Marlon Brando

The hologram trend continues to trudge along, with each week bringing news of plans for another late celebrity's digital resurrection. This week: Marilyn Monroe. THR reports Monroe (who would have turned 86 Friday) is the center of an upcoming show with the working title 'Virtual Marilyn Live -- A Musical Celebration of the Birth of the Pop Icon' (hopefully that will change). She's not the only one: Usher will dance with fan holograms during his upcoming June 11th concert, which will be streamed live on YouTube. That event is part of a series which pairs musicians with luminaries in film (the most recent, and notable, of these performances was the Gary Oldman-directed Jack White concert). Other names being floated (by THR) for hologram consideration include Jimmy Stewart, Marlon Brando and Haank Aaron (why not!). Of course, the landmark hologram performance came in the form of a bright (and tall) Tupac Shakur, who digitally stunted all over the Coachella stage he shared with Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. As with most things in the entertainment industry, the holograms are a big business. Potential earnings for the estates of dead celebrities could bolster holdings that already run quite deep. Forbes reports Michael Jackson's estate raked in $170 million and Elvis Presley's brought in $55 million. Monroe dialed up a still-impressive $27 million. Of course, where there is money, there are lawyers. THR reports that the Monroe event 'could signal the type of legal fights to come,' as the company owning copyrights pertaining to the actress and singer is not working with the company creating the hologram (though a representative says the companies will probably eventually collaborate).So what say you, readers? Are you eager for a projected version of the Hollywood icon, or are you already growing wary of seeing dead celebrities prance around? Yes -- bring her back! No! Let her rest i

Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar -winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puxo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Cann and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972.

PAL JOEY stars Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak in a sophisticated musical comedy. Sinatra plays Joey Evans, a cabaret singer who romances wealthy socialite Hayworth into financing his own nightclub, but then falls for voluptuous chorine Novak. PAL JOEY took 17 years to get to the screen.Based on a series of stories written as letters by John O'Hara for THE NEW YORKER, the letters wereall signed 'Your Pal Joey' by a mythical dancer. O'Hara later adapted the stories as a book for theBroadway musical which starred Gene Kelly. When Columbia bought the film rights, studio chief HarryCohn wanted Kelly for the lead and Hayworth for the younger role of Linda. But Kelly was already contracted to MGM and the project was shelved. At one time, Billy Wilder was interested in doing the picture-with Marlon Brando and Mae West-but the studio passed. It finally took the combined talents of Hayworth, Sinatra and newcomer Kim Novak to bring PAL JOEY to the screen. The gossip columns were filled with stories of an impending battle over credits. Sinatra was at the height of his film popularity, but Hayworth's contract stipulated she receive top billing. The battle however, was never fought. Sinatra gladly took the second slot-'I don't mind being in the middle of that sandwich,' he quipped. PAL JOEY contains some of Rogers and Hart's best songs including 'My Funny Valentine,' and oneof Sinatra's biggest hits,'The Lady Is A Tramp.' Hayworth's vocals were dubbed by Jo Ann Greer, Novak's by Trudi Erwin. PAL JOEY was nominated for four Academy Awards(r) (1957) for Art Direction-Set Decoration, Sound Recording, Costume Design (by Jean Louis) and Film Editing. Although PAL JOEY was a huge commercial success, it would be Rita Hayworth's swan song for Columbia. The studio machine thathad turned Margarita Cansino into the glamorous Rita Hayworth, would now turn its attentions to Chicago-born Kim Novak,

Thundercats: Season 3: Episode 13 -- Aluro invents a supercharged fuel that finally gives the SkyTomb enough power to reach the new ThunDERa.

Stanley (Marlon Brando) confronts Blanche (Vivien Leigh) about how she acts, and she attempts to sum up her personality.

Don Juan (Johnny Depp) duals with the man who killed his father.

Don Juan (Johnny Depp) tries to explain Ana (G raldine Pailhas) to Dr. Mickler (Marlon Brando).

Don Juan (Johnny Depp) explains being castaway to the Island of Eros, where he meets Ana (G raldine Pailhas).

Don Juan (Johnny Depp) explains to Dr. Mickler (Marlon Brando) how he sees women.

In 1895, 165 artists lofts and spaces were completed above Carnegie Hall in New York City. Over the decades, Mark Twain and Paddy Chayefsky wrote there, Enrico Caruso recorded there, Isadora Duncan danced there, Marlon Brando and Marilyn Monroe rehearsed there--the list of icons and legends who benefitted from the space is simply amazing. Josef 'Birdman' Astor's documentary began as a loving chronicle of the place, its history and the artists still living there. Then the Carnegie Hall Corp. decided to redevelop... A former Carnegie Studios tenant himself, director Astor has created a fascinating and combative work, featuring, among others, New York Times fashion photographer and fellow tenant Bill Cunningham (himself the subject of the very popular Bill Cunningham New York) as well as Cunningham's neighbours, including various artists such as a 96-year-old photographer Editta Sherman who has lived in the studios for many decades. Astor decided to document the tenants' fight to stay in their long-term homes. But global trends suggests that where money and real estate are concerned, decades and sometimes centuries of history and culture can disappear in the blink of an eye should they stand in the way of the almighty buck.

Suze Orman recalls the day Marlon Brando called to ask her for help.