'Amazing Grace' Pulled From Chicago Film Festival Amid Aretha Franklin Legal Battle http://t.co/Vk2WNNOYHFpic.twitter.com/wMvYSXV71n
— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) September 5, 2015- long, enjoyable read
- the documentary was filmed 43 years ago in 1972. the director, Sydney Pollack, flubbed, didn't record the sound, and it's been ups and downs ever since
- aretha keeps blocking the film, and just blocked it from another festival viewing.
- long and complicated history regarding it's release and various litigations.
- "I understand she's used to getting paid a lot of money to do promotion for a project like this," says Elliott, who continues to have faith that eventually Franklin will see the light. "But I hope at some point she will come around. I always want to do right by Aretha."
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