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18 Nov, 2014

‘Adé: A Love Story’ Finds Its Writer

In an exclusive story today The Hollywood Reporter breaks the news that Dianne Houston has signed on to adapt for the big screen Rebecca Walker’s “Adé: A Love Story“, the story of a 19-year-old American student traveling with a feminist companion in Africa who falls in love with a young Muslim man on an island off the coast of Kenya.

Back in May it was reported that CAA was arranging financing while Madonna and the producers were reportedly on the hunt for a screenwriter to adapt the book. And the news is in today that they find the right writer in African-American film director, producer and screenwriter Dianne Houston, who also wrote “Take the Lead”, the 2006 movie starring Antonio Banderas and who is also working on a bipic based on the life of rapper Missy Elliot. Read More

For Inspiration

17 Nov, 2014

”I proposed to her three times, but she refused me every time”

The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk went down under for its 10th stop since its opening at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2011, and Jane Rocca at The Weekly Review visited the exhibition with the designer himself as a very special guide.

In front of the first corset dress he designed in the early ’80s on display in the “boudoir” section of the exhibition’s themed rooms – a piece that made way for his cone-bra concept, here comes Madonna in the discussion. Read More

Madonna's Instagram

Instagram

17 Nov, 2014

You could thread a needle with a teardrop from my eye

Madonna’s Instagram posts over the week-end are often quite intimate and focus on her family life. This past weekend was no exception and gave us a nice update about how the gorgeous Lola and Rocco are growing up – but Madonna also took the time to share what seems to be a bit of lyrics from her “Messiah” song. Read More

Nile Rodgers

Madonna Culture

16 Nov, 2014

Nile Rodgers: Madonna knows best

In an interview with Q Magazine legendary musician and producer Nile Rodgers mentions “Do as Madonna says” as one of his golden rules for life.

Do as Madonna says. When I did Like a Virgin, I thought Material Girl was the best song to lead with. Madonna was convinced it was Like a Virgin. But I was like, ‘Material Girl’s ten times better.’ Read More

Dermot O' Leary with Madonna

Live from the UK

15 Nov, 2014

We’re going to have mojitos

English tv host Dermot O’Leary sat down for a chat on Heat Radio with Lucie Cave this morning ahead of the release of his biography book, Soundtrack To My Life.
The X Factor presenter also shared some tidbits about the time he interviewed the Queen of Pop for the “Confessions Of Madonna” special that aired November 27, 2005 on Channel 4. Read More

SPIN

Madonna Culture

13 Nov, 2014

The 1985 ‘Like a Virgin’ SPIN Cover Story

In May 1985, a rising Madonna graced the cover of the first-ever issue of a new music magazine founded by Bob Guccione, Jr.

Spin magazine – now an online-only publication (the last printed issue was released in 2012) – looks back at that “Virgin” cover story featuring the bulleted interview that contains some of Madonna’s most iconic quotes (“Crucifixes are sexy because there’s a naked man on them“, anyone?)

Visit Spin.com to read it again – or for the very first time. Read More

Like A Virgin

Instagram

13 Nov, 2014

30 years ago I set sail on this journey!

We certainly got emotional reading Madonna’s latest Instagram post: 30 years ago i set sail on this journey! Thank you to anyone and everyone who helped me along the way #livingforlove

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