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“The US vs John Lennon” – Trailer on-line
Tuesday, June 20th, 2006September 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 [...]
Billy Preston (1946-2006)
Monday, June 12th, 2006Â (Sources – Reuters / BBC ) Billy Preston, a so-called “fifth Beatle” who also played with the Rolling Stones and enjoyed solo success in his own right, died in Arizona on Tuesday, June 6th, after a long illness. He was 59. Ringo Starr said: “Billy was an incredible musician and an incredible man who will [...]
Documentary to tell tale of US vs Lennon
Saturday, March 18th, 2006In a new documentary to be released later this summer filmmakers David Leaf and John Scheinfeld promise to chronicle a the chapter in John Lennon’s life when he transformed from being a pop star to an icon for peace. During his period as a vocal anti-war activist the US government of the time had him [...]
R.I.P. “Shake”
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006According to the BBC, the comedy actor John Junkin, died yesterday at the age of 76 after a battle with lung cancer. John Junkin will be best known to Beatles fans as the long suffering roadie “Shake” in A Hard Day’s Night. BBC Obituary
Jude Law as Brian Epstein in new movie
Wednesday, February 8th, 2006It’s been announced that Jude Law has been cast to play BEATLES manager Brian Epstein in the upcoming movie based on his life. The movie, tentatively titled The Fifth Beatle has been written by Broadway producer Vivek Tiwary and will reportedly show Epstein’s life through a combination of historical scenes, dream sequences and hallucinations. Made [...]
