Hi folks - and welcome to the first “BLOG ME DO Quiz.” From now on we will be presenting a weekly test of your Fab Four trivia. - So come one, come all and try your hand..
First up let’s see what we know about Beatle movies.
(1). Which furure rock superstar appeared in A Hard Day’s […]
The DVD release of the recent documentary “The US vs John Lennon” has been scheduled for February 13th.
As the opening of “The US vs John Lennon” gets closer the movie and its subject is starting to get a lot of press coverage.
Here’s a round up of some of the more recent on-line articles.
ABC News - Yoko Ono on John Lennon and the FBI
The Age - Lennon documentary a hit at Venice
Bloomberg - […]
Boxoffice.com offers the first on-line review for “The US vs John Lennon” and is less than positive about the movie, calling it “an airless nostalgia piece,” and concluding with “the songs are still good enough to warrant the additional attention, but the scale of the narcissistic self- delusion is staggering. “
The full review can be […]
In this extensive review and article The Hollywood Reporter argues that the upcoming “The US vs John Lennon” is worthy of an Oscar nomination in the “Best Documentary Feature” catergory.
The movie opens September 15th in New York and Los Angeles and expands nationwide September 29th. You can view the trailer HERE
The ChartAttack.com website reports that “The U.S. Vs. John Lennon will make its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, and is just one of many music-related films at this year’s fest.
The controversial documentary, made with the co-operation of Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono, covers the years between 1966 and 1976 and […]
Billboard reports that The soundtrack to the upcoming documentary “The U.S. vs. John Lennon” will be released on CD and digitally Sept. 26 via Capitol/EMI.
The album will feature 19 original Lennon songs including “Imagine,” “Instant Karma (We All Shine On)” and “Happy Xmas (War is Over),” as well as two previously unreleased tracks: “Attica State,” […]
Today’s edition of the UK’s Independent on Sunday newspaper spotlights the upcoming US vs John Lennon movie in an article that discusses both the movie’s historical context and its relevance today.
The on-line version of the article can be found here.
September 2006 will see the relase of “The US vs John Lennon” a movie from Lionsgate and VH1 that the makers describe as “a compelling and provocative look at John Lennon’s transformation from beloved musical artist to anti-war activist to iconic inspiration for peace.”
A trailer for the movie is now available on-line at the movie’s […]
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Alan J. Porter has been a Beatles fan since he first saw them perform on a regional British TV show back in 1963 when he was just a wee lad. He is the author of the critically acclaimed BEFORE THEY WERE BEATLES and occasional contributor to Beatlology Magazine. He now lives in Central Texas and occasionally writes about things other than The Fab Four. You can find out more here.
