Jayce wrote the episode, but I’m writing this… We know that we live in a world where emotions are fleeting- they roll through us like 2 second electric shock waves from distraction to distraction, but I STILL have not forgotten the night of June 5th where I sold my tickets to see Lorde at Gov Ball in exchange for a night in the presence of Madonna.

It caused 2 days of silent treatment in my home when I sold the Gov Ball tickets and a mental health check since I LOVE Lorde. But… I also LOVE Madonna and am too old to “festival” anymore. In preparing for this Bite Sized episode on Madonna we played Confessions On A Dancefloor around the clock and I danced on air reliving my MySpace days. Even in getting ready to go to the event I felt like life was better and though giving up our phones was scary for exactly 2 seconds, I instantly felt like a new human being.

I had an amazing discussion with my dear friend, David Russell, who is quite the music historian and a Madonna expert (that is the label I have given him, to be clear, he would never claim that title for himself), and I will share that talk later when Confessions II is finally released July 3. We talked about how BORING it is that there is so much that people are annoyed with about Madonna. Complaints about her age, her surgeries and her “need for relevance”… this actually bores me. The Beacon was teaming with people full of joy, acceptance, and unabashed expression. The talk was a display of Madonna’s vulnerability actually. She wasn’t a persona this night, she was a woman who had her best friend Debi Mazar in the audience with her celebrating her latest creation. This is the same woman who shut down Times Square the night before and performed in a skyscraper, for goodness sake. The woman on stage was both of these people. A full circle.

So while Lorde was inspiring one generation (maybe a couple generations) at Gov Ball, I did not regret choosing to be at the Beacon June 5th to physically feel the decades of inspiration Madonna has provided us.

The video is amazing and if you haven’t seen it yet, that’s crazy. Watch it below. You know by know that Kate Moss who looks better than ever is in the video, but it was a complete surprise to us as an audience and I screamed so loud that I scared myself when she came on the screen. Feeling that excited and young again… that was fun.

For more on Madonna’s look for Hung Up, check out my interview from waaaaaaay back with the amazing makeup artist, Gina Brooke.

00:00 Intro | Madonna Takes Over Tribeca 2026

00:28 Confessions 2 Arrives

01:29 Why Confessions Is Madonna's Masterpiece

03:20 The Making of Confessions on a Dance Floor

03:50 Why "Hung Up" Changed Pop Music

04:59 Inside the Making of the "Hung Up" Video

06:17 Madonna Filmed with Eight Broken Ribs

07:16 Why the "Hung Up" Video Is Still Iconic

07:49 Tribeca Premiere & Madonna Q&A

08:28 Inside the Beacon Theatre Experience

09:16 Madonna's Emotional Conversation

10:46 The Confessions 2 Visual Album Reaction

11:35 Final Thoughts | Will Confessions 2 Make History?

I love any opportunity I can get to speak with Siân Miller, and what luck it was to have her on for "Wuthering Heights" to discuss all things wild... and contained. Braids for days, vacuum masks, intricate hairstyles only to never have film coverage, and yes... sigh... windburned cheeks. I have known Siân since she worked on Cyrano- a beautiful treasure of a film that many people might not know about, and we dug into all things Saltburn last time, but today we will talk about the film that has us all in the beauty world swooning. What did you think of Wuthering Heights? Have you tried any of the looks yourself?

Siân and I also talked about where Hair and Makeup Falls on the priority list of time on shoot days- I’d love to hear from other craft departments about this topic. Makeup and Hair is often disregarded as a chunk of time allotted to vanity, when it is actually vital to the character creation and needs to be reestablished every shoot day. What are your thoughts on this as filmmakers and artists yourselves?

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0:00 - Intro

4:04 - When to Modernize the Story

6:12 - Working with Emerald Fennel

9:13 - Creating Cathy’s Hair

12:41 - The Thought Behind The Skin Room

14:17 - Matching Cathy to the Dining Room

17:17 - The Making Of Siân’s Favorite Scene

19:56 - Meaning Behind the Freckles

22:27 - Makeup is an Underappreciated Art

28:10 - Working with Jacob Elordi Again

30:26 - Outro

To be fair, my interview with Miyako was before Marty came to our screens…. you’ve seen in previous posts my excuse for the dog eating my homework; I’ve been producing a film in Philadelphia and the timing is less than stellar. I was also waiting to speak to Mike Fontaine and Kyra Panchenko about their makeup work on Marty which has since been recognized by BAFTA, but Kyra is insanely busy and our schedules did not align. So I am finally releasing my talk with Miyako mostly for bragging rights that I, too was granted the honor of having this superstar on the show.

Miyako Bellizzi is THAT GIRL that you want to friends with. She is impossibly cool and effortlessly chic, and above all, spectacularly talented. Josh Safdi's Marty Supreme is without a doubt a polarizing film, but the one fact that is undisputed is it looked flawless. The authenticity, detail, and style are deserving of their Academy Award Nominations and we all knew from the moment this film was released that Bellizzi would be among those craftspeople who were recognized during awards season. I spoke to Miyako early in the film's release so we talked about the press tour a lot. I am not ashamed to admit that I have all the Marty Merch including the Wheaties Box. So while you may have seen this beautiful woman and her extraordinary work in this film featured everywhere from Vogue to Vanity Fair, we had a great time speaking off the cuff about the excitement of the cultural influence of an A24 press tour. Enjoy!

0:00 - Intro

3:37 - Miyoko from Uncut Gems to Marty

8:37 - Creating Gwyneth Paltrow’s Costume

10:00 - Women’s Fashion in the 50’s

12:13 - Individualizing Gwyneth’s Character

14:09 - Morphing Dylan into Marty

18:04 - Developing and Collaborating Looks

20:31 - How Character Arcs Transform Costumes

21:48 - Resonance with Marty’s Drive

23:21 - Outro