| What does the woman
who has everything buy for herself on her
birthday? If she is Madonna, it's Marlene
Dietrich's movie, Seven Sinners. (That's
the one in which Dietrich sings The Man's
in the Navy, in full military drag.)
Madonna scoured video stores in Manhattan
last week, right before she flew off to
Miami for her big natal-day bash. She finally
tracked down Seven Sinners at the International
Film & Video Center on First Avenue
at 54th Street. The Big M put in a personal
call to owner Bahman Maghsoudlou, who is
also a movie producer. So he was waiting
for her, Dietrich in hand, when Madonna,
statuesque in four-inch Versace heels, stepped
out of her stretch limo, paid for the video,
then slithered back into the car, which
headed off to the airport.
Maghsoudlou's customers were paralyzed.
He remained calm. After all, he had just
returned from Europe, where he produced
Anthony Quinn's new movie, Seven Servants.
He knows from stars.
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