Whitney Houston Doc Will Be Directed by Kevin Macdonald
Documentaries about the lives and times of great artists are a cottage industry at this point, but last year’sAmy, as directed byAsif Kapadia, seemed to give the sub-genre a much-needed shot in the arm. In detailing the short, sad life of the greatAmy Winehouse, the film made a point of underlining how the demands of fame on a young woman, especially one prone to abusive masculine influence, can quite literally destroy her, to the point that Kapadia nearly overplays his hand by the end of the film....