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"Although a little sluggishly paced, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe makes a decent attempt to show why Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortenson, was never comfortable in her own skin," said the New York Post of the miniseries that screens next month on Sky Movies Premiere.

My Sky + … Movies in August

Sky Movies Extras’ coming attractions in August include the two-part miniseries, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, which The Guardian dubbed more bombshell than bomb. “It’s an awful idea to make another movie about the life of the most celebrated starlet of all time, but somehow Lifetime manages to pull it off. “There aren’t that many secrets left […]

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New to Blu: February 25-March 3

New to Blu: February 25-March 3

Fresh from their Oscar wins come Boyhood and Whiplash while taking a belated Blu-ray bow is What We Do in the Shadows. “Boyhood grows up on Blu-ray with a solid, but sometimes unspectacular 1080p, 1.78:1-framed transfer. “The film-sourced image retains a fairly consistent, though occasionally sharp, grain structure. “Detail is handsome and steady but lacks […]

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