396: Blonde

<p><a href="https://www.vogue.co.uk/gallery/marilyn-monroe-best-quotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">"It’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring" - Marilyn Monroe.</a></p><p>Let's test the limits of that quote as we finally discuss Andrew Dominik's fictional retelling of the life of Norma Jean Mortenson aka <a href="https://youtu.be/aIsFywuZPoQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marilyn Monroe</a>. Adapted from Joyce Carol Oates novel, we also test the line between <a href="http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2015/15-great-films-that-blur-the-line-between-fiction-and-reality/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fiction and reality</a> and the ethical boundaries on either side.</p><p>Stick around for a special voice mail from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNiolZNLiJplmCCzqk9-czQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BKRewind</a> who's previous <a href="https://youtu.be/lBPdwnFj_c8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">video essay on Marilyn Monroe</a> provide great historical perspective.</p><p>You can write fan fiction about us and send it into <a href="mailto:onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">onlymoviepodcast@gmail.com</a> or make up stories at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/onlymoviepod</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>