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At yet another W.E. premier in New York at the Ziegfeld Theater, director Madonna distinguished herself by going retro. She had her hair done in fingerwaves and wore a 1930’s inspired evening gown, similar to the look her characters in the movie have.
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.
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Madonna is relieved since Harvey Weinstein bought the distribution rights for her movie called “W.E.” about a modern woman obsessed with the Duchess of Windsor. However, people who’ve seen it have given it mixed reviews – some saying it has more style than substance. One observer compared it to a Chanel perfume ad. Which is not a bad thing – the period wardrobe (some of it by Galliano) and sets are said to be quite sumptuous for a small budget film. But the script, written by Madonna and her friend Alek >Keshishian is somewhat confusing. Whether Madonna likes it or not, Harvey Weinstein is recutting the movie to make it more palatable to viewers. (Above, Madonna is directing Abbie Cornish)
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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.
Madonna has officially declared that baggy pants are IN so don’t even think about investing in any more skinny jeans. She just checked into the Ritz Hotel in Paris and Lourdes, David, and Mercy arrived soon after. Madonna is one of few directors that are targeted by paparazzi even more than her actors. She is in the hat on the W.E set at a dock in France calling the shots. We hope that Mercy writes a book someday.
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.
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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.