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…
We have just added this French electronic presskit to Who’s That Girl to our Who’s That Girl Filmography page.
Back in 1992 ‘A League Of Their Own’ hit movie theaters, starring none other than Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Rosie O’Donnell and yes…Madonna! The movie about an all women baseball team was a huge success and yes even Madonna was praised for her part as ‘All the way Mae’. A League Of Their Own has…
