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‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Trailer Released
The trailer and key art for the upcoming three-part series “The Beatles: Get Back” was released by Disney+ today. This original docuseries, directed by Peter Jackson, will arrive on Disney+ just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Made entirely from never-before-seen, newly restored footage, the film provides the most intimate and honest glimpse into the creative process and relationship between...[Read More]
The Beatles Movies That Never Happened
Once upon a time…or maybe twice…and on a personal note…I’ve been a Beatles fan as long as I can remember. Similarly, I’ve been a movie fanatic for almost as long (though not quite). So, at some point, I naturally started thinking about my favorite Beatle movie moments. Then, I started to ponder the moments that never actually happened. Now, I’m not suggesting that I was lost in some sort of drug-i...[Read More]
Cinema Revisited: The Films of the Beatles
Since Beatlemania seems to be going stronger than ever these days, and interest in the films the band made has peaked yet again (the Magical Mystery Tour film joins Yellow Submarine as a new DVD release from the band’s catalog this year), it’s easy for a film-obsessed Beatlefan to to get a little nostalgic regarding the film career of the Fab Four (you know, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Har...[Read More]
The Tragic History of the Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour
The fall of 1967 found The Beatles feasting on the critical and commercial success of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album and looking for a follow-up. Since the record’s June release, the group had become cultural and musical icons and had attained a form of rock sainthood. They were, by all accounts, perceived as infallible. Then, in early September, just a few weeks after the death o...[Read More]