Thirty years on, it is still one of the best rock documentaries, capturing the offstage madness and onstage magic of the Blond Ambition tour.
As exciting as the colour onstage footage is, with iconic performances of HOLIDAY, KEEP IT TOGETHER, LIKE A VIRGIN and EXPRESS YOURSELF, the b&w offstage stories are the ones that have lived longer in the collective memory.
It's fascinating to watch Madonna's reticence at Keshishian's backstage cameras slowly change to her revealing more and more.
Also revealing is her wilting relationship with Warren Beatty, exposed by the ever-present cameras.
Madonna's supporting cast - onstage and off - are her seven dancers and two backing singers; the tricky balancing act between being surrogate mother and employer is revealing too.
Truth or dare? Truth: I love it.
Shelf or charity shop? Oh please. From soundman Keith needing a new asshole to Kevin Costner, from Keith Haring's memorial gig to Pedro Almodóvar, from shopping in Chanel to Vichy bottled water, from "the Fascist state of Toronto" to the Vatican, from the NY Gay Pride march to male dancers Gabriel and Slam snogging as a dare, from her schoolgirl idol to the Ciccone men, from Bernhard to Banderas... supposedly Alek Keshishian's first cut ran over three hours - now there is a director's cut that needs releasing!
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