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Paul McCartney is apparently a big fan of walking tabloid headline Amy Winehouse. Paul, who wrote and recorded one of the more memorable James Bond songs (1973’s “Live and Let Die”) says Amy Winehouse has “the perfect voice” for […]
“The Rutles” are simply the greatest parody of the Beatles ever done. The 1978 film (aka “All You Need is Cash”) made by Monty Python genius Eric Idle and Neil Innes went largely unnoticed at first, but has developed a well-deserved cult following in the years since. Yesterday, the band reunited to celebrate the 30th […]
A year after the release of their first film “A Hard Day’s Night“, The Beatles put out a second feature entitled “Help!” on 29 July 1965. Like its predecessor, “Help!” was directed by Richard Lester and co-starred Victor Spinetti. The style and themes draw on The Marx Brothers’ movie “Duck Soup” and James Bond flicks.
The […]
According to British magazine The Observer, The Beatles company Apple Corps has spent £700,000 to give "Help!", the 1965 film, a makeover. While the film was originally made in colour, over the years the shine has faded from the original reels.
Scratches and dirt had to be removed and colour distortion needed correcting. Film restorer Claire […]
With The Beatles suddenly huge in the US and internationally, a film was proposed. United Artists, convinced that interest in the band was at its peak and would soon fizzle, set out to make a film as fast and as cheaply as possible (total budget: £200,000), in order to make money from sales of a […]
U2log.com reports that Julie Taymor has directed a new film, "Across The Universe", inspired by The Beatles music. The film combines live action, animation and puppetry to tell the story of a Liverpool dock worker (Jim Sturgess), who travels to America to find his long lost father. On his way, he meets an American girl […]
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