The work and creative vision of makeup artist Tina Roesler Kerwin and hairstylist Jaime Leigh McIntosh brought realism to the film's visuals, transforming de Armas into one of Hollywood's favorite icons with an accuracy that is both remarkable and uncanny.īehind the scenes, Ana de Armas receives a makeup touch-up. Monroe is, of course, instantly recognizable for her trademark bright blonde hair, cat eyes accentuated by corner lashes and a vibrant red lip. The focus seems to be on trauma - with a gratuitous number of topless scenes.īut despite those controversies, there's no denying the talent - and massive undertaking - of the beauty teams who re-created the iconic signatures with which we're all so familiar. For many viewers, "Blonde" leans into victimization and pity in turn stripping away Monroe's power and career accomplishments. But for a movie that aims to explore the suffering of an icon, the film perpetuates it. "I can hardly recall a moviegoing experience that I so desperately wanted to hit the eject button on by the midway point, yet was so grasped by the throat despite the deterrence," wrote Jack King in a review of the film for GQ.īased on a novel by Joyce Carol Oates, the film is not (and does not claim to be) a biopic. It's been described as brutal, relentless and generally unnecessary. Director Andrew Dominik ( who is himself quite problematic) toys with the tools of film to portray a story of childhood trauma, womanhood and ultimate tragedy.Ī whopping heap of controversy precedes the film and how it portrays Monroe: Critics point out the selective storytelling skewed toward victimhood, liberties taken with rumors about the subject's life, graphic assault scenes and an overall sense of exploitation and even torture porn that permeate the film. "Blonde," the much-buzzed-about film that made its Netflix debut on Wednesday, portrays a fictionalized version of Monroe's life, death and transformation from Norma Jeane Mortenson into celebrity and cultural sensation. Transforming an actor into a historical figure is never easy, especially when that figure has a face as recognizable and iconic as Marilyn Monroe's. She is a hard worker who is extremely passionate about her writing, and couldn't dream of doing anything else.For a near three-hour runtime, Ana de Armas was transformed into the Hollywood icon. Danielle also had a few internships, where she wrote online articles for Broken Records magazine, in addition to handling social media and writing blogs for an independent record label called AudioFilms Recordings.ĭanielle is dedicated, organized and puts heart into everything she does. She later switched sections to become one of the features and entertainment editors. Notably, Danielle had the opportunity to attend Vans Warped Tour as press for several years in a row, and worked with ReverbNation on campaigns to find artists to feature in White Noise Zine.ĭanielle graduated with honors from Rider University in May 2015 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.ĭuring her time at Rider, Danielle was heavily involved with the university's newspaper, The Rider News, where she was the opinion editor for a year and a half. Danielle was partly responsible for creating the bi-monthly issues of the magazine, and additional web-based content. She handled the magazine’s social media and helped manage its website. Danielle also wrote features based on interviews she conducted with artists, as well as reviews on a variety of music genres. She communicated with publicists on a daily basis, delegated assignments to writers and copy edited their work. She has also written for websites such as TheTravel, contributing travel and vacation articles, and TheRichest, where she wrote celebrity and entertainment content until it stopped publishing in the Fall of 2018.ĭanielle co-founded her own online music magazine called White Noise Zine, where she was the editor-in-chief, and managed a small group of writers. She also writes pop culture stories for TheThings, where she contributes several articles a week to the website. Passionate about music, entertainment, and writing, Danielle has put her love for them together, and specializes in music and entertainment journalism.Ĭurrently, Danielle is a scriptwriter at Crealon Media Group where she writes several scripts a week for the Butter Face Youtube channel. Danielle Gittleman is a writer and editor from Freehold, New Jersey.
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