Actress Michelle Williams Wanted for Marilyn Monroe Role

Actress Michelle Williams has reportedly been offered to take on the role of Marilyn Monroe in a new movie about the screen icon.

Williams has been chosen to play the lead in upcoming film My Week With Marilyn, beating actresses Scarlett Johansson and Amy Adams who were earlier considered for the part.

However, according to Daily Mail, director Simon Curtis and producer David Parfitt picked are waiting for the Brokeback Mountain star to agree, reports the Daily Express.

The picture will document Monroe's time filming 1957 movie The Prince and The Showgirl with Laurence Olivier and is based on a diary kept by the film's assistant director Colin Clarke.

Unseen Marilyn Monroe Footage

Never before seen footage of Marilyn Monroe has recently been discovered. I know nothing about this clip other than it appears to be from 1955. Marilyn truly looks lovely in this footage. To view the film on YouTube, click here.

Marilyn Monroe in Bling

A team of artists have created 'gemstone portraits' of Marilyn Monroe, Barack Obama and the Queen.

The British mosaic artists and jewel cutters spend weeks carefully recreating photos using a selection of diamonds and precious gemstones.

Each 0.25 carat diamond and stone has a "round brilliant cut" finish and is hand-set into silver, gold or platinum of the customer's choice.

Portraits start from around 8ins x 8ins and contain at least 2,600 stones such as sapphire, amethyst and peridot.

The biggest image Gemstone Creative has made so far measures around 24ins x 24ins and contains an extraordinary 22,500 stones.

They are now in discussions with a client to create one that measures 48ins x 48ins and are planning three-dimensional models.

The company has turned pictures a tiger and peacock into gemstone portraits, as well as a series of high-profile figures. The cost of each portrait varies depending on its size and the type of diamonds, stones and base metal chosen. Prices start at £25,000 for a small portrait made of semi-precious stones but company co-founder Mark Hirschel says it is easy to break the £1m mark. Less wealthy customers can buy a portrait made from flat-backed Swarovski Crystals for a more modest £2,700.

The crystal models are usually made as drafts before work begins on the more expensive portraits. Diamonds are available in black, white, pink and blue. Sapphires come in black, white, green, orange, yellow, blue and pink.

The company, which advertises the portraits as the "ultimate luxury possession", says it only uses ethically traded gemstones and precious metals.

Mr Hirschel, from London, said: "Our prices start from £2,700 for a crystal portrait but the sky is the limit. It would be very easy to exceed one million pounds by creating a large portrait made entirely of diamonds and set in gold or platinum.

"The intrinsic value of such a piece would be huge - and that is before you consider the amount of time and skill taken to make it. Our prices are so upmarket business has not been affected by the recession.

"Customers may have lost a lot of money through investments but the sort of people who usually commission our work still have vast sums. We offer the finest workmanship and give the customers 100 per cent control."

Gemstone Creative draws on a centuries-old tradition of using precious stones in art.

Its website says: "The concept of using precious stones in mosaic artwork has been around for centuries. The Moors, the Byzantines and the Great Mughal Emperors all used precious stones and gold leaf to create intricate mosaics that adorned the walls and floors of their palaces and cathedrals.

"Gemstone Creative is a new and exciting company that takes the lead from these classical examples of fine craftsmanship and gives the concept a contemporary twist.

"We are dedicated to reintroducing this highly specialised artistic genre, which is by nature symbolic of wealth and a physical manifestation of beauty."

For more, visit www.gemstonecreative.com.

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk.

The Misfits: Photos from Behind the Scenes

Some of my favorite images from on and off the set of The Misfits.

For Sale: Marilyn Monroe Original Art

This one-of-a-kind art piece is currently available for sale directly from the artist, Yelena Tonoyan. This art work measures 40" x 40", and was created using markers and acrylics. It's truly a lovely piece!

If interested, please contact Yelena at y_tonoyan@yahoo.com.

Marilyn: The Premiere Collection. On Sale Now at Costco!

On sale now at Costco, Marilyn: The Premiere Collection. A collection of three DVDs with 17 of Marilyn's films.

Volume One: 1950-1952:
All About Eve
As Young As You Feel
Lets Make It Legal
Love Nest
Don't Bother To Knock

Volume Two: 1952-1953
Monkey Business
O. Henry's Full House
We're Not Married
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
How To Marry A Millionaire
Niagara

Volume Three: 1954-1961
There's No Business Like Show Business
The Seven Year Itch
Bus Stop
Some Like It Hot
Let's Make Love
The Misfits

Marilyn Sells Big at Christie's London Auction

Prices realized at the recent Film Memorabilia Sale at Christie's London, South Kensington show that Marilyn Monroe owned property is still hot!

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe/Joe DiMaggio - A Yankee baseball 1936-1939 signed in black ink by Joe DiMaggio, Lou Gherig, Johnny Murphy, Joe Gordon, Bob Johnson, Chez Sanger, Red Rolf, Chad Ruffing and Ted Lyons; together with a circa late 1940s/early 1950s factory stamped souvenir ball sold at Yankee Stadium, signed in black ink by Casey Stengel, Ed Ford, Bob Grimm, Jimmy Martin and Gil McDougal (2)

Price Realized: £3,500 / $5,782

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000/ $3,100 - $4,500

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe - A handwritten, signed letter, not dated, on notepaper, 1p, folded, addressed, in blue ink; My Dearest Natasha, wishing the recipient Happy Christmas to you and Beatrice. I just want you to know, I'm grateful to you for much more than my life- signed Love Marilyn, with original envelope also addressed Natasha - letter 5¾x8in. (14x19.25cm.); together with two Bert Stern images of Monroe [later printings] - both 8x6in. (20x15cm.) (3)

Price Realized: £2,750 / $4,543

Estimate: £2,500 - £4,500 / $3,800 - $6,800

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe - A colourless paste sunburst cluster brooch and Christie's lot card from the auction The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe

Price Realized: £2,250 / $3,717

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000/ $3,100 - $4,500

Modeled by Suzie Kennedy

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe - A turquoise knitted mohair and wool vest-top, labelled inside Hand Knitted, Made in Italy; accompanied by an identical vest-top in cream; both with Christie's lot card from the auction The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe (2)

Price Realized: £3,500 / $5,782

Estimate: £800 - £1,200 / $1,200 - $1,800

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe - A handwritten, signed letter by Marilyn Monroe, not dated, on note paper, 1p. double sided; to Dear Natasha explaining that Hathaway had to leave early but that she spoke with him on the phone and that he hasn't finished it yet but will do so tonite (sic) on the plane also he said that if he liked it he planned to show it to Robinson who he will meet in Paris in a few days. She explains further that she had kept waiting to hear and had only done so late this afternoon, signed Love Marilyn - 5x7in. (13x18cm.); together with a Bert Stern image of Monroe [later printing] - 8x6in. (20x15cm.) (2)

Price Realized: £2,750 / $4,543

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000 / $3,100 - $4,500

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe = A pair of mixed cut, colourless paste, triple drop fringe ear pendants with clip fitting; and Christie's lot card from the auction The Personal Property of

Marilyn Monroe (2)Price Realized: £8,750 / $14,455

Estimate: £2,000 - £3,000 / $3,100 - $4,500

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe - A three-quarter length evening dress of black silk jersey with rouched body and sleeves, with black silk three-tiered detail attached to hip, labelled inside Cecil Chapman; together with Christie's lot card from the auction The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe

Price Realized: £9,375 / $15,488

Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000/ $9,100 - $12,000

Lot Description: Marilyn Monroe -A bright fuchsia pink silk evening stole with fringed edges -- 80¼in. (204cm.) long; and Christie's lot card from the auction The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe

Price Realized: £4,750 / $7,847

Estimate: £400 - £600 / ($610 - $900)

Modeled by Suzie Kennedy