In late February, a famous right-wing New York City tabloid, which recently endorsed Donald Trump, published a very cruel article about Madonna. The hatchet job, which was picked up by other right-wing websites, explained how Madonna was a vicious woman who has always found young and new talent just so she could exploit and dump…
Stay tuned for Ester Gould and Reijer Zwaan discussing ‘Strike a Pose’ at PAUW on Vara (Dutch TV) tonight at 23.00 local time.
In 1990, Madonna’s Blond Ambition tour was one of the most controversial and talked-about events in entertainment history. The tour, which made more than £40m – a record at the time, also made stars out of her seven male backing dancers, who also featured in the 1991 film In Bed With Madonna. Now those dancers…
Thurs, May 19th 7:30 | Hollywood Theatre “That show was about freedom—freedom as an artist, freedom as a human being, freedom to fucking speak the truth.” —Jose Gutierrez Xtravaganza, dancer In 1991, the smash documentary Truth or Dare brought audiences behind the scenes of Madonna’s groundbreaking Blond Ambition tour, which courted controversy with the Vatican for…
This past weekend was the U.S. premiere of Strike A Pose, the moving new documentary about Madonna’s backup dancers from her “Blonde Ambition” tour, and their lives since. Getty All of the dancers from the film-except Gabriel Trupin who died of complications from AIDS in 1995-were in attendance at the premiere, along with directors Ester…
Photo: Courtesy of Strike a Pose For the cinephile navigating the dizzying lineup at the annual Tribeca Film Festival, it helps to narrow the scope—say, road movies (Detour and Folk Hero & Funny Guy); female directors (Mother and AWOL); or, in this case, thoughtful documentaries that touch on matters of health. The six standout picks…
Strike a Pose will hit Belgian movie theaters on June 29, 2016. Check out the translated trailer for the Belgian market
Photo: Linda Posnick In the 1991 movie Madonna: Truth or Dare, the titular superstar plays the role of her lifetime: herself. Filmed during her 1990 Blond Ambition tour when the then-31-year-old pop star was at her commercial peak, the Alek Keshishian-directed concert film/backstage documentary finds Madonna reveling in the cult of her personality. “She doesn’t…
