The Misfits

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Marilyn's last film she completed. Clark Gable's last film too. Marilyn was such a wreck on set - late, forgetting her lines, unstable behavior (her marriage to Arthur Miller was coming to its end) - Gable hated working with her. He's quoted as saying, "I'm glad this picture's finished. She damn near gave me a heart attack." Gable died 10 days after filming wrapped.
The moobie centers around a group of people who have very little in common but end up together as a group of friends. Marilyn's Roslyn falls for Gable as a cowboy named Gay (short for Gaylord, no less - interesting how the English language evolves). Together with an older landlady Isabelle and mechanic Guido they meet up with another cowboy Perce. To make some money, the men go out "Mustanging," wrangling horses to sell for slaughter.
The first half of the moobie was actually pretty boring. It seemingly lacked focus and pacing. But the second half is absolutely compelling. Unfortunately, without the first half, the second half would make no sense. If the beginning were better, this one would be a classic.

He's Just Not That Into You

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An ensemble moobie headed by Ginnifer Goodwin of Ed and Big Love fame, it's supposed to be about connections and missed connections in modern dating. But so many of the characters are either nondescript, unsympathetic or downright unlikeable. There's a fair amount of promise in the set-up, but too many characters with nebulous trajectories muddy the overall picture and too many cliches make the others too easy to read.
And, of course in this moobie world they're all interconnected. In a city of more than 600,000 people (it takes place in Baltimore) does anyone expect these few to really be connected by the dots?

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

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After swimming in Hollywood in more than 10 small and uncredited roles, 1953 was Marilyn's breakout year. Niagara and this moobie. Still unsure of this contract player, the studio gave her second billing below Jane Russell. But she didn't care. When told she was not the star of the film she replied, "Well whatever I am, I'm still the blonde."
It's a cute film. The girls have great chemistry and apparently got along very well behind the scenes too. Jane Russell is awesome with Howard Hawks' trademark dialogue. Marilyn does alright with it too, but it's her vixen schtick that steals this show as she lays down her patented litmus test of female sexuality for decades to follow.
The "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" showpiece number is pretty amazing. S&M bondage girls tied up in the chandeliers, Marilyn shaking her moneymaker -"Tiffany's! Cartier!" It's priceless.
And Jane Russell getting knocked into the pool is a fun gaffe. We rewound it a few times to watch it in slow motion.
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