Cinema Science

I like that in between narrative projects Martin Scorsese is making musical documentaries. He already has the great No Direction Home: Bob Dylan released and early next year we will get to see Shine a Light, the Rolling Stones documentary. Now he is working on one about George Harrison. The Harrison family will supply materials from its archive to help tell the story of the guitarist's Beatles career as well has his later years, which included a successful solo music career and movie production — Harrison's Handmade Films made Monty Python's Life of Brian and Time Bandits, among others. Scorsese will also focus on Harrison's Eastern spiritual pursuits. Surviving Beatles bandmates Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will likely participate, as well as the Beatles' Apple Records, which counts Olivia Harrison as a partner. The documentary will be constructed for theatrical release with interviews and early production set to begin later this year.