Guardian Music — How sitting in the director's chair of the biopic W.E. gave Madonna the chance to portray Simpson as 'human'She became one of the best known, most photographed and then most vilified American women to ever live in England – Wallis Simpson, that is,... more info

The Telegraph — As a singer with one of the most enduring careers in pop, Madonna is a dab hand at reinvention. more info

The Telegraph — Madonna explains her motives for making W.E. and why she feels a special connection to Wallis Simpson. more info

USA Today Music — Media swarm Madonna at Venice Film Festival, but critics are less enthusiastic about her movie. more info

Reuters — VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - Pop star Madonna thanked her ex-husbands for encouraging her to take up a career in movies, as she arrived in Venice on Thursday for the world premiere of her lavish royal drama "W.E." more info

Guardian Music — Madonna's answer to Edward and Mrs Simpson has premiered at Venice; will the Material Girl turn up to face the press after the shellacking her short film, Filth and Wisdom, received at Berlin? more info

The Telegraph — A short guide to the life of Madonna Louise Ciccone. more info

Guardian Music — Madonna's jaw-dropping take on the story of Wallis Simpson is a primped and simpering folly, preening and fatally mishandledWhatever the crimes committed by Wallis Simpson – marrying a king, sparking a constitutional crisis, fraternising with Nazis... more info

The Telegraph — Madonna's W.E. premieres in Venice. It is a bold and confident story about an American woman's obsession with the Windsors. more info

Gigwise — She's directed the film... more info