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First promo shot of The Misanthrope! Lovely picture of Damian. http://bit.ly/3gl7nq 10/23/2009 |
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Madonna to direct a movie about Wallis Simpson and Edward . Be afraid, be very afraid. http://bit.ly/3gl7nq 10/23/2009 |
Madonna Making A Movie About British Royals... Maybe?
Cinema Blend News —
Madonna Making A Movie About British Royals... Maybe? This piece in London's Daily Mail about Madonna planning an upcoming directorial project is so British, full of so much slang and insider references to royalty, that I pretty much don't even know how to read it. Apparently Madonna is planning to make a movie about two British royals, Prince Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson (who became the Duke and Duchess of Windsor), and she got Guy Ritchie's help to make it--sorta. Of course, being that this is a story reported in a British tabloid, there's no telling how likely this film ...
Madonna Takes Another Stab at Directing
Cinematical —
Could Madonna's Hollywood life fare any better as director? After seeing a tweet pop up from Production Weekly, I headed over to the Daily Mail to learn that Madonna has written a film called W.E. with Truth or Dare director Alex Keshishian, which she's planning to direct. This will be her second feature after the not-so-great Filth and Wisdom from 2008.
The first film was typical Madonna -- fetishes, re-appropriating iconic symbols (the Rocky Horrorish lips that graced the films poster). But this time ...
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... Madonna and Alek Keshishian have written a script called W.E. and all about a fictional granddaughter of Edward 8th and Wallis Simpson. According to the hilarious Baz Bamigboye in the Daily Mail (Baz, I’m laughing at you, not with you) Madonna will direct the film herself. Great. Best bit of Baz’s chucklesome story? That “a couple of agents who represent distinguished thespians sought reassurances that Madonna was not going to act in the picture as well”. ...
MD News Desk: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
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... Darkly. - La Cage aux Folles star John Barrowman dishes on being a 'Big Old Queen' ... 0nstage and off. - Ladies and gentlemen, the Mr. Broadway 2009 Beauty Pageant. Women We Love: - Stocking Stuffer: Kathy Griffin's new comedy CD Suckin' It for the Holidays, available November 3 (click hereto pre-order from Amazon.com). - And now for the bad Madonna news of the week: she'll direct again. - Laurie Metcalf returns to Broadway in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach ...
