Congrats for the nomination!

She deserves it!.

Madonna at the New York Premiere

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I'm not too crazy on her outfit.

the outfit looked better in the flesh (there is a video on you tube of her opening speech) It is actually very moving M nearly ends up crying !

I did see that, with all that lace it reminds me of her Confessions Tour costume I'm just waiting for her perform Get Together, Like A Virgin or Jump lol.

Madonna admits she is a 'Details Freak'

 

Madonna is a 'details freak'.

The 52-year-old singer always likes to be in control and thinks it is important to consider every aspect of a project, no matter how small.

Speaking about her new movie 'W.E.', which she directed, produced and wrote, she said: 'I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm a control freak, but I am a detail freak. I chose the costumes, the locations, the lamps, the tables, the carpets, the drapes - everything.'

'I also liked to put the finishing touches on the actors before they did their scenes- you know, with their hair or clothes.'

'Putting on a bracelet or something on to Andrea [Riseborough]'s wrist gave me an emotional connection before directing her. Some of the jewellery we used was actually Wallis Simpson's.'

Madonna - who has been married twice before and is currently dating dancer Brahim Zaibat - believes she is in control of her own 'destiny', a message she reflects in the movie.

She explained: 'It's about what Wallis says in the movie - 'Get a life'. Happiness lies in our own hands and we are in charge of our own destiny.'

 

From contactmusic.com

Madonna: Royals need star quality

 

Madonna has said it is a shame the royal family aren't revered like movie stars any more.

The 53-year-old singer and director - whose directorial debut W.E. tells the story of King Edward VIII's love affair with American divorcee Wallis Simpson - told Grazia magazine she thinks royality such as Prince William and Kate Middleton should be treated like A-listers, not ambassadors for the country.

Madonna said: 'I think the royal family of the '30s and '40s were the stars of their day.'

'Edward VIII was really like a movie star. People were in love with him. Now, with the royals, their role in society seems to be reduced to being ambassadors.'

'I think it's a shame. I like the old-fashioned way.'

But royal fan Madonna - who recently revealed she would like her next royal film to document the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's first 10 years of marriage - admitted she doesn't move in the same circles as the Windsors.

She said: 'I don't get invited to any of their parties!'

 

From Press Association Via Yahoo! News

NY After Party

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This is the link to Madonna's speech

 

UK Magazine: LOOK

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Harvey Weinstein talks about W.E.

 

Deadline.com posted an interview with Harvey Weinstein co-chairmain of The Weinstein Company, who bought the distribution rights for Madonna's W.E. in the United States. Here's some interesting tidbits about the movie from this interview conducted by Mike Fleming.

 

DEADLINE: W.E. won best song at the Globes, but critics have been harsh. Your relationship with Madonna goes back to Truth Or Dare. What did you see in the film when you acquired it at Cannes?

 

WEINSTEIN: Of all the movies this year that have gotten a bad shake from the critics this is the one. And I think it’s Madonna. I think they see the personality behind the film. You have extraordinary performances in the movie. There’s nobody can say Andrea Riseborough isn’t absolutely brilliant and one of our emerging great actresses. And the rest of the cast is great. The setting, the lighting, the costumes, all of which is Madonna’s vision. And the music, the ballsiness to put The Sex Pistols into a period piece. I wanted to take the adventure with her. She did a damn good job and she’s getting a bad shake from people. The great thing about sending out the DVDs is, you get audience reaction, unfiltered and with no critics in front of the movie. People call me all the time and go, wow, I really enjoyed it. So, if it wasn’t Madonna, if it was Joe Smith this movie would be getting three stars and about the director we would be saying wow, this is a talent to watch and a movie you should see. Of course, Madonna’s line is, I don’t want to be Joe Smith.

 

DEADLINE: What changed since you bought it at Cannes and worked with her on it?

 

WEINSTEIN: I don’t know if it’s me. I saw it before Cannes, in the editing stage. She was going to whittle it down anyway. Since Toronto and Venice, there were a couple of things she did that made it better and more understandable. And also she put some more politics in there. Stanley Baldwin was the prime minister and we dealt with some of this in The King’s Speech. Winston Churchill, in The King’s Speech, you see him very favorable to Bertie, but actually he was very favorable to King Edward. King Edward and he were actually talking about doing a political party together, and that’s why Baldwin wanted to get rid of Wallis Simpson. There were more political things than, just, oh Wallis Simpson was a thrice divorced woman. I said to Madonna it’s not clear to anybody but a Rhodes scholar but you can make it clear and she agreed. There’s more documentary footage in the movie and also better voice-over that explains about Churchill, who got shouted down at Parliament for suggesting that King Edward form a new political party. Also this king was different. He was of the people, he wanted to be more active and they wanted to keep him in the king box. He was venturing into politics and they thought what he would do was a constitutional reform. I know all this sounds boring but for me it was fascinating. So it has a more historical context presented in an understandable way. Unlike me, trying to explain it.

The W.E. Soundtrack is out today digitally in most places.

The physical release is out on monday in the UK.

Madonna Explains Cutting Lourdes' 'W.E.' Cameo

 

Madonna worked with a number of skilled thespians on 'W.E.,' but when it came to one smaller role in the film, which opens Friday, the pop star/director knew of one up-and-comer she felt would be perfect for the role: her daughter, Lourdes.

'There was a scene where she played Wally as a young girl,' she told MTV News about her daughter's role as the teen version of Abbie Cornish's character, a modern-day American obsessed with the romance between American divorcée Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII. 'And I just kind of dragged her in at the last minute. It was quite unfair of me what I did and what I asked her to do.'

Cornish teased Lourdes' appearance to us back in March 2011, but, as it sometimes happens in Hollywood, Lourdes' bit part will remain unseen. 'But she was really great and then I ended up cutting her out of the film. Ruthless, I know,' Madge teased. 'I said, 'Sorry babe, you're on the cutting room floor.' She took it like a champ.'

Making the choice to not include Lourdes was one of the many decisions the Queen of Pop had to make while shooting the film. But, hard decisions come easy to Madonna and the experience of shooting this film has only heightened her desire to direct more in the future.

'Yes, watch out Visconti!' she laughed. 'No, I'm not a blockbuster kind of a girl, I don't think. But I do love the idea of making a sweeping epic romance. And now that I know how to make a film in three different countries, with several different time periods and lots of different accents; I think I'm qualified.'

 

From MTV.com

Madonna Explains Cutting Lourdes' 'W.E.' Cameo

 

Madonna worked with a number of skilled thespians on 'W.E.,' but when it came to one smaller role in the film, which opens Friday, the pop star/director knew of one up-and-comer she felt would be perfect for the role: her daughter, Lourdes.

'There was a scene where she played Wally as a young girl,' she told MTV News about her daughter's role as the teen version of Abbie Cornish's character, a modern-day American obsessed with the romance between American divorcée Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII. 'And I just kind of dragged her in at the last minute. It was quite unfair of me what I did and what I asked her to do.'

Cornish teased Lourdes' appearance to us back in March 2011, but, as it sometimes happens in Hollywood, Lourdes' bit part will remain unseen. 'But she was really great and then I ended up cutting her out of the film. Ruthless, I know,' Madge teased. 'I said, 'Sorry babe, you're on the cutting room floor.' She took it like a champ.'

Making the choice to not include Lourdes was one of the many decisions the Queen of Pop had to make while shooting the film. But, hard decisions come easy to Madonna and the experience of shooting this film has only heightened her desire to direct more in the future.

'Yes, watch out Visconti!' she laughed. 'No, I'm not a blockbuster kind of a girl, I don't think. But I do love the idea of making a sweeping epic romance. And now that I know how to make a film in three different countries, with several different time periods and lots of different accents; I think I'm qualified.'

 

From MTV.com

Who's gunna buy the physical version of the soundtrack ?.

I've just pre ordered a copy. It's due out on feb 20th in the UK.

 

I can't wait for the dvd (tho, that probably will be sometime).

The blu ray release date for America is June 4th currently.