New Biographical Movie Coming Out On George
New Biographical Movie Coming Out On George
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Unknown release date.
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lyle_from_minneapolis
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Here is where I hide my music:
http://www.soundclick.com/MarkKaufman
http://www.soundclick.com/MarkKaufman
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lyle_from_minneapolis
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He's done all right where music is concerned, for sure. Not a shabby track record starting with his involvement with Woodstock, The Last Waltz, The Blues... I've got some hope for this one.
Here is where I hide my music:
http://www.soundclick.com/MarkKaufman
http://www.soundclick.com/MarkKaufman
http://www.variety.com/VR1117972815.html
Made by one of the greatest filmmakers who's ever lived, who worked on "Woodstock" and directed "The Last Waltz" so he knows a bit about rock and roll? It should absolutely be fantastic.
Scorsese won an Oscar last year for The Departed
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese has signed up to make a film about the life of former Beatle George Harrison, according to trade magazine Variety.
Harrison's widow Olivia will help produce the documentary, and Variety said his ex-bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr may also take part.
Scorsese told Variety Harrison's "music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today".
"I'm looking forward to delving deeper," the Taxi Driver director said.
Scorsese has also recently made documentaries about Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
It would have given George great joy to know that Martin Scorsese has agreed to tell his story
Olivia Harrison
Olivia Harrison said: "It would have given George great joy to know that Martin Scorsese has agreed to tell his story."
As well as Harrison's time in The Beatles, the film will look at his solo career and movie projects, such as Monty Python's Life of Brian and Time Bandits.
Scorsese also plans to explore Harrison's faith in the Eastern spiritual pursuits that dominated parts of his life, the report said.
Interviews and early production for the film, which will be released in cinemas, are expected to begin later this year.
Harrison passed away in 2001 at the age of 58 after suffering from lung cancer.
The guitarist survived an attack in 1999 when he was stabbed by an intruder in his home.
Despite being nominated for several Oscars over the years for such films as Goodfellas and Gangs of New York, Scorsese only won his first Academy Award this year for The Departed.
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Scorsese to direct George Harrison documentary
Reuters
Thursday, September 27, 2007; 4:07 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmaker Martin Scorsese plans to direct an authorized documentary about George Harrison, the former Beatle who died of lung cancer in 2001, Daily Variety reported on Thursday.
Interviews and early production will begin this year, and the film will take several years to complete, the trade paper said.
"It would have given George great joy to know that Martin Scorsese has agreed to tell his story," the paper quoted Harrison's widow, Olivia, as saying.
She will serve as a producer of the untitled project, and will supply archival materials. Daily Variety added that surviving Beatle members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr would participate, as would the Beatles' Apple Records label.
Scorsese, who won an Oscar this year for directing the crime saga "The Departed," is preparing for the April 2008 release of a concert documentary about the Rolling Stones, called "Shine A Light." He turned his attention to Bob Dylan in the 2005 documentary "No Direction Home," and depicted the Band's farewell concert in 1976's "The Last Waltz."
The Harrison movie will cover his time in the Fab Four, when he composed such memorable tunes as "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun," his inconsistent solo career, his foray into movie production with such projects as "Monty Python's Life of Brian," and his enthusiastic embrace of Eastern mysticism, Daily Variety said.
"George Harrison's music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today and I'm looking forward to delving deeper," Scorsese was quoted as saying.
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Martin Scorsese Works 8 Days a Week on George Harrison film
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Martin Scorsese has committed himself to directing an untitled documentary about the life of George Harrison. According to Variety, the film will be produced by Scorsese and Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison, as well as Nigel Sinclair.
The film will get a theatrical release, with the Harrison family willing to contribute sources form its extensive archives. Interviews for the project will begin early next year, but the film will take a number of years to complete.
The narrative of the documentary will cover Harrison's Beatles career as well as his later years as a solo musician. It will also cover his time spent as the head of Handmade Pictures. Scorsese will also focus on Harrison's Eastern spiritual pursuits, which were central to his life.
Scorsese stated, "George Harrison's music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today and I'm looking forward to delving deeper." Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are expected to participate in the making of the film.
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SCORSESE TRIES THE SAVOY TRUFFLE
09.27.07
By Jeremy Smith
Contributing sources: Variety
While Martin Scorsese continues to weigh his pre-strike options on the dramatic feature side of things (and Devin forwarded me a doozey of a rumor that may have a shred of truth to it, but confirmation has proved elusive), he's just announced his intention to direct a documentary on the life of George Harrison. With the cooperation of Harrison's widow Olivia, Scorsese will piece together a history of the baby Beatle encompassing his work with the greatest rock-and-roll band of all time, his solo efforts (including the majestic All Things Must Pass), his immersion in Eastern philosophy, "The Concert for Bangladesh" and, one hopes, the production of Shanghai Surprise (via Harrison's Handmade Films).
Scorsese will edit the currently untitled documentary with David Tedeschi, who teamed with the director on the excellent No Direction Home: Bob Dylan and the as-yet-unreleased Shine a Light, which examines the profound cultural ramifications of a sixtysomething Mick Jagger grinding his crotch into Christina Aguilera's ***. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are "expected" to participate (it's not like they've any reason to abstain), while the documentary will evidently be several years in the assembling.
Now that Scorsese is unburdened by the "hasn't won an Oscar" stigma (as if that was a legitimate burden in the first place), I wouldn't mind seeing him backburner the drama stuff in favor of more music docs. No Direction Home is more recognizably Scorsese than anything he's done since Bringing Out the Dead (which was a total through-the-motions exercise). Hunkering down in an editing bay with Tedeschi seems to be bringing out the best in the master; speaking as a fan, Marty, please keep it coming.
Made by one of the greatest filmmakers who's ever lived, who worked on "Woodstock" and directed "The Last Waltz" so he knows a bit about rock and roll? It should absolutely be fantastic.
Scorsese won an Oscar last year for The Departed
Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese has signed up to make a film about the life of former Beatle George Harrison, according to trade magazine Variety.
Harrison's widow Olivia will help produce the documentary, and Variety said his ex-bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr may also take part.
Scorsese told Variety Harrison's "music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today".
"I'm looking forward to delving deeper," the Taxi Driver director said.
Scorsese has also recently made documentaries about Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
It would have given George great joy to know that Martin Scorsese has agreed to tell his story
Olivia Harrison
Olivia Harrison said: "It would have given George great joy to know that Martin Scorsese has agreed to tell his story."
As well as Harrison's time in The Beatles, the film will look at his solo career and movie projects, such as Monty Python's Life of Brian and Time Bandits.
Scorsese also plans to explore Harrison's faith in the Eastern spiritual pursuits that dominated parts of his life, the report said.
Interviews and early production for the film, which will be released in cinemas, are expected to begin later this year.
Harrison passed away in 2001 at the age of 58 after suffering from lung cancer.
The guitarist survived an attack in 1999 when he was stabbed by an intruder in his home.
Despite being nominated for several Oscars over the years for such films as Goodfellas and Gangs of New York, Scorsese only won his first Academy Award this year for The Departed.
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Scorsese to direct George Harrison documentary
Reuters
Thursday, September 27, 2007; 4:07 AM
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Filmmaker Martin Scorsese plans to direct an authorized documentary about George Harrison, the former Beatle who died of lung cancer in 2001, Daily Variety reported on Thursday.
Interviews and early production will begin this year, and the film will take several years to complete, the trade paper said.
"It would have given George great joy to know that Martin Scorsese has agreed to tell his story," the paper quoted Harrison's widow, Olivia, as saying.
She will serve as a producer of the untitled project, and will supply archival materials. Daily Variety added that surviving Beatle members Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr would participate, as would the Beatles' Apple Records label.
Scorsese, who won an Oscar this year for directing the crime saga "The Departed," is preparing for the April 2008 release of a concert documentary about the Rolling Stones, called "Shine A Light." He turned his attention to Bob Dylan in the 2005 documentary "No Direction Home," and depicted the Band's farewell concert in 1976's "The Last Waltz."
The Harrison movie will cover his time in the Fab Four, when he composed such memorable tunes as "Something" and "Here Comes the Sun," his inconsistent solo career, his foray into movie production with such projects as "Monty Python's Life of Brian," and his enthusiastic embrace of Eastern mysticism, Daily Variety said.
"George Harrison's music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today and I'm looking forward to delving deeper," Scorsese was quoted as saying.
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Martin Scorsese Works 8 Days a Week on George Harrison film
Thursday, September 27th, 2007
Martin Scorsese has committed himself to directing an untitled documentary about the life of George Harrison. According to Variety, the film will be produced by Scorsese and Harrison's widow Olivia Harrison, as well as Nigel Sinclair.
The film will get a theatrical release, with the Harrison family willing to contribute sources form its extensive archives. Interviews for the project will begin early next year, but the film will take a number of years to complete.
The narrative of the documentary will cover Harrison's Beatles career as well as his later years as a solo musician. It will also cover his time spent as the head of Handmade Pictures. Scorsese will also focus on Harrison's Eastern spiritual pursuits, which were central to his life.
Scorsese stated, "George Harrison's music and his search for spiritual meaning is a story that still resonates today and I'm looking forward to delving deeper." Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are expected to participate in the making of the film.
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SCORSESE TRIES THE SAVOY TRUFFLE
09.27.07
By Jeremy Smith
Contributing sources: Variety
While Martin Scorsese continues to weigh his pre-strike options on the dramatic feature side of things (and Devin forwarded me a doozey of a rumor that may have a shred of truth to it, but confirmation has proved elusive), he's just announced his intention to direct a documentary on the life of George Harrison. With the cooperation of Harrison's widow Olivia, Scorsese will piece together a history of the baby Beatle encompassing his work with the greatest rock-and-roll band of all time, his solo efforts (including the majestic All Things Must Pass), his immersion in Eastern philosophy, "The Concert for Bangladesh" and, one hopes, the production of Shanghai Surprise (via Harrison's Handmade Films).
Scorsese will edit the currently untitled documentary with David Tedeschi, who teamed with the director on the excellent No Direction Home: Bob Dylan and the as-yet-unreleased Shine a Light, which examines the profound cultural ramifications of a sixtysomething Mick Jagger grinding his crotch into Christina Aguilera's ***. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are "expected" to participate (it's not like they've any reason to abstain), while the documentary will evidently be several years in the assembling.
Now that Scorsese is unburdened by the "hasn't won an Oscar" stigma (as if that was a legitimate burden in the first place), I wouldn't mind seeing him backburner the drama stuff in favor of more music docs. No Direction Home is more recognizably Scorsese than anything he's done since Bringing Out the Dead (which was a total through-the-motions exercise). Hunkering down in an editing bay with Tedeschi seems to be bringing out the best in the master; speaking as a fan, Marty, please keep it coming.