SOME STUFFS: Martin Scorsese documentary on George Harrison on its way
Many know some of the grand stories of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, but the history and perspective of “the quiet Beatle” has often remained, well, quiet. No longer. Martin Scorsese has put together a documentary film called George Harrison: Living In The Material World, and will be released in the UK and US and different ways. In the UK, it will be released on the 10th of October as a DVD, Blu-Ray, and a cool looking DVD/Blu-Ray deluxe edition that will include an exclusive CD of previously unheard music from Harrison, AND a book of photography to accompany the film. In the US, the documentary will be split in two and be shown on HBO on October 5th and 6th. No word yet on when it will be released as hard copy here in the States.
The film will include interviews with Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Sir George Martin, Tom Petty, Eric Idle, Jackie Stewart, Phil Spector, Yoko Ono, and of course Paul and Ringo, each one talking about Harrison and the impact he made on their lives and of course the interaction they had with him as not “Beatle George”, but as friend.
A month before the movie makes its public premiere, Olivia Harrison will release a book that shares its name with the documentary, and it will feature photos, letters, diaries, and memorabilia taken from all aspects of George’s public and private life.
As he did with The Beatles and his solo work, it seems the documentary and book is merely a continuation of the journey of and in life that he wanted himself to explore, and others who appreciated his words and music.
