Before 1968, when the Motion Pictures Association of America (MPAA) rating system was created, my mother took me to see the slapstick comedy It’s a Mad Mad Mad World. Among the coming attractions was what today would be an R-rated … Continued

PROVOKR knows you love Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in Blue Valentine (and we’ll revisit that later). But the blonde beauty Williams has served up some fantastic roles over the years. Here are our favorites. FOSSE/VERDON Last year, Williams won … Continued

She is a pop culture icon immortalized by Andy Warhol’s screen-printed images. She was the sultry, sexy Hollywood starlet who died at 36. She is Marilyn Monroe, the tragic Norma Jeane Baker, the subject of countless films, documentaries and biographies. … Continued

Arthur Miller: Writer, a new documentary about the award-winning playwright will be released in theaters by HBO this month. The Harlem-born writer was famous for many of the theater world’s most beloved plays, including Death of a Salesman and All My Sons. This portrait of … Continued

“If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.”—James Dean Hollywood glitz and glamour leads to celebrities becoming larger than life, veritable titans … Continued

At first glance, the work of Robert Mars delivers a bold statement—large scale pop images, iconic celebrities and the emblems of American success laid out in appealing and seductive compositions. But look closer, and just behind these glamorous, fascinating images … Continued

Thakoon, one of a new breed of designers reinvigorating a relaxed East Coast aesthetic—he was championed by Anna Wintour in The September Issue—uncovers the iconic looks to be found in the everyday. How? (Watch the video above.) “I love to … Continued

In 1962, Marilyn Monroe, one of the greatest sex symbols in Hollywood history, was at the height of her career and only months away from her death at age 36. She was mentally unstable, having been hospitalized for depression, and … Continued

Some of the quotes from Marilyn Monroe in this remarkable video include: “I’d rather be a sex symbol than a symbol of something else” “We are all born sexual creatures” “It’s a pity that so many people crush this.” “Sexuality … Continued