Interviews with the director, writer and stars of the film, which makes full use of Houston's musical catalog.
” , from director Kevin Macdonald. But those films didn’t have access to Houston’s musical catalog.
He wanted their blessing. At the same time, he made it clear he would not be trying to flatter Houston — this would be the real story, “warts and all.” In the film, Houston can be heard performing the movie’s title, her Grammy-winning No. 1 song from 1987, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody ,” plus 20 other songs and one medley — from “Greatest Love of All” to “How Will I Know,” “I Will Always Love You” and “It’s Not Right, But it’s Okay.”
“That just took a lot of absorbing her music and watching the performances over and over again and watching every hand movement, every gesture,” she says.
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