The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Screen

The celebrity brand of Marilyn Monroe remains as strong as ever as the 50th anniversary of her death approaches. [The Washington Post]

Jimmy Fallon is in the midst of talks with producers to host the 2013 Oscars, but ABC isn’t on board. [LA Times]

‘Vertigo’ has replaced ‘Citizen Kane’ as the best movie of all time in a new list by the British Film Institute. ‘Citizen Kane’ had topped the list for 50 years. [The Hollywood Reporter]

…And, film critic Roger Ebert agrees. [Chicago Sun-Times]

The Daily Mail is asking, is a new ‘Diana’ movie a “tribute or travesty?” [The Daily Mail]