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Material Girl Madonna directs more scenes for her 30-minute comedy short Filth and Wisdom on Monday at London’s Exmouth market.

One passerby told London’s Metro, “It was a huge surprise to see such a big star. She looked in great shape for someone her age and treated us all to a little tour.”

But it was down to business for Madonna when she started shooting at a local pharmacy. One worker at the pharmacy said, “She didn’t talk to us. I smiled at her and she ignored me. She was very moody, very unapproachable and didn’t talk to anyone. She looked tired and awful.”

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Madonna took some time out of filming and directing Filth and Wisdom recently to peruse a local market to purchase some cakes and pastries.

Filth and Wisdom is a short comedy based loosely on Madonna’s own life.

Here’s an excerpt taken from her website:

Musician, Singer, Dancer, Book Writer, Model, Actress… In addition to the many looks she has created for herself over the past 25 years, Madonna has also successfully tasted many variations of the artistic world by taking each of them as a personal challenge. Earlier this year, she directed the tv ad for her ‘M by Madonna’ campaign with H&M. Today, we are happy to confirm that our girl is working hard on a brand new project, directing her very first short movie! While we cannot tell you more about it for now, we are happy to officially reveal its title: Filth and Wisdom.

Madonna’s new song titled “Hey You,” which was written by her Madgesty and produced by Pharrell Williams, is now available exclusively on MSN.

You can download the mp3 here via MSN.

MSN will be donating 25 cents for each of the first 1 million downloads to the Alliance for Climate Protection, in support of Live Earth.

MADONNA - “HEY YOU” LYRICS

Hey you, don’t you give up
It’s not so bad
There’s still the chance for us
Hey you, just be yourself
Don’t be so shy
There’s reasons why it’s hard

[Chorus 1]
Keep it together, we’ll* make it alright
Our celebration is going on tonight
Poets and prophets would** envy what we do
This could be good, hey you
(*The first time it’s sung, it’s “you’ll”)
(** The third time it’s sung, it’s “will”)

Hey you, open your heart
It’s not so strange
You’ve got to change this time
Hey you, remember this
None of it’s real including the way you feel

[Chorus 1]

Save your soul, little sister
Save your soul, little brother
Hey you, save yourself
Don’t rely on anyone else

[Chorus 2]
First love yourself
Then you can love someone else
If you can change someone else
Then you have saved someone else
But you must first love yourself
Then you can love someone else
If you can change someone else
Then you have saved someone else
But you must first

Hey you, there on the fence
You’ve got a choice
One day, it will make sense
Hey you, first love yourself
Or if you can’t
Try to love someone else

[Chorus 1, Chorus 2]

Madonna is visited on the set of her low-budget comedy short Filth and Wisdom in central London by her 18-month-old son David and his nanny.

(The cutest picture is of Madonna blowing David kisses. Most interesting picture is the script Madonna’s holding. Can’t really make out the text, though.)

Filth and Wisdom, based on her own life experience, is Madge’s directorial debut and is planned to run 30 minutes long.

Madonna will soon release a new Pharrell-produced song called “Hey You” for the Live Earth campaign. Downloads will be available this week from MSN.com. Madge will perform it live at the Wembley Live Earth concert on July 7.

Of note: Madonna is also rumored to be premiering her documentary of Malawi at Toronto’s International Film Festival this September.

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Madonna leaves her London gym Monday morning wearing her M by Madonna sunglasses by H&M.

Later in the day, Madonna held auditions at Secrets Strip Club for a mini-film she will be shooting next month. The lap dancer girls reportedly read from the script and then performed a dance for her.

When Justin Timberlake was asked if he’ll be singing with her Madgesty during a recent Shrek 3 interview, he replied, “Possibly, yeah!”

Mr. J.T. added, “She’s Madonna…. It doesn’t get any cooler than that! We actually wound up with 5 or 6 REALLY good songs, some unfinished, some finished and were gonna go back in July and finish some more stuff”

Madonna slaps on her dominatrix gear and heads to Sunbeam Studios for an exclusive photoshoot in London on Monday. (Of course she’s wearing her M by Madonna sunglasses!)

To the left, Madonna leaves her north London gym on Tuesday morning after another workout wearing a t-shirt crown fit for the Queen of Pop.

According to reports, Annie Lennox is collaborating with Madonna on Lennox’s forthcoming album due out this fall. Other guests will include Mary J. Blige, P!nk, and Kelis.

Madonna keeps it casual and comfortable in another top by one of her faves Ed Hardy as she left her London gym Monday morning following another Pilates workout. Her Madgesty got a new dye job yesterday.

It was just announced that the Queen and longtime business partner Guy Oseary’s Maverick Red production genre label and Angel Baby Entertainment are producing Digger, a grave-digging horror film directed by Angel Baby partner John A. Gallagher.

The Hollywood Reporter reports that the feature is set for a late-summer production in Connecticut, following Joshua Bauer, a man forced to dig graves by hand as a youth who seeks revenge through a brutal killing spree.

Madonna and the mummies!

Speaking of red, Madonna sashayed out of the grand-luxe Claridges Hotel in London on Saturday night with a new strawberry blonde do and a stylish safari look.

The Queen dressed in all shades of white with trendy wide-leg trousers, a khaki coat, and a matching tote to boot.

Earlier in the morning, Madonna was spotted leaving her Pilates class in North London with her roots growing out. It was high time for a new dye job!

What do you think of Madonna’s new locks? TRES CHIC or TRES UGLY?