By Karla Cote
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Gilbert Flores On Friday night, Madonna and a dedicated legion of her fans descended upon the iconic Beacon Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side for the premiere of “Confessions II – The Film.” The screening was followed by a Q&A with the queen of pop herself, alongside directing duo TORSO, otherwise known as David Toro and Solomon Chase.
Moderated by Anderson Cooper (who stepped in to replace Jimmy Fallon at the last minute due to a scheduling conflict), the conversation between the quartet touched on everything from the film itself to the creative process on set, before landing on Madonna’s fame and how it — and she — have evolved. Cooper used the topic of time to segue into audience evolution, noting that every single phone in the crowd had been locked away in a Yondr pouch, not to be accessed until after the event had ended. Madonna explained that everyone has a newfound and “persistent need” to document everything, and that it’s changed the way we live. While she acknowledges that’s just the way things are now, her personal sentiment hasn’t changed: “I came to this earth to be a doer, not a watcher.”
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