· David Geffen, Samuel Goldwyn and the Search for the "Holy Grail" of Missing Movies by Kim Masters February 23, 2017, 9.

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David Geffen, Samuel Goldwyn and the Search for the "Holy Grail" of Missing Movies. It was 2. 00. 8 when David Geffen started pressing producer John Goldwyn to arrange a screening of Porgy and Bess. The 1. 95. 9 musical, based on the George Gershwin opera, was produced by Goldwyn's grandfather, legendary Hollywood pioneer Samuel Goldwyn.

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Geffen implied that the mogul's grandson had vowed to set up a showing of the film, but if so it had slipped Goldwyn's mind. In any case, though his family still controlled the rights, Goldwyn did not have a print and did not know how to get one. Prints of Porgy are beyond rare. It probably is the most elusive film that not only got a studio release but a prestige studio release," says Todd Hitchcock, director of programming at the AFI Silver Theatre near Washington, D. C. Foster Hirsch, author of a biography of the picture's director, Otto Preminger, calls it "the holy grail of unavailable films." Many archivists and some of the rights holders don't know if a complete, quality print even exists.

With an astounding cast, including Dorothy Dandridge, Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey and even a young Maya Angelou in an uncredited appearance, Porgy was broadcast nationally on television only once, when ABC aired it March 5, 1. There are dubious bootleg copies online, but it is not possible to buy or rent a legitimate full- length quality version in any format.

And even if a pristine print were discovered today, significant obstacles prevent it from being shown in theaters. Perhaps Geffen was possessed with a burning desire to see Porgy simply because of the difficulty involved in screening it. Or maybe the movie had been important to the 7. He would have been 1. Geffen isn't saying. But as he continued to prod, Goldwyn decided it would be best to accommodate him, quietly. Any attempt to find a print of Porgy and Bess turns into an epic exercise in bafflement and frustration.

The movie is coveted by aficionados even though few see outstanding artistic merit in it. But those very flaws help explain why this film has been charged with emotion for nearly everyone with a connection to it (and why stage revivals, like a 2. Broadway production, reignite new rounds of controversy): The history of Porgy is a tangled tale of good artistic intentions gone awry and lasting recriminations among the Gershwin and Goldwyn factions. Still, that does not explain why prints of the film have all but vanished. It turns out finding the rarest studio movie of all time is easier than unraveling that mystery.••• Thefilmversion of Porgy was snakebitten from the start. Based on Gershwin's 1. South Carolina enclave of Catfish Row between the disabled Porgy (Poitier) and Bess (Dandridge), who is struggling to break free from an abusive relationship and the snares of drug- pushing pimp Sportin' Life (Davis).

The rights to Gershwin's opera long were pursued by many big- name producers, and for Sam Goldwyn, it was a dream project. His moment to make the film, when he was in his late 7.

Many African- American actors, including Harry Belafonte, declined roles because they thought the story promoted demeaning stereotypes. Both Dandridge and Poitier appeared only reluctantly.

Davis wanted to be in the movie, but Goldwyn wasn't interested, finally relenting under pressure from Davis' Rat Pack buddy Frank Sinatra. Much of the dialogue in the stage version was changed from song to spoken word; singing was dubbed for Dandridge and Poitier.

Of course the film included such classics as "Summertime" and "I Loves You, Porgy."Rouben Mamoulian, who had directed the stage version, was hired to make the movie, but before shooting began, the sets and costumes went up in flames. The rumored cause was arson by those who objected to the film's portrayal of African- Americans. By the time production resumed, Mamoulian had been fired over creative differences and replaced by Preminger. Biographer Hirsch says the director previously had an affair with Dandridge and treated her abusively during the shoot. Preminger clashed with Poitier, too.

The film was a commercial failure; reviews were mixed. The New York Times praised it, but Time lashed its "cinematic monotony." (THR proclaimed it "a monumental Hollywood milestone.") Poitier is said to despise Porgy to this day. It was nominated for four Oscars but received only one, for the score by Andre Previn and Ken Darby.

It was a deep disappointment for Samuel Goldwyn — a memory that seems to have resonated for decades with his family. He never produced another film. The movie was not greeted with joy in the Gershwin family, either. George had died years earlier, in 1.

Ira lived until 1. According to Michael Strunsky, the trustee and executor of the Ira Gershwin Musical Estate and Ira's nephew (by marriage), the main reason Porgy is so hard to find comes down to the fact that Ira and his wife, Leonore, didn't care for it. Or in Strunsky's words, "They both thought it was a piece of shit."And so, continues Strunsky, "They did something they had a right to do.

After 2. 0 years, they had the right to have Goldwyn call in all the prints and destroy them." And that, says Strunsky, is "absolutely what happened."While the musical rights reverted to the Gershwins, it's less clear they had the power or will to demand the prints be destroyed. Singer and pianist Michael Feinstein worked as Ira's assistant during the period in which this destruction allegedly occurred. Ira would never have done it," he says.

On the other hand, Feinstein muses, "It's the kind of thing Leonore would say at a dinner party — 'I had it destroyed' — to emphasize her dislike of it."Whatever she or her husband did or did not do, Porgy and. Bess became a phantom movie.••• As.

John. Goldwyn tried to find a print, his first stop was Barbara Boyle, who teaches at the UCLA film school. She expected it would be in the university archive, the second- largest in the country with 3. But archive director Jan- Christopher Horak told her it was not there. Even today, Wikipedia reports that UCLA has a copy, but that is incorrect.)But Horak heard that one surviving Technicolor print — perhaps the only one — was in the hands of a quirky collector. That was Ken Kramer, the owner of a place in Burbank called The Clip Joint for Film. Dennis Bartok, the GM of American Cinematheque, calls Kramer's shop "a magical place, one of the most beautiful private movie worlds in existence." Packed with posters and memorabilia, the shop had a small screening room.

On Tuesday nights, Kramer would fire up his popcorn machine and hold viewing parties. He sometimes would show his rarest possession, a 3. Porgy. (While Porgy was shot in 7. In that format, the Technicolor of the day is comparatively stable, while 7. Some of his collector friends sometimes would tease him, saying that it wasn't a great movie, but he always defended it. He loved the people in it, and they never got enough screen time in that era. And he loved the music," says his widow, Kathy Losso.

How did Kramer get his copy? He died in March 2. Losso says he acquired it from a collector friend. It probably wasn't a quite- legal acquisition," says Horak. Studios don't willingly give up those kinds of prints. But in the past, things wandered off the loading dock." Some believe Kramer's copy was assembled from different fragments.

When Kramer heard Geffen's request, he had two conditions: He would bring the film only if it were to be shown at UCLA's state- of- the art James Bridges Theater. Also, Kramer wanted to meet Geffen. Watch Body Online Earnthenecklace. And so, on Sept. 2. Geffen met Goldwyn for dinner at Toscana in Brentwood, and they set off to see Porgy. The next day, Horak emailed a colleague that the screening went "smashingly well" and the print looked "very, very good."Like Horak, Bartok believes Kramer had "the only good screenable print that exists anywhere in the world." Bartok tells THR that he has heard of a 7.

David Archuleta - Wikipedia. David James Archuleta (born December 2. American singer- songwriter, musician, and actor.

At ten years old, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition leading to other television singing appearances.[6] When he was twelve years old, Archuleta became the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2.[6] In 2. American Idol.[7] In May 2. In August 2. 00. 8 Archuleta released "Crush", the first single from his self- titled debut album.[6][8][9][1. The album, released three months later, debuted at number two on the Billboard 2. U. S., and over 9. In October 2. 01. The Other Side of Down, featuring lead single "Something 'Bout Love".

On March 2. 8, 2. Archuleta left on a two- year hiatus to be a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints in Chile, but stated that he will continue his music career after that.[1. As of February 2. Archuleta has sold 1,1. United States.[1.

In March 2. 01. 2, Archuleta released his fourth album, Forevermore, exclusively in the Philippines. This was his first Original Pilipino Music album, composed of several covers of Filipino songs. The album was certified gold in the Philippines (1.

June 2. 01. 2.[1. Archuleta's fifth album, Begin, was released on August 7, 2. United States. A compilation album titled No Matter How Far was released on March 2. His sixth studio album Postcards in the Sky was released on October 2. Early life[edit]Archuleta was born on December 2. Miami, Florida, to Lupe Marie (née Mayorga), a salsa singer and dancer, and Jeff Archuleta, a jazz musician. His mother is from Honduras and his father is of Spanish–Basque, Danish, Irish, German, and Iroquois descent.[1.

He speaks fluent Spanish.[2. Archuleta has four siblings.[2. His family moved to the Salt Lake City suburb of Sandy, Utah, when he was six years old. He attended Murray High School, and graduated in 2. Archuleta earned his Eagle Scout award in 2.

Boy Scouts of America.[citation needed] When Archuleta, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- day Saints, was 2. Santiago, Chile.[2. Archuleta is also a graduate of Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Salt Lake City.[2. Archuleta currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee.[2. Archuleta started singing at the age of six, inspired by a Les Misérables video. That musical is what started all of this," he said.[2. He started performing publicly at age ten when he participated in the Utah Talent Competition, singing "I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton; he won the Child Division.[2.

Music career[edit]2. Star Search and musical beginnings[edit]In 2. Archuleta sang on several episodes of the television show Star Search.[3. He ended up as the Junior Vocal Champion on Star Search 2, losing the Junior Grand Champion title to Tiffany Evans.[3. On one episode, he sang against then- 1. Alexandréa Lushington, who became a "top 2. American Idol alongside Archuleta.[3.

Around the second year of being on Star Search he started focusing on the lyrics, "I didn't even pay attention to the lyrics when I was 1. Archuleta's competing on Star Search was preceded by an appearance on The Jenny Jones Show, meeting the finalists from American Idol's first season, for whom he performed a spontaneous a cappella rendition of "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls. He received praise from Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson,[3. CBS's The Early Show. The year after Star Search, he found out he had partial vocal paralysis but declined risky surgery and has said he feels he is almost fully recovered.[2. He limited his singing for specific occasions like Stadium of Fire, the Independence Day celebration at Brigham Young University Stadium.[3.

Archuleta made initial attempts at songwriting and arranging music after his Star Search experience and has written at least three songs.[3. His first singles in 2. Sunny Hilden "Dream Sky High" and a song he had written by Yani Gileadi "Don't Tell Me".[3. American Idol and David Archuleta[edit]Archuleta received his ticket to the Hollywood auditions at the San Diego tryouts – held at Qualcomm Stadium at the end of July 2. John Mayer's "Waiting on the World to Change" with judge Randy Jackson spontaneously joining in to sing the background "waiting" in the song.[2.

He was sixteen during the Hollywood auditions and attended school while a part of American Idol'sseventh season.[7] A parent/guardian was required to be there because he was a minor.[7] Archuleta also took advantage of the decision to allow contestants to play musical instruments when he accompanied himself on piano for his performances of "Crazy", "Another Day in Paradise", and "Angels". During the 1. 97. Archuleta sang the John Lennon song "Imagine", omitting the earlier verses in favor of the last one. Los Angeles Times columnist Ann Powers speculated that he wanted to avoid singing "no religion too" because of his faith. As a Mormon, he's unlikely to espouse the song's agnostic ideal", she wrote.[3. However, he did sing the entire song on Good Things Utah when he was thirteen.

When asked by judge Randy Jackson why he didn't sing the first verse, Archuleta said the third verse was his favorite because it has "a great message."[3. After his performance of "We Can Work It Out", which judge Simon Cowell called "a mess", Entertainment Tonight reported that Archuleta was feeling pressure from his father, Jeff Archuleta, who "reportedly yelled at" his son after a recording session the previous night.[4. Jeff Archuleta, in an interview with Us Weekly, denied the claim.[4. A May 2. 00. 8 Associated Press article reported that Jeff Archuleta had his son add a lyric from the Sean Kingston song "Beautiful Girls" into an interpretation of "Stand by Me" (from which "Beautiful Girls" samples its bass line), increasing the costs for licensing, and that this had resulted in Jeff Archuleta being banned from American Idol backstage rehearsals.[4. Archuleta defended his father, calling him "a great guy" who keeps him grounded.[4.

During the Top 7 results show, the contestants were split into two groups. In one group was Syesha Mercado, Brooke White, and Kristy Lee Cook. In the other group was David Cook, Carly Smithson, and Jason Castro. Archuleta was the only one not sorted into a group. He was declared safe after the groups were formed, then was asked to choose the group he thought was safe. He refused, and sat down on the floor of the stage, much as Melinda Doolittle had done the previous season.

In the finale he sang "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "In This Moment" and "Imagine". Judge Simon Cowell declared that Archuleta won the evening and even David Cook, who ultimately won, thought Archuleta would win: "I have to concede it, the kid came out all three songs and nailed it," said Cook.[4. In the final tally, Archuleta received 4. During the finale show, identical commercials featuring Archuleta and fellow finalist Cook mimicked the Tom Cruise scene from Risky Business where he dances in his underwear playing an air guitar; they were promoting the game franchise Guitar Hero.[4. Archuleta's first appearances on music ranking charts were with the three songs he performed in the American Idol finale; "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me", "In This Moment", and "Imagine", debuted on the Billboard. Hot 1. 00 chart the week of June 7, 2. Imagine" entered at number 3.

Archuleta his first top forty hit), "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" at number 5. In This Moment" entered at number 6. That same week he had three songs on Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 1. Singles chart as well, where his versions of "Longer", "Think of Me", and "Angels" debuted at number 1. In July 2. 00. 8 So You Think You Can Dance, a dance competition reality show, Archuleta's cover of "Imagine" by John Lennon was the featured music for contestants Katee Shean and William Wingfield with their pas de deux performance.[5. Archuleta signed with Jive Records in June 2. His self- titled album, David Archuleta, was released in November 2.

His first single, "Crush", was released in August 2.