Can i be me exclusive clip commentary with director nick broomfield mtv. Can i be me is nick broomfields documentary about the life and death of whitney houston, and its the rare nick broomfield movie in which the filmmaker isnt center stage. But when she graces the screen in the new biographical doc whitney. Edition discs price new from used from dvd please retry 1. However her success came with its fair share of drug use, love affairs, and scandals. Can i be me and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
Whitney houston, as seen in the documentary whitney. Bobby and robin cast whitney houston herself archive footage bobbi kristina brown herself archive footage bobby brown himself archive footage robyn crawford herself archive footage john russell houston jr. Whitney was screened out of competition at the world premiere as part of the 2018 cannes film festival on 16 may 2018 with a cinema release on 6 july 2018. Another documentary, whitney, from director kevin macdonald. Money cant buy happiness whitney was a gentle soul who came from absolutley nothing and rose to levels beyond anyones wildest dreams. Whether it be racism, religion, drugs, sexuality, selfdoubt, gossip, rivalry. Nick broomfield on his damning whitney houston film.
Can i be me tries to pull on the same emotional strings but. Documentarian nick broomfield and iconic music video director rudi dolezal offer a neverbeforeseen backstage look at the height of houstons stardom and trace with penetrating detail the forces that contributed to her shortened career and subsequent death in 2012, at age 48. Whats most amazing to me is that whitney said it best herself. A whitney houston documentary, dutifully respectful. Can i be me, shows the juxtaposition between the young woman molded by arista records founder clive davis into the black pop. From acclaimed director nick broomfield comes a new film about one of the greatest singers of all time. Movie clip runthrough whitney synopsis the documentary feature whitney is an intimate, unflinching portrait of houston and her family that probes beyond familiar tabloid headlines and sheds new light on the spellbinding trajectory of houstons life. Can i be me, which debuted friday night on showtime after a premiere at the tribeca film festival this year, other more human.
Can i be me 2017 cstreams are usually extracted from the itunes or amazon video and then remuxed into a mkv container without sacrificing quality. The films subject is the life and career of singer whitney houston. Whitneys cover of i will always love you has become an enduring hit. An indepth look at the life and music of whitney houston. With whitney houston, tony anderson, burt bacharach, michael baker. Examine the life of beloved pop singer whitney houston, from her early start in music, to her. Directors nick broomfield and rudi dolezal weave never before seen video, candid interviews and behind the scenes performance footage into a raw and uncensored portrait of whitney houston, who died suddenly at age 48 after years of struggling with addiction. Can i be me director speaks out on legendary singer. As sad as this super stars life turned out to be, there are many lessons in this very well made film. Using whitney houston s death on february 11, 2012 as a starting point, the documentary investigates houstons history and her. Watch the brandnew film on the incredible life of the one and only whitney houston. Filmmaker nick broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer.
Customers who viewed this item also viewed these digital items. Can i be me by joe reid aug 28, 2017 this utterly fascinating and eyeopening documentary looks at the life of the late whitney houston through the. Using archive footage as well as interviewing some people who worked or were close to whitney we see a person who came up from gospel singing and crossed over to pop and made it big in the usa and around the world. Can i be me 2017 one of the movie streaming industrys largest impacts has been onthe dvd industry,which effectively met. That song became the keynote of her smashhit movie the bodyguard in 1992 with kevin costner, and sealed her global megastar triumph. Tells the story of whitney houstons extraordinary life. Long before her death in 2012 at age 48, whitney houston had become a cultural icon as recognized for her personal downfall as her success. Can i be me is a 2017 britishamerican documentary film that was written, coproduced and codirected by nick broomfield. Tells the story of whitney houstons extraordinary life and tragic death. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone.
Can i be me on showtime an uncensored and intimate portrait of the late. Whitney houston, bobbi kristina brown, bobby brown, robyn crawford. She also starred in several blockbuster movies before her brilliant career gave way to erratic behavior, scandals and death at age 48. Can i be me yify subtitles download, yts subtitles whitney. Can i be me exclusive clip commentary with director nick broomfield mtv movies duration. Aug 17, 2017 whitney houston, as seen in the documentary whitney. Whitney can i be me tells whitney houstons incredible and poignant life story with insights from those closest to her. Where asif kapadias 2015 amy winehouse documentary, amy, gave audiences a poignant insight into the life of the tragic star, whitney. Four years after her death, filmmaker nick broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as having one of the greatest voices of the last 50 years.
Can i be me full english full movie online whitney. Featuring whitney houston, bobby brown and robyn crawford, david roberts and cissy houston. Made with largely neverseen before footage and exclusive recordings, whitney can i be me tells whitney houstons incredible and poignant life story with insights from those closest to her. With whitney houston, ellen white, michael houston, cissy houston. Can i be me by joe reid aug 28, 2017 this utterly fascinating and eyeopening documentary looks at the life of the late whitney houston through the lens of her demons and what might. Can i be me provides a compelling portrait of a supreme talent isolated by fame, dysfunctional relationships and a crushing drug habit, slowly diminished by the same qualities that. That more sensational effort made hay from the singers romantic relationship with robyn crawford, her supportive lesbian lover who was part of her life from age 18. Himself archive footage cissy houston herself david roberts himself written by. Watch the rise and fall of a star in the definitive film on. Can i be me 2017 four years after her death, filmmaker nick broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer.
With over 200 million album sales worldwide, she was the only artist to chart seven consecutive u. Filmmaker rudi dolezals new showtime documentary, whitney. In 1983 whitney signed a worldwide recording contract with clive daviss arista records. Can i be me 2017 stream and watch online moviefone. Can i be me 2017 four years after her death, filmmaker nick broomfield goes in search of the forces that made and then destroyed the singer who has been described as having one of the.
This is the second recent plunge into houstons life after last years whitney. Whitney houston biopic i wanna dance with somebody on. Can i be me exclusive clip commentary with director. Can i be me provides a compelling portrait of a supreme talent isolated by fame, dysfunctional relationships and a crushing drug habit, slowly diminished by. Can i be me showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. However her success came with its fair share of drug use, love. Houstons friends, family and collaborators with footage from her 1999 tour. An uncensored and intimate portrait of the late singer whitney houston. Can i be me is a departure from broomfields usual documentary style. By the time whitney elizabeth houston was 15, she was singing background vocals for chaka khan, lou rawls, and jermaine jackson.
The film was a commercial hit, the songs became best sellers. The film was directed by kevin macdonald and produced by simon chinn, jonathan chinn and lisa erspamer. Whitney houston broke more music industry records than any other female singer in history. Money can t buy happiness whitney was a gentle soul who came from absolutley nothing and rose to levels beyond anyones wildest dreams.
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