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MADONNA’S “W.E.” IS VISUALLY APPEALING , BUT IS THAT ALL THERE IS?

Madonna’s movie with the annoying title “W.E,” is set to be released in December and we have mixed feelings about it. One reviewer who saw it have compared it to “a woman’s luxury shopping spree.” The spoiled wealthy character of Wallis Simpson has 80 costume changes – originally created by the top designers of the 1930’s and 40’s. That DOES sound appealing. The costume designer is Madonna’s old friend, the brilliant Arianne Phillips, so we won’t miss it for that reason. But the dialog and story apparently don’t live up to the lush visuals. The trailer (above) is iffy.

By Janet / October 19, 2011

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MADONNA AND LOURDES: GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE

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Madonna makes an interesting contrast with her eccentric style featuring one pants leg tucked into an argyle sock, alongside her actors in period fashions from the 1930’s. She’s become a familiar sight on the streets of London where she’s filming much of her Duke of Windsor/Wallis Simpson movie “W.E.” Oops, and here comes Lourdes – featuring an equally unusual bottom half.

By Janet / August 8, 2010

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LOURDES GOT A PART IN MADONNA’S NEW MOVIE

Madonna has a habit of popping up on various street locations around London as she directs her first feature film W.E. This week she used a Kensington pub as a location and was seen yelling orders to her film crew on the street. Insiders say she is determined to prove she can succeed in her ex-husband Guy Ritchie’s profession and deliberately chose a script about two strong women. Fourteen year old Lourdes couldn’t be happier about spending the summer in London instead of her usual favorite New York, because she has small role in the movie and will make her film debut.

By Janet / July 21, 2010

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MADONNA IS DIRECTING HER NEW MOVIE ABOUT THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF WINDSOR

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Guy Ritchie might feel a bit threatened today. Madonna started directing her second movie called W.E. and it actually sounds fascinating and very appealing to women. Abbie Cornish stars as a young unhappily married New Yorker in 1998 who becomes obsessed with the 60 year old “romance of the century” – the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. King Edward VIII had only been on the throne for a few months when he abdicated to marry his divorced love, American socialite Wallis Simpson and the scandalous couple were given the Duke and Duchess titles. The world was captivated by this romance. Abbie Cornish’s character attends an auction of the Windsor’s valuables and finds unexpected romance of her own. Surprisingly, Madonna and her old “Truth or Dare” director Alek Kesheshian cowrote the script, and they have some powerful producers.

By Janet / July 6, 2010

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