Mother of All Mavens

A whole lot o' nothing. And then someā€¦

She came. She saw. She conquered.

Her Madgesty

In town to promote her flick W.E. Madonna swept through the room, causing a near riot among this city’s fashion elite. Or at least a stampede. A photo-op with Madonna?? Grown women reduced to girls gone wild. She looks terrific. Snarky and funny on the red carpet, she brought graciousness to the podium where the fans were out of their seats the minute she stepped foot in the place.

The movie….oh, the movie……it’s not as bad as the critics in Venice would have you believe. They were predetermined to loathe it, so they did. It was, as one wise woman noted, completely over directed. And the two-tiered storyline didn’t help. At all. With such amazing material, choices were made in the telling that were, um, interesting… But – hey – it looked great. The outfits!!!! Andrea Riseborough was excellent playing Mrs. Simpson. Abbie Cornish, playing a modern day woman obsessed with the Duke and Duchess, less so. By the end both actresses started looking like a dark-haired, red-lipped incarnation of Madonna. It was all quite strange.

When the movie ended, the true blue fans expressed their adoration on the feet, complete with standing O, whistles, yells. Blinded by the ray of light of their Madge, they thought the film was fabulous. Madonna was. The film, not so much.

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