...this is what "Rolling Stones" wrote: .. The documentary borrows its title from Harrison's revered 1973 album Living in the Material World, and both Scorsese and Olivia Harrison said that George's search for the balance between the physical and spiritual inspired the film's title. "I grew up a Roman Catholic and wanted to become a priest, so it is a subject matter that has never left me. The more you're in the material world, the more the search for serenity," Scorsese said. The documentary will track Harrison's legacy from his Beatles days to his solo career. According to Variety, Olivia Harrison spent hours going through George's never-released notes, cassette tapes and photos for the film, which will also feature new interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Phil Spector and more of the Beatles' contemporaries....
http://tinyurl.com/43mabhr Scorsese Prepping George Harrison Documentary for 2011 Release Living in the Material World' features new interviews with McCartney, Starr, Clapton and more by Daniel Kreps May 17, 2010 10:02 AM ET --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda <no_reply@...> wrote: > > thanks-Rick nice- nostalgic ..here wwhat I found [:D] > "Ain't she sweet-McCartney&Harrison on ukulele+Ringo(1994) " > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5k-OE0-fWs > > George Harrison meets Elvis Presley for the 2nd time > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPf98jsxyDs&feature=related > http://tinyurl.com/3k93u5o > Worthwile to watch and go into > Jake Shimabakuro's version and his musical world > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpQrCy8dQ8> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpQrCy8dQ8 > of Harrison's "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," which became > a viral phenomenon on YouTube several years ago. > here is the first one > Ukulele weeps by Jake Shimabukuro > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puSkP3uym5k > > > Posted to YouTube in 2006, the video, which has gotten nearly > six-million hits to date, he is playing along with Bette Midler for Her > Majesty the Queen, working as a semi-regular in Jimmy Buffett's > band, scoring films, > Interesting is Bruce Lee's lasting influence on his approach to life > and music, and that "four string underdog," the ukulele.His > focus of being "there" with everything he has when practicing > his art > In a recent interview with CNN at the TED Conference, Shimabukuro > discussed how YouTube made him famous, his inspiration in the martial > arts and how he makes big, complicated sounds with a small instrument > comparing it to the sound of children laughing.. > > Virtuoso: The ukulele makes peace > http://tinyurl.com/3mzsz4y > > http://jakeshimabukuro.com/home/ > http://jakeshimabukuro.com/migm > http://mightyukemovie.com/ > enjoy and have a good time-- all of you... [:x] > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" rick@ wrote: > > > > > > Scorseseâs George Harrison documentary will debut this year, > Beatleâs widow says > > > > > > > > > > > > By Randy Lewis, Friday, June 10 > > > > > > A documentary on the life of George Harrison directed by Martin > Scorsese is nearly done and is expected to premiere this year, > Harrisonâs widow, Olivia Harrison, said this week. > > > > âI assume weâre going to announce it sometime soon, the > actual [premiere] date, but it will be this year,â she said > Thursday in Las Vegas, where she had attended the fifth-anniversary > performance of the Beatles-Cirque du Soleil show âLove.â > She was with their son, Dhani, and Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Sean Ono > Lennon and longtime Beatles producer George Martin and his son Giles, > who co-produced the â > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000JK8OYU?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ \ > 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000JK8OYU> Loveâ > soundtrack. > > > > âI just came from New York, and Monday Iâm going to see > it again,â she said of the film about her husband, who died of > cancer at age 58, in 2001. âWeâre real excited about it. > Marty is such a great storyteller, and of course he always finds the > story that you donât expect.â > > > > âGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World,â after > the ex-Beatleâs 1973 song and solo album of the same title, will > be the latest in a string of music documentaries the â > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000R8YC18?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ \ > 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000R8YC18> Taxi Driverâ > director has handled. > > > > Scorsese captured â > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00003CXB1?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ \ > 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B00003CXB1> The Last > Waltz,â the star-studded farewell performance by the Band, in > 1976; turned his attention to Bob Dylan for 2005âs â > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000A0GP4K?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ \ > 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B000A0GP4K> No Direction > Homeâ; and honed in on the Rolling Stones in 2008 with â > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0014DZ2XC?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ \ > 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B0014DZ2XC> Shine a > Light.â He also directed the music video for Michael > Jacksonâs 1987 hit âBad.â > > > > âHe likes it loud,â Harrison said with a smile, > âHeâs always saying, âItâs > rock-and-roll!âââ > > > > Itâs unknown to the outside world to what extent the film will > touch on Harrisonâs fascination with the ukulele. But Olivia > Harrison said she has some footage she wants to share with at least one > other person. > > > > âI have a little clip of George â" we put the camera on > him playing his uke and I have to send that to Eddieâ Vedder, she > said in reference to the Pearl Jam frontman and his just-released solo > album, â > <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004V6MWFU?ie=UTF8&tag=washpost-style-\ \ > 20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004V6MWFU> Ukulele > Songs.â âI think itâs fascinating that > Eddieâs done that. .â.â. We have a collection of > favorite uke songs, and Georgeâs favorite uke performances of > things like and âClair de Luneâ and âRhapsody in > Blue.âââ > > > > Not surprisingly, sheâs also a big fan of Hawaiian uke player > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPpQrCy8dQ8> Jake Shimabakuroâs > version of Harrisonâs âWhile My Guitar Gently > Weeps,â which became a viral phenomenon on YouTube several years > ago. > > > > âHeâs a sweetheart,â she said. âHave you > ever met him? Heâs like a little bird. Terribly sweet. And a > fantastic musician.â > > > > â" Los Angeles Times > > > > > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/scorseses-george-harrison\ \ > -documentary-will-debut-this-year-beatles-widow-says/2011/06/10/AG0AaOPH\ \ > _story.html> > > >
