As a musical unit, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr enjoyed the most unique experience in popular entertainment. While Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra similarly spent the most exciting periods of their careers circumnavigating hordes of rabid fans, persistent, compulsory photo-ops, and suitcases of ticket sales cash, they still broke through as solo song interpreters. The Beatles, by contrast, became a global phenomenon as a group, and a very busy one, in and out of the studio, mostly writing their own music. In keeping with the musical unit’s consistent commitment to innovation, Apple Corps. and Sony Pictures announced a truly revolutionary take on their cinematic biographies. Director Sam Mendes will helm four separate films on the Beatles’ story, each told from the perspective of the individual players.
All four features will roll out theatrically in 2027. This may appear excessive, but it is the only way to cover the narrative properly.
All four features will roll out theatrically in 2027. This may appear excessive, but it is the only way to cover the narrative properly.
- 2/24/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
The Beatles‘ “Strawberry Fields Forever” is John Lennon’s masterpiece. The Beatle had a hard time remembering the sequence of events that led him to write it. Fascinatingly, Paul McCartney said the tune came out of his rivalry with John — and that it had a special connection to “Penny Lane.”
John Lennon wrote The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ while working on a film in Spain
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features an interview from 1980. In it, John said he wrote The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” while he was filming the comedy film How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also helmed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, as well as Superman II and Superman III starring Christopher Reeve. Despite John and Lester’s involvement, How I Won the War is not one of The Beatles’ films.
John Lennon wrote The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ while working on a film in Spain
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features an interview from 1980. In it, John said he wrote The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” while he was filming the comedy film How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also helmed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, as well as Superman II and Superman III starring Christopher Reeve. Despite John and Lester’s involvement, How I Won the War is not one of The Beatles’ films.
- 1/27/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles‘ “Strawberry Fields Forever” is John Lennon’s masterpiece. The Beatle had a hard time remembering the sequence of events that led him to write it. Fascinatingly, Paul McCartney said the tune came out of his rivalry with John — and that it had a special connection to “Penny Lane.”
John Lennon wrote The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ while working on a film in Spain
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features an interview from 1980. In it, John said he wrote The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” while he was filming the comedy film How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also helmed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, as well as Superman II and Superman III starring Christopher Reeve. Despite John and Lester’s involvement, How I Won the War is not one of The Beatles’ films.
John Lennon wrote The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ while working on a film in Spain
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features an interview from 1980. In it, John said he wrote The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” while he was filming the comedy film How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also helmed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, as well as Superman II and Superman III starring Christopher Reeve. Despite John and Lester’s involvement, How I Won the War is not one of The Beatles’ films.
- 1/27/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon made his name as a musician, but a friend said that he had early aspirations of success as an actor. Lennon realized this dream to some extent; he acted in films with The Beatles and took a handful of minor roles in other films. At no point did it seem that acting was his primary interest. According to a musician friend, though, Lennon dreamed of becoming an actor.
John Lennon had dreams of becoming an actor
In the early 1960s, Lennon met Cilla Black, another musician managed by The Beatles’ Brian Epstein. According to Black, Lennon had dreams of being an actor, even as The Beatles were rising to success.
“He talked about his songs, but the memory which stands out is the way he admitted he longed to become a famous actor one day,” Black said in the book Lennon: The Definitive Biography by Ray Coleman.
This may seem surprising,...
John Lennon had dreams of becoming an actor
In the early 1960s, Lennon met Cilla Black, another musician managed by The Beatles’ Brian Epstein. According to Black, Lennon had dreams of being an actor, even as The Beatles were rising to success.
“He talked about his songs, but the memory which stands out is the way he admitted he longed to become a famous actor one day,” Black said in the book Lennon: The Definitive Biography by Ray Coleman.
This may seem surprising,...
- 9/25/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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The Beatles loved a Peter Sellers film that was helmed by a famous director. Paul McCartney felt the band members’ enjoyment of the movie said a lot about them. The director had an incredible impact on The Beatles’ career.
The Beatles were huge fans of a Peter Sellers movie that Paul McCartney called “zany.” The movie went on to inspire one of The Beatles’ most famous films. In addition, The Beatles worked with Sellers’ director multiple times.
Paul McCartney said The Beatles’ love of 1 Peter Sellers movie gave them ‘a personality’
During a 2020 interview with GQ, Paul discussed The Beatles’ tastes. “We liked people such as Stanley Unwin; we liked mad things,” he said. For context, Unwin was a comic actor known for creating his own language.
In addition, the members of the Fab Four enjoyed a short film that starred Sellers. “Like there was a little film...
The Beatles loved a Peter Sellers film that was helmed by a famous director. Paul McCartney felt the band members’ enjoyment of the movie said a lot about them. The director had an incredible impact on The Beatles’ career.
The Beatles were huge fans of a Peter Sellers movie that Paul McCartney called “zany.” The movie went on to inspire one of The Beatles’ most famous films. In addition, The Beatles worked with Sellers’ director multiple times.
Paul McCartney said The Beatles’ love of 1 Peter Sellers movie gave them ‘a personality’
During a 2020 interview with GQ, Paul discussed The Beatles’ tastes. “We liked people such as Stanley Unwin; we liked mad things,” he said. For context, Unwin was a comic actor known for creating his own language.
In addition, the members of the Fab Four enjoyed a short film that starred Sellers. “Like there was a little film...
- 8/15/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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John Lennon had similar feelings about the 1960s and World War II. When he was a child, adults never stopped complaining about the war. He also discussed the impact of The Beatles’ breakup.
John Lennon wanted people to know the 1960s were over. In addition, he wanted people to know that World War II was over. During interviews, the former Beatle criticized nostalgia.
John Lennon dismissed the 1960s in an interview and his song ‘God’
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features a 1980 interview. In it, John wanted people to stop caring so much about World War II and the 1960s. “The war is over and the ’60s is over and The Beatles is over and it’s all the same,” he said. “I’m not against the war or The Beatles or Paul, George, and Ringo. John...
John Lennon had similar feelings about the 1960s and World War II. When he was a child, adults never stopped complaining about the war. He also discussed the impact of The Beatles’ breakup.
John Lennon wanted people to know the 1960s were over. In addition, he wanted people to know that World War II was over. During interviews, the former Beatle criticized nostalgia.
John Lennon dismissed the 1960s in an interview and his song ‘God’
The book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono features a 1980 interview. In it, John wanted people to stop caring so much about World War II and the 1960s. “The war is over and the ’60s is over and The Beatles is over and it’s all the same,” he said. “I’m not against the war or The Beatles or Paul, George, and Ringo. John...
- 8/4/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon had a little bit of experience with acting. Not only did he star in both Beatles movies, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, but he also had a role in 1967’s How I Won the War. One classic movie from the 1980s had a genuine interest in John Lennon, but unfortunately, the former Beatle was killed before the film went into production.
John Lennon almost had a role in the 1983 movie ‘Wargames’ John Lennon | Bettmann / Contributor
Wargames is a 1983 movie directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick. In the film, Broderick plays David, a young computer hacker who accidentally interacts with Wopr, a super-computer that is programmed to simulate and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union. In the movie, the creator of Wopr is Stephen Falken, a character based on Stephen Hawking.
In a 2008 interview with Wired, Wargames co-writer Walter Parkes said they had envisioned...
John Lennon almost had a role in the 1983 movie ‘Wargames’ John Lennon | Bettmann / Contributor
Wargames is a 1983 movie directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick. In the film, Broderick plays David, a young computer hacker who accidentally interacts with Wopr, a super-computer that is programmed to simulate and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union. In the movie, the creator of Wopr is Stephen Falken, a character based on Stephen Hawking.
In a 2008 interview with Wired, Wargames co-writer Walter Parkes said they had envisioned...
- 6/6/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In 1966, The Beatles stopped touring, a development that terrified John Lennon. He and his bandmates had been dealing with chaotic tours and screaming fans for years. Suddenly, the absence of it in his life felt daunting. He explained that he had been wanting to leave the band, but he had no idea where to go from there.
John Lennon | George Stroud/Express/Getty Images John Lennon struggled to envision a future with The Beatles when they stopped touring
After a tumultuous tour schedule, The Beatles decided to stop touring. George Harrison described the decision to stop as a relief, but Lennon felt differently. He didn’t necessarily want to be touring with the band, but he didn’t know where to go from there. He made the movie How I Won the War because he needed something to do.
“I did it because The Beatles had stopped touring and I...
John Lennon | George Stroud/Express/Getty Images John Lennon struggled to envision a future with The Beatles when they stopped touring
After a tumultuous tour schedule, The Beatles decided to stop touring. George Harrison described the decision to stop as a relief, but Lennon felt differently. He didn’t necessarily want to be touring with the band, but he didn’t know where to go from there. He made the movie How I Won the War because he needed something to do.
“I did it because The Beatles had stopped touring and I...
- 5/22/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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John Lennon said it took a long time to finish one of the songs from The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. He said part of the song was “sort of ludicrous.” The tune inspired covers by the Bee Gees, Candy Flip, Todd Rundgren, Cyndi Lauper, and Peter Gabriel. John Lennon | Rowland Scherman / Contributor
John Lennon said one of the songs from The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour was supposed to sound like a conversation. He felt the song didn’t live up to the vision in his head. Subsequently, several famous artists covered the track.
John Lennon wrote a song from The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ alone on a beach
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, John was asked if he wrote “Strawberry Fields Forever” while he was alone on a beach. “Yeh, in Spain, filming How I Won the War,” he said. “I was going through a big scene...
John Lennon said it took a long time to finish one of the songs from The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour. He said part of the song was “sort of ludicrous.” The tune inspired covers by the Bee Gees, Candy Flip, Todd Rundgren, Cyndi Lauper, and Peter Gabriel. John Lennon | Rowland Scherman / Contributor
John Lennon said one of the songs from The Beatles’ Magical Mystery Tour was supposed to sound like a conversation. He felt the song didn’t live up to the vision in his head. Subsequently, several famous artists covered the track.
John Lennon wrote a song from The Beatles’ ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ alone on a beach
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, John was asked if he wrote “Strawberry Fields Forever” while he was alone on a beach. “Yeh, in Spain, filming How I Won the War,” he said. “I was going through a big scene...
- 5/16/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The 1960s was the peak of many trends in classic rock. For example, ’60s psychedelic rock songs are probably better than the psychedelic rock songs of any other era. Notably, John Lennon said The Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever” wasn’t very psychedelic at first.
The Beatles | Bettmann / Contributor 5. The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
“Strawberry Fields Forever” might be the defining psychedelic rock song of the ’60s. In a 1980 interview from the book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, John discussed its origin.
“Dick Lester offered me the part in this movie [How I Won the War], which gave me time to think without going home,” he recalled. “We were in Almería, and it took me six weeks to write the song. I was writing it all the time I was making the film. And as anybody knows about film work, there’s a lot of hanging around.
The Beatles | Bettmann / Contributor 5. The Beatles’ ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’
“Strawberry Fields Forever” might be the defining psychedelic rock song of the ’60s. In a 1980 interview from the book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, John discussed its origin.
“Dick Lester offered me the part in this movie [How I Won the War], which gave me time to think without going home,” he recalled. “We were in Almería, and it took me six weeks to write the song. I was writing it all the time I was making the film. And as anybody knows about film work, there’s a lot of hanging around.
- 4/15/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon’s glasses weren’t only a fashion statement. The Beatles’ legend needed them to see, and Paul McCartney has a hilarious story to prove it. John’s round spectacles reinforced his image as an all-around artist, but they didn’t do any good if he took them off.
(l-r) Beatles members John Lennon and Paul McCartney | Bettmann / Contributor John Lennon wore glasses because he was ‘blind as a bat’ otherwise
John’s artistic output extended beyond The Beatles. He wrote books and created artwork in addition to writing timeless songs. His glasses helped cultivate his image as a man of the arts, but he desperately needed them.
In the documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World, the former Beatle comments that John “was blind as a bat” without his glasses. George says his bandmate rarely wore his spectacles, meaning he could barely see most of the time.
(l-r) Beatles members John Lennon and Paul McCartney | Bettmann / Contributor John Lennon wore glasses because he was ‘blind as a bat’ otherwise
John’s artistic output extended beyond The Beatles. He wrote books and created artwork in addition to writing timeless songs. His glasses helped cultivate his image as a man of the arts, but he desperately needed them.
In the documentary George Harrison: Living in the Material World, the former Beatle comments that John “was blind as a bat” without his glasses. George says his bandmate rarely wore his spectacles, meaning he could barely see most of the time.
- 3/25/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
“They’re gonna put me in the movies,” Ringo Starr sang on The Ed Sullivan Show as the Beatles covered Buck Owens’ hit “Act Naturally.” The 1965 appearance featured songs from the group’s new film, Help!, director Richard Lester’s send-up of James Bond movies and other elements of spymania, as well as a follow-up to the greatest jukebox movie ever made, A Hard Day’s Night (1964). Both films put the rhythm up front. It was natural.
Prior to the nationally broadcast live performance, Starr prepared the audience by introducing himself as “all nervous and out of tune,” and smiled embarrassedly without missing or slowing a beat through his propulsive country swing. Starr was a natural performer, a locally famous beat-keeper in Liverpool before joining the Beatles, whose rhythm patterns had a character which set him apart from other drummers. His beats had personality. As the song says, he played the...
Prior to the nationally broadcast live performance, Starr prepared the audience by introducing himself as “all nervous and out of tune,” and smiled embarrassedly without missing or slowing a beat through his propulsive country swing. Starr was a natural performer, a locally famous beat-keeper in Liverpool before joining the Beatles, whose rhythm patterns had a character which set him apart from other drummers. His beats had personality. As the song says, he played the...
- 3/25/2023
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
John Lennon wanted to be every kind of artist — including an actor. In 1967, he got his wish, appearing in How I Won the War without the other Beatles members. Here was the other “Fab Four” members’ reaction to his solo success.
John Lennon starred in ‘How I Won The War’ (without the other Beatles members) Beatle John Lennon (right) and Roy Kinnear play members of a British Platoon caught up in World War II’s north Africa campaign, ‘How I Won the War’ | Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images
While still writing with the Beatles, Lennon starred in a featured film. How I Won the War premiered in 1967, featuring Lee Montague, Michael Crawford, and Roy Kinnear. The IMDb description states, “an inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.”
Lennon acted as “Gripweed,” although this wouldn’t be the first film starring the musician.
John Lennon starred in ‘How I Won The War’ (without the other Beatles members) Beatle John Lennon (right) and Roy Kinnear play members of a British Platoon caught up in World War II’s north Africa campaign, ‘How I Won the War’ | Bettmann / Contributor via Getty Images
While still writing with the Beatles, Lennon starred in a featured film. How I Won the War premiered in 1967, featuring Lee Montague, Michael Crawford, and Roy Kinnear. The IMDb description states, “an inept British World War II commander leads his troops through a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.”
Lennon acted as “Gripweed,” although this wouldn’t be the first film starring the musician.
- 2/26/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Beatles memorabilia has always generated interest among collectors. There will always be those who can afford to pay top dollar for genuine merchandise and for those whose fandom goes way beyond the group’s music. However, on this day in 2016, a fifty-year-old piece of John Lennon’s hair from the set of How I Won the War sold for 35K. Beatles collectors paid big bucks for the personal item and two other mementos.
John Lennon on the set of ‘How I Won the War’ | Peter Timmullstein/Getty Images John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy ‘How I Won the War’
In the latter part of his Beatles career, John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy, How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also directed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!
How I Won the War tells the tale of the fictional 3rd Troop...
John Lennon on the set of ‘How I Won the War’ | Peter Timmullstein/Getty Images John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy ‘How I Won the War’
In the latter part of his Beatles career, John Lennon starred in the 1967 dark comedy, How I Won the War. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who also directed A Hard Day’s Night and Help!
How I Won the War tells the tale of the fictional 3rd Troop...
- 2/20/2023
- by Lucille Barilla
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon was a songwriter, author, visual artist, and even an amateur actor. Still, this artist wanted to explore everything from painting to writing. Here’s what this Beatles member said about trying out other creative projects.
What instruments did John Lennon play? Former Beatles songwriter and vocalist John Lennon at his home, Tittenhurst Park in 1971 | Michael Putland/Getty Images
In addition to his role as a Beatles songwriter, Lennon played the rhythm guitar and sang most originals for this rock band, sometimes also playing the piano. According to IMDb, he became proficient in over 40 other musical instruments. For one of the Beatles’ first hits, “Love Me Do,” Lennon even played the harmonica.
John Lennon wanted to see which artistic avenue ‘turns [him] on’
Lennon appeared in a Look Magazine interview on set for How I Won The War, a film released in 1967. This wouldn’t be the first movie the songwriter acted in,...
What instruments did John Lennon play? Former Beatles songwriter and vocalist John Lennon at his home, Tittenhurst Park in 1971 | Michael Putland/Getty Images
In addition to his role as a Beatles songwriter, Lennon played the rhythm guitar and sang most originals for this rock band, sometimes also playing the piano. According to IMDb, he became proficient in over 40 other musical instruments. For one of the Beatles’ first hits, “Love Me Do,” Lennon even played the harmonica.
John Lennon wanted to see which artistic avenue ‘turns [him] on’
Lennon appeared in a Look Magazine interview on set for How I Won The War, a film released in 1967. This wouldn’t be the first movie the songwriter acted in,...
- 2/20/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Denis O’Dell, the British film producer whose association with The Beatles earned him the rare honor of being mentioned, if obliquely, in one of the group’s songs, died of natural causes at his home in Spain last night. He was 98.
His death was announced to the Associated Press in Lisbon, Portugal, by son Arran O’Dell.
O’Dell had worked on a number of films, including It’s A Wonderful World, Tread Softly Stranger (both 1958) and The Playboy of the Western World (1962) when he signed on as associate producer of A Hard Day’s Night in 1964, beginning an association with The Beatles that would return to public attention with the 2021 Peter Jackson-directed Disney+ documentary series The Beatles: Get Back. (O’Dell is the one who loaned the group Twickenham Studios for their planned TV special.)
Following A Hard Day’s Night, O’Dell worked with John Lennon as an associate producer...
His death was announced to the Associated Press in Lisbon, Portugal, by son Arran O’Dell.
O’Dell had worked on a number of films, including It’s A Wonderful World, Tread Softly Stranger (both 1958) and The Playboy of the Western World (1962) when he signed on as associate producer of A Hard Day’s Night in 1964, beginning an association with The Beatles that would return to public attention with the 2021 Peter Jackson-directed Disney+ documentary series The Beatles: Get Back. (O’Dell is the one who loaned the group Twickenham Studios for their planned TV special.)
Following A Hard Day’s Night, O’Dell worked with John Lennon as an associate producer...
- 12/31/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Denis O’Dell, a producer on two Beatles movies as well as “How I Won the War,” “Robin and Marian” and “Heaven’s Gate,” died Dec. 30 from natural causes in Almería, Spain at his home in San José, Cabo de Gata. He was 98.
Father of “Exodus: Gods and Kings” producer Denise O’Dell and grandfather of Denis Pedregosa, producer of Netflix hit “The Paramedic,” O’Dell’s connection with movies stretches back to the ‘40s.
He had already produced six movies, such as Brian Desmond Hurst’s “The Playboy of the Western World” in 1962, before his association with the Beatles, which began in professional terms with O’Dell taking an associate producer credit on Richard Lester’s “A Hard Day’s Night,” starring the Beatles and released in 1964.
O’Dell is generally credited with persuading John Lennon to go to Almería to star in the absurdist WWII drama “How I Won the War,” during...
Father of “Exodus: Gods and Kings” producer Denise O’Dell and grandfather of Denis Pedregosa, producer of Netflix hit “The Paramedic,” O’Dell’s connection with movies stretches back to the ‘40s.
He had already produced six movies, such as Brian Desmond Hurst’s “The Playboy of the Western World” in 1962, before his association with the Beatles, which began in professional terms with O’Dell taking an associate producer credit on Richard Lester’s “A Hard Day’s Night,” starring the Beatles and released in 1964.
O’Dell is generally credited with persuading John Lennon to go to Almería to star in the absurdist WWII drama “How I Won the War,” during...
- 12/31/2021
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
With Peter Jackson’s re-cut of The Beatles: Get Back coming at the end of November, we are reminded the Beatles were cinematic stars as well as musical artists. Beyond the group’s films, John Lennon played Private Gripweed in Richard Lester’s How I Won the War, and Ringo Starr acted in quite a few films. His choices were far more in keeping with the underground and independent air of the time. Starr starred with Peter Sellars in the anti-capitalist satire The Magic Christian, as the villain in the Spaghetti Western Blindman, and the voyeuristic Mexican gardener Emmanuel in the sex farce Candy. But his most counterculture and independent nod was as Frank Zappa in the film 200 Motels (1971). A special edition of its soundtrack, Frank Zappa 200 Motels 50th Anniversary Edition, is coming out on Dec. 17.
Written by Zappa, who co-directed with Tony Palmer, 200 Motels is a musical...
Written by Zappa, who co-directed with Tony Palmer, 200 Motels is a musical...
- 11/17/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
A pair of John Lennon’s sunglasses sold for about $183,000 (£137,500) after being put up for auction by the late musician’s former chauffeur Alan Herring.
The lot was sold at Sotheby’s London and was expected to fetch between just £6,000 to £8,000 (about $8000 to $10,600). Per the Sotheby’s listing, the non-prescription specs were likely made by Oliver Goldsmith and they were given to Lennon in 1966 so he could prepare for his turn in Richard Lester’s film, How I Won the War.
In a statement, Herring explained how he came to own the glasses,...
The lot was sold at Sotheby’s London and was expected to fetch between just £6,000 to £8,000 (about $8000 to $10,600). Per the Sotheby’s listing, the non-prescription specs were likely made by Oliver Goldsmith and they were given to Lennon in 1966 so he could prepare for his turn in Richard Lester’s film, How I Won the War.
In a statement, Herring explained how he came to own the glasses,...
- 12/16/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Tony Sokol Sep 25, 2018
Eagle Vision will release restored and remastered John Lennon films Imagine and Gimme Some Truth on October 5
Drums loom large in Ringo Starr's legend, we hear in the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night. But movies loomed large in John Lennon's. The songwriting rhythm guitarist and mouth organ player was the first member to step out of the band to enlist as Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's antiwar satire How I Won The War. While he only had a minor role in the film, Lennon wrote the major work "Strawberry Fields Forever" while on location. Lennon, sometimes with Yoko Ono, made several experimental films, including Smile, Two Virgins and You Are Here and Rape in 1968. Eagle Vision will release two films made about Lennon, Gimme Some Truth and Imagine on Oct. 5.
The films come out as Geffen and Universal Music celebrate Lennon’s solo career with a six-disc box set,...
Eagle Vision will release restored and remastered John Lennon films Imagine and Gimme Some Truth on October 5
Drums loom large in Ringo Starr's legend, we hear in the Beatles film A Hard Day's Night. But movies loomed large in John Lennon's. The songwriting rhythm guitarist and mouth organ player was the first member to step out of the band to enlist as Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's antiwar satire How I Won The War. While he only had a minor role in the film, Lennon wrote the major work "Strawberry Fields Forever" while on location. Lennon, sometimes with Yoko Ono, made several experimental films, including Smile, Two Virgins and You Are Here and Rape in 1968. Eagle Vision will release two films made about Lennon, Gimme Some Truth and Imagine on Oct. 5.
The films come out as Geffen and Universal Music celebrate Lennon’s solo career with a six-disc box set,...
- 9/26/2018
- Den of Geek
A straw poll of the average music fan on what the biggest British albums of all time are is likely to consist of: Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd; (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis; probably 21 by Adele; maybe Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits; Queen’s Greatest Hits Vol. 1, perhaps; but most definitely, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles. The latter of these has reached the grand old age of fifty, and so in way of celebration has been remastered and re-released in a sparkly new boxed set, which also includes a plethora of alternative recordings, outtakes and interviews, over four CDs and two DVDs and 100 minutes of extra footage. Imagine the 1995 release of The Beatles era defining anthology series, but focused purely on 1967. The release is also supported by a feature length documentary, directed by long time Beatles fan Alan G. Parker...
- 6/6/2017
- by Tom Webb
- The Cultural Post
When Paul McCartney shocked the world in April 1970 with his announcement of the Beatles' break-up, drummer Ringo Starr added a surprise of his own by becoming (initially, at least) the most musically active member of the former Fab Four.
As he would later recount in the lyrics of "Early 1970," the deceptively jaunty b-side of his 1971 hit "It Don't Come Easy," Starr was the only Beatle who didn't have any serious beef with any other member of the band at the time. Feeling lost without the family dynamic of the musical...
As he would later recount in the lyrics of "Early 1970," the deceptively jaunty b-side of his 1971 hit "It Don't Come Easy," Starr was the only Beatle who didn't have any serious beef with any other member of the band at the time. Feeling lost without the family dynamic of the musical...
- 11/2/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Several locks of John Lennon's hair are on the auction block, and even though it's already going for five figures ... it's a steal as Lennon memorabilia goes. Heritage Auction out of Dallas is hawking a 4-inch chunk of John's hair -- a hairdresser cut it off before his role in a 1967 movie called, "How I Won The War" -- and the current bid is at $12k. Past Lennon items have gone for way more...
- 2/8/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In 1969, Legendary British director Richard Lester (How I Won the War, A Hard Day's Night) joined with former members of The Goon Show to create The Bed Sitting Room, a loosely-linked series of comedy sketches about a post-nuke London.
For whatever reason, the absurdist film - despite a stellar cast of comedy greats - has become lost to the ages while the cultural relevance of of Monty Python continues to loom large. Hopefully that may change as people discover the flick on Blu-ray.
The cast includes Dudley Moore (Arthur), Peter Cook (Bedazzled), Ralph Richardson (The Fallen Idol [Continued ...]...
For whatever reason, the absurdist film - despite a stellar cast of comedy greats - has become lost to the ages while the cultural relevance of of Monty Python continues to loom large. Hopefully that may change as people discover the flick on Blu-ray.
The cast includes Dudley Moore (Arthur), Peter Cook (Bedazzled), Ralph Richardson (The Fallen Idol [Continued ...]...
- 1/26/2016
- QuietEarth.us
In this special episode of Off The Shelf, Ryan and Brian take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for Tuesday, January 19th 2016.
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The American Friend Bed Sitting Room Bitter Rice Bodyguard Figures in a Landscape Hotel Transylvania 2 How I Won the War How to Smell A Rose The Image Revolution Irrational Man Knack The Look of Silence The Martian Out 1 Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
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12 Monkeys: Season 1 All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records American Gigolo Adventure Time – Stakes! Miniseries Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Arrow) Christmas Eve The Diary of a Teenage Girl Everest Gilda The...
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Follow-Up Ryan screwed up in discussing Arrow’s Fassbinder titles News HBO airs Godfather “Epic” Kino Studio Classics: Freleng DePatie Cartoons Covers & Dates Masters of Cinema: Eureka & Rocco Arrow low-quantity warnings Waking Life cover Links
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The American Friend Bed Sitting Room Bitter Rice Bodyguard Figures in a Landscape Hotel Transylvania 2 How I Won the War How to Smell A Rose The Image Revolution Irrational Man Knack The Look of Silence The Martian Out 1 Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
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12 Monkeys: Season 1 All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records American Gigolo Adventure Time – Stakes! Miniseries Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Arrow) Christmas Eve The Diary of a Teenage Girl Everest Gilda The...
- 1/20/2016
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Meet Rita Tushingham, the cutest comic (and dramatic) actress of swinging London. This '60s masterpiece applies director Richard Lester's talent for comedy to a new kind of quirky, youthful sex farce. Shy boy Michael Crawford takes lessons on how to dominate women from Ray Brooks, when all he has to do to win cute Rita Tushingham is be himself. With a glorious music score by John Barry. The style is everything; the movie was extremely influential. The Knack... and how to get it Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1965 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 84 min. / Street Date January 12, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Rita Tushingham, Ray Brooks, Michael Crawford, Donal Donnelly, Jane Birkin, Jacqueline Bisset, Charlotte Rampling. Cinematography David Watkin Production Designer Assheton Gorton Film Editor Antony Gibbs Original Music John Barry Written by Charles Wood from the play by Ann Jellicoe Produced by Oscar Lewenstein Directed by Richard Lester
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- 12/22/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
What makes a Ghost Story scary? This classic was almost too artistic for the Japanese. Masaki Kobayashi's four stories of terror work their spells through intensely beautiful images -- weirdly painted skies, strange mists -- and a Toru Takemitsu audio track that incorporates strange sounds as spooky musical punctuation. Viewers never forget the Woman of the Snow, or the faithful Hoichi the Earless. Finally restored to its full three-hour length. Kwaidan Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 90 1964 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 183 161, 125 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date October 20, 2015 / 39.95 Starring Michiyo Aratama, Rentaro Mikuni; Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiko Kishi; Katsuo Nakamura, Tetsurao Tanba, Takashi Shimura; Osamu Takizawa. Cinematography Yoshio Miyajima Film Editor Hisashi Sagara Art Direction Shigemasa Toda Set Decoration Dai Arakawa Costumes Masahiro Kato Original Music Toru Takemitsu Written by Yoko Mizuki from stories collected by Kiozumi Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn) Produced by Shigeru Wakatsuki Directed by Masaki Kobayashi
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Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
- 10/20/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
This week on Off The Shelf, Ryan is joined by Brian Saur and Scott Nye to take a look at the new DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of August 11th, 2015, and chat about some follow-up and home video news.
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Dressed To Kill Follow-up Vudu Aspect Ratios The Simpsons DVD sales Don Hertzfeldt’s Kickstarter News Arrow Announcements: Jacques Rivette box set, Honeymoon Killers, Nekromantik 2, Moc Announcements: Imamura box set, Naked Prey, Man With A Movie Camera, Seconds Kino Lorber Studio Classics: How I Won The War, Salaam Bombay, Cop, Bray Studios Kickstarter Toy Story That Time Forgot – November 3rd Twilight Time: November / December 2015 titles Star Wars Blu-ray Re-release / Steelbooks New Code Red Blu-rays up for order – Sweet Sixteen, Trick or Treats & The Cheerleaders More Sony Supreme Cinema Series Blu-rays announced: The Fifth Element and Leon The Professional...
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Episode Links & Notes Follow-up Dressed To Kill Follow-up Vudu Aspect Ratios The Simpsons DVD sales Don Hertzfeldt’s Kickstarter News Arrow Announcements: Jacques Rivette box set, Honeymoon Killers, Nekromantik 2, Moc Announcements: Imamura box set, Naked Prey, Man With A Movie Camera, Seconds Kino Lorber Studio Classics: How I Won The War, Salaam Bombay, Cop, Bray Studios Kickstarter Toy Story That Time Forgot – November 3rd Twilight Time: November / December 2015 titles Star Wars Blu-ray Re-release / Steelbooks New Code Red Blu-rays up for order – Sweet Sixteen, Trick or Treats & The Cheerleaders More Sony Supreme Cinema Series Blu-rays announced: The Fifth Element and Leon The Professional...
- 8/12/2015
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
Twin Peaks, Season 2, Episode 15, “Slaves And Masters”
Written by Harley Peyton & Robert Engels
Directed by Diane Keaton
Aired February 9, 1991 on ABC
“About the uniform, Coop. Replacing the quiet elegance of the dark suit and tie with the casual indifference of these muted earth tones is a form of fashion suicide, but, uh, call me crazy, on you it works.” — Albert Rosenfeld
“Slaves And Masters” is an episode of Twin Peaks that’s ripe with the feeling of change. The plots that the show spent too much time on over the last few episodes are finally drawing to a close, and the mysterious figures—Windom Earle, Thomas Eckhardt, Andrew Packard—are emerging from the shadows to take a more active role in taking what they feel they’re owed from the town. While not a good episode of Twin Peaks by any stretch of the imagination, still suffering from the same...
Written by Harley Peyton & Robert Engels
Directed by Diane Keaton
Aired February 9, 1991 on ABC
“About the uniform, Coop. Replacing the quiet elegance of the dark suit and tie with the casual indifference of these muted earth tones is a form of fashion suicide, but, uh, call me crazy, on you it works.” — Albert Rosenfeld
“Slaves And Masters” is an episode of Twin Peaks that’s ripe with the feeling of change. The plots that the show spent too much time on over the last few episodes are finally drawing to a close, and the mysterious figures—Windom Earle, Thomas Eckhardt, Andrew Packard—are emerging from the shadows to take a more active role in taking what they feel they’re owed from the town. While not a good episode of Twin Peaks by any stretch of the imagination, still suffering from the same...
- 6/26/2015
- by Les Chappell
- SoundOnSight
By Howard Hughes
(The following review is of the UK release of the film on Region 2 format.)
In Roy Ward Baker’s 1960s comedy-drama Two Left Feet, Michael Crawford plays Alan Crabbe, a clumsy and unlucky-in-love 19-year-old who begins dating ‘Eileen, the Teacup Queen’, a waitress at his local cafe. She lives in Camden Town and there are rumours that she’s married, but that doesn’t seem to alter her behavior. Alan and Eileen travel into London’s ‘Floride Club’, where the Storyville Jazzmen play trad for the groovers and shakers. Eileen turns out to be a ‘right little madam’, who is really just stringing Alan along. She’s the kind of girl who only dates to get into places and then starts chatting to randoms once inside. She takes up with ruffian Ronnie, while Alan meets a nice girl, Beth Crowley. But Eileen holds a strange hold over...
(The following review is of the UK release of the film on Region 2 format.)
In Roy Ward Baker’s 1960s comedy-drama Two Left Feet, Michael Crawford plays Alan Crabbe, a clumsy and unlucky-in-love 19-year-old who begins dating ‘Eileen, the Teacup Queen’, a waitress at his local cafe. She lives in Camden Town and there are rumours that she’s married, but that doesn’t seem to alter her behavior. Alan and Eileen travel into London’s ‘Floride Club’, where the Storyville Jazzmen play trad for the groovers and shakers. Eileen turns out to be a ‘right little madam’, who is really just stringing Alan along. She’s the kind of girl who only dates to get into places and then starts chatting to randoms once inside. She takes up with ruffian Ronnie, while Alan meets a nice girl, Beth Crowley. But Eileen holds a strange hold over...
- 10/5/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Duck Soup, arguably the Marx Brothers' best film, is also one of the greatest anti-war movies ever made. Director Leo McCarey gave the picture a disciplined structure that still allowed his anarchistic stars plenty of room to wreak havoc, resulting in an absurdist comedy with an undercurrent of no-nonsense political commentary. This 1933 classic could be seen as the spiritual father of the darkly comic anti-war films that emerged in the sixties including Dr. Strangelove and How I Won the War.
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The post Duck Soup appeared first on Trailers From Hell.
- 7/14/2014
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
Winners have been announced! See below.
The First Edition of the Platinum Awards, a gala presentation in Panama April 5th, sponsored by Egeda and Fipca was an idea born two years ago in Panama at the Festival'sl Forum with Iberoamerican filmmakers and the Iberoamerican Producers Association (Fipca). Panama's Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce offered to pay for the first edition which is being held now. Jose Pacheco, the Deputy Minister and also the President of the Panama Film Commission, along with Arianne Marie Benedetti, then had to convince their government that the investment in the awards, along with the investment in cinema would further the country's extraordinary influx of capital and would help establish the Premios Platinos as the most important global event promoting and supporting the Iberoamerican film industry. Everyone here for the 4th Annual Panama Film Festival was quite excited and it was an extraordinary affair. Twenty-two Spanish speaking countries in the Americas as well as Brazil, Portugal and Spain gathered along with world press (John Hopewell of Variety and I myself of SydneysBuzz/ LatinoBuzz and Indiewire were the only gringo press around) and producers, directors, actors, cinematographers and writers to pay homage to the great talent arising out of the Iberoamerican countries whose potential audience exceeds that of the United States.
This was pointed out with great enthusiasm by Javier Camára, the actor nominated for Best Male Actor for his role in David Trueba's Living is Easy with Eyes Closed (Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados). He plays a high-school English/ Latin teacher in 1966 Spain who drives to Almeria in hopes of meeting his hero, John Lennon. Along the way, he picks up two runaways. The movie title, Living is Easy With Eyes Closed, comes from a line in Lennon's song Strawberry Fields Forever which he wrote while filming How I Won the War in Almeria. (Camára is also a fan of Real Madrid.)
In this first edition 701 films have participated. Of these, each of the countries made a pre-selection of their candidates through their representatives Fipca and national film academies. Subsequently, a jury of prominent industry professionals has selected the winners just announced at the gala on April 5 in Panama. The Directors of the event are Adrian Solar Lozier for Fipca and one of Chili's most recognized producers and Enrique Cerezo Torres, one of the founders of Egeda twenty-five years ago, its chief executive for the past seventeen years, President of the Madrid Film Commission and President of the Madrid School of Cinema. (He is also the President of the Athletic Football Club of Madrid.)
Mexican singer and actress, Alessandra Rosaldo, and Colombian journalist Juan Carlos Arciniegas whose TV show on film is featured on CNN Latino, co-hosted the televised event. Canal Plus of Spain and others representing television across the Americas were present.
The winners in each of the eight categories were named to a huge audience of the most important Latin American cinema talent who sat on pins and needles waiting to hear the winners.
Accepting the Platinum Award of Honor, Sonia Braga, known to U.S. audiences from the 1976 breakout Brazilian film, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, and again in 1985 and 1988 with Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Milagro Beanfield War respectively, was elegant and eloquent in her acceptance.
The most nominated films were The German Doctor: Wakolda, Gloria and Living is Easy with Eyes Closed. The surprise was that Living is Easy did not win a single award. Already the winner of 11 Awards and nominated for 5 other awards, David Trueba definitely can not hide behind the loser category. The Spanish film Living is Easy with Eyes Closed won six Goya Awards including Best Director.
And The Winners are:
Best Iberoamerican Fiction Film: Gloria (Chile). Nominated were The German Doctor: Wakolda (Argentina), Heli (Mexico), Witching and Bitching (Spain), La jaula de oro (The Golden Cage) (Mexico), Roa (Colombia) and Living is Easy with Eyes Closed Spain) compete for the title of Best Latin American Film of the Year.
Best Female Performance: Paulina García (Gloria). Nominated were Karen Martínez (The Golden Cage), Laura De la Uz (Ana's Film), Marian Álvarez (Wounded), Nashla Bogaert (Who's the Boss?), Natalia Oreiro (Wakolda). You can read Gloria's review and interview with Sebastian Lelio and Paulna Garcia here: Review by Carlos Aguilar and Interview with Sebastian Lelio and Paulina Garcia by Sydney Levine. You can soon read more about upcoming Dominican Republic's Nashla Bogaert whom I met and interviewed in Panama. She is my choice of the one to keep an eye on.
Best Male Performance: Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included). The equivalent of the Platinos, our own Academy Award usually steers clear of comedy in the best actor category, as if comedy were not as difficult as drama. But this was well deserved in terms of popularity as this film's huge success in both U.S. and Mexico shows. U.S.$44 million in U.S. and U.S.$ 41 million in Mexico are not to be ignored. This major hit hit a major nerve in U.S. and Mexico. Also nominated were Antonio de la Torre (Cannibal), , Javier Cámara (Living is Easy with Eyes Closed), Ricardo Darín (Thesis on a Homicide) and Víctor Prada (The Cleaner).
Platinum Award For Best Director: Amat Escalante (Heli). Nominated were Sebastian Lelio (Gloria), David Trueba (Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed), Lucia Puenzo (The German Doctor: Wakolda). You can read Heli's Review by Carlos Aguilar and the Interview with Amat Escalante by Carlos Aguilar.
Platinum Best Screenplay Award: Sebastian Lelio, Gonzalo Maza (Gloria). Also nominated were Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Great Spanish Family), David Trueba (Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed), Lucia Puenzo (The German Doctor-Wakolda)
Platinum Award For Best Original Score: Emilio Kauderer for Foosball (Football). Also nominated were Karin Zielinski for El Limpiador (The Cleaner) -- you can read its Review by Carlos Aguilar , Joan Valent (Zugarramurdi Witches)
Platinum Award For Best Animated Film: Foosball (Football). Nominated were Anina -- you can read Anina's Review by Carlos Aguilar , The Secret Of Jade Medallion, Justin And The Sword Of Value, Uma History Of Love And Fury
Platinum Award For Best Documentary: Con la Pata Quebrada (With a Broken Leg). Nominated were: Cuates de Australia (Friends from Australia), Eternal Night Of The Twelve Moons, The Day That Lasted 21 Years from Brazil about the U.S. instigated coup d’etat in 1964, Still Being.
Camilo Vives (recently deceased, head of production for Icaic) Platinum Award for Best Iberoamerican co-production, in memory of his Presidency of Fipca for over 10 years and co-chair of the Forum Egeda / Fipca was The German Doctor Wakolda which beat out Anina, Esclavo de Dios and La jaula de oro. Read more on The German Doctor Wakolda here: Review by Carlos Aguilar and Case Study by Sydney Levine.
See more on the Platinum Award website: www.premiosplatino.com.
Alessandra Rosaldo stated: "These Awards will be the most valuable Iberoamerican Film Excellence Awards, something this industry needs and demands to reward the creativity and talent of our film industry.
Juan Carlos Arciniegas said: "The Platinum Awards are pioneers, transcend borders and put our countries in a fair competition that will highlight the diversity of the region cinematically. These awards will write the history of the participating films."
Eugenio Derbez, Blanca Guerra, Victoria Abril and Patricia Velasquez were some of the presenters.
The First Edition of the Platinum Awards, a gala presentation in Panama April 5th, sponsored by Egeda and Fipca was an idea born two years ago in Panama at the Festival'sl Forum with Iberoamerican filmmakers and the Iberoamerican Producers Association (Fipca). Panama's Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce offered to pay for the first edition which is being held now. Jose Pacheco, the Deputy Minister and also the President of the Panama Film Commission, along with Arianne Marie Benedetti, then had to convince their government that the investment in the awards, along with the investment in cinema would further the country's extraordinary influx of capital and would help establish the Premios Platinos as the most important global event promoting and supporting the Iberoamerican film industry. Everyone here for the 4th Annual Panama Film Festival was quite excited and it was an extraordinary affair. Twenty-two Spanish speaking countries in the Americas as well as Brazil, Portugal and Spain gathered along with world press (John Hopewell of Variety and I myself of SydneysBuzz/ LatinoBuzz and Indiewire were the only gringo press around) and producers, directors, actors, cinematographers and writers to pay homage to the great talent arising out of the Iberoamerican countries whose potential audience exceeds that of the United States.
This was pointed out with great enthusiasm by Javier Camára, the actor nominated for Best Male Actor for his role in David Trueba's Living is Easy with Eyes Closed (Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados). He plays a high-school English/ Latin teacher in 1966 Spain who drives to Almeria in hopes of meeting his hero, John Lennon. Along the way, he picks up two runaways. The movie title, Living is Easy With Eyes Closed, comes from a line in Lennon's song Strawberry Fields Forever which he wrote while filming How I Won the War in Almeria. (Camára is also a fan of Real Madrid.)
In this first edition 701 films have participated. Of these, each of the countries made a pre-selection of their candidates through their representatives Fipca and national film academies. Subsequently, a jury of prominent industry professionals has selected the winners just announced at the gala on April 5 in Panama. The Directors of the event are Adrian Solar Lozier for Fipca and one of Chili's most recognized producers and Enrique Cerezo Torres, one of the founders of Egeda twenty-five years ago, its chief executive for the past seventeen years, President of the Madrid Film Commission and President of the Madrid School of Cinema. (He is also the President of the Athletic Football Club of Madrid.)
Mexican singer and actress, Alessandra Rosaldo, and Colombian journalist Juan Carlos Arciniegas whose TV show on film is featured on CNN Latino, co-hosted the televised event. Canal Plus of Spain and others representing television across the Americas were present.
The winners in each of the eight categories were named to a huge audience of the most important Latin American cinema talent who sat on pins and needles waiting to hear the winners.
Accepting the Platinum Award of Honor, Sonia Braga, known to U.S. audiences from the 1976 breakout Brazilian film, Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands, and again in 1985 and 1988 with Kiss of the Spider Woman and The Milagro Beanfield War respectively, was elegant and eloquent in her acceptance.
The most nominated films were The German Doctor: Wakolda, Gloria and Living is Easy with Eyes Closed. The surprise was that Living is Easy did not win a single award. Already the winner of 11 Awards and nominated for 5 other awards, David Trueba definitely can not hide behind the loser category. The Spanish film Living is Easy with Eyes Closed won six Goya Awards including Best Director.
And The Winners are:
Best Iberoamerican Fiction Film: Gloria (Chile). Nominated were The German Doctor: Wakolda (Argentina), Heli (Mexico), Witching and Bitching (Spain), La jaula de oro (The Golden Cage) (Mexico), Roa (Colombia) and Living is Easy with Eyes Closed Spain) compete for the title of Best Latin American Film of the Year.
Best Female Performance: Paulina García (Gloria). Nominated were Karen Martínez (The Golden Cage), Laura De la Uz (Ana's Film), Marian Álvarez (Wounded), Nashla Bogaert (Who's the Boss?), Natalia Oreiro (Wakolda). You can read Gloria's review and interview with Sebastian Lelio and Paulna Garcia here: Review by Carlos Aguilar and Interview with Sebastian Lelio and Paulina Garcia by Sydney Levine. You can soon read more about upcoming Dominican Republic's Nashla Bogaert whom I met and interviewed in Panama. She is my choice of the one to keep an eye on.
Best Male Performance: Eugenio Derbez (Instructions Not Included). The equivalent of the Platinos, our own Academy Award usually steers clear of comedy in the best actor category, as if comedy were not as difficult as drama. But this was well deserved in terms of popularity as this film's huge success in both U.S. and Mexico shows. U.S.$44 million in U.S. and U.S.$ 41 million in Mexico are not to be ignored. This major hit hit a major nerve in U.S. and Mexico. Also nominated were Antonio de la Torre (Cannibal), , Javier Cámara (Living is Easy with Eyes Closed), Ricardo Darín (Thesis on a Homicide) and Víctor Prada (The Cleaner).
Platinum Award For Best Director: Amat Escalante (Heli). Nominated were Sebastian Lelio (Gloria), David Trueba (Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed), Lucia Puenzo (The German Doctor: Wakolda). You can read Heli's Review by Carlos Aguilar and the Interview with Amat Escalante by Carlos Aguilar.
Platinum Best Screenplay Award: Sebastian Lelio, Gonzalo Maza (Gloria). Also nominated were Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (Great Spanish Family), David Trueba (Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed), Lucia Puenzo (The German Doctor-Wakolda)
Platinum Award For Best Original Score: Emilio Kauderer for Foosball (Football). Also nominated were Karin Zielinski for El Limpiador (The Cleaner) -- you can read its Review by Carlos Aguilar , Joan Valent (Zugarramurdi Witches)
Platinum Award For Best Animated Film: Foosball (Football). Nominated were Anina -- you can read Anina's Review by Carlos Aguilar , The Secret Of Jade Medallion, Justin And The Sword Of Value, Uma History Of Love And Fury
Platinum Award For Best Documentary: Con la Pata Quebrada (With a Broken Leg). Nominated were: Cuates de Australia (Friends from Australia), Eternal Night Of The Twelve Moons, The Day That Lasted 21 Years from Brazil about the U.S. instigated coup d’etat in 1964, Still Being.
Camilo Vives (recently deceased, head of production for Icaic) Platinum Award for Best Iberoamerican co-production, in memory of his Presidency of Fipca for over 10 years and co-chair of the Forum Egeda / Fipca was The German Doctor Wakolda which beat out Anina, Esclavo de Dios and La jaula de oro. Read more on The German Doctor Wakolda here: Review by Carlos Aguilar and Case Study by Sydney Levine.
See more on the Platinum Award website: www.premiosplatino.com.
Alessandra Rosaldo stated: "These Awards will be the most valuable Iberoamerican Film Excellence Awards, something this industry needs and demands to reward the creativity and talent of our film industry.
Juan Carlos Arciniegas said: "The Platinum Awards are pioneers, transcend borders and put our countries in a fair competition that will highlight the diversity of the region cinematically. These awards will write the history of the participating films."
Eugenio Derbez, Blanca Guerra, Victoria Abril and Patricia Velasquez were some of the presenters.
- 4/6/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 24, 2014
Price: DVD $19.95, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, The Beatles began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen – the 1964 comedy musical classic A Hard Day’s Night.
The movie, in which John, Paul, George and Ringo play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester (How I Won the War) and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell,” A Hard Day’s Night, which re-conceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of...
Price: DVD $19.95, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, The Beatles began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen – the 1964 comedy musical classic A Hard Day’s Night.
The movie, in which John, Paul, George and Ringo play slapstick versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester (How I Won the War) and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell,” A Hard Day’s Night, which re-conceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of...
- 3/18/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Six Goyas landed in the laps of director David Trueba and his friends for Living Is Easy With Your Eyes Closed (Vivir Es Fácil Con Los Ojos Cerrados) on Sunday night in Madrid. The film won best picture, director, screenplay, actor, new actor, and soundtrack. Inspired by actual events in 1966, it's a comedy road movie about an English teacher obsessed with the Beatles. He drives to Almeria when he hears that John Lennon is acting in the comedy How I Won The War and en route picks up a teenager and a pregnant woman.The other big winner with eight statues was Álex de la Iglesia's comedy Witching and Bitching (Las Brujas de Zugarramurdi), which dominated the technical categories. Best Foreign Spanish language nod went...
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- 2/10/2014
- Screen Anarchy
A teacher in Franco-era Spain who wants to meet John Lennon drives the story in Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed, while the four-legged cast outshine the humans in Of Horses and Men
• Read Peter's first report from the San Sebastián film festival
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Film festivals are places where little movies can wind up punching above their weight. This year at San Sebastián, such a film is the glorious Of Horses And Men, an Icelandic film by the first-time director Benedikt Erlingsson, a former actor who has appeared in Lars Von Trier's comedy The Boss of It All.
This is a film in which the horses are the stars. It is about a remote Icelandic community of smallholders and horse-breeders, who nurse within their hearts the passions and physical needs that horses are not shy of showing. An uptight fellow trots over...
• Read Peter's first report from the San Sebastián film festival
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Film festivals are places where little movies can wind up punching above their weight. This year at San Sebastián, such a film is the glorious Of Horses And Men, an Icelandic film by the first-time director Benedikt Erlingsson, a former actor who has appeared in Lars Von Trier's comedy The Boss of It All.
This is a film in which the horses are the stars. It is about a remote Icelandic community of smallholders and horse-breeders, who nurse within their hearts the passions and physical needs that horses are not shy of showing. An uptight fellow trots over...
- 9/24/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, will compete as part of the official selection of the 61st San Sebastian Film Festival (Sep 20-28).
At a press conference in Madrid today, festival director José Luis Rebordinos revealed the Spanish titles that will compete for the Golden Shell. Spanish films set to feature in other sections of the festival were also revealed.
Scroll down for full lists
Villeneuve’s Enemy stars Gyllenhaal as a man who seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a film. The co-production between Canada (Rhombus Media) and Spain (Roxbury Pics) is Villeneuve’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated Incendies.
David Trueba (Salamina Soldiers) will introduce Vivir es Facil (Living Is Easy). Set in 1966, Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) stars as an English teacher who sets off across Spain to find John Lennon, who was taking a break from Beatlemania to feature in Richard Lester film How I Won The War.
Manuel Martín Cuenca ([link...
At a press conference in Madrid today, festival director José Luis Rebordinos revealed the Spanish titles that will compete for the Golden Shell. Spanish films set to feature in other sections of the festival were also revealed.
Scroll down for full lists
Villeneuve’s Enemy stars Gyllenhaal as a man who seeks out his exact look-alike after spotting him in a film. The co-production between Canada (Rhombus Media) and Spain (Roxbury Pics) is Villeneuve’s follow-up to the Oscar-nominated Incendies.
David Trueba (Salamina Soldiers) will introduce Vivir es Facil (Living Is Easy). Set in 1966, Javier Cámara (Talk to Her) stars as an English teacher who sets off across Spain to find John Lennon, who was taking a break from Beatlemania to feature in Richard Lester film How I Won The War.
Manuel Martín Cuenca ([link...
- 7/24/2013
- by jsardafr@hotmail.com (Juan Sarda)
- ScreenDaily
Help! us explore the many ways in which John, Paul, George and Ringo have influenced film, then and now
With Magical Mystery Tour getting the bells-and-whistles reissue treatment this week, here's a look back at the multifaceted and often downright bizarre impact the Beatles have made on the moving image.
1) The Beatles as Oscar-winners
Let It Be was filmed in January 1969, but remained unreleased until May 1970, by which point the band had officially announced its split. The Beatles were keen to see the film buried; they had little desire to return to this testing period in their career or to air some of the more fractious moments it contains – most famously the tiff between Paul and George ("I'll play, you know, whatever you want me to play or I won't play at all"). And yet, ultimately, they're probably happy they did. In April 1971 the Beatles picked up their one and only Academy award,...
With Magical Mystery Tour getting the bells-and-whistles reissue treatment this week, here's a look back at the multifaceted and often downright bizarre impact the Beatles have made on the moving image.
1) The Beatles as Oscar-winners
Let It Be was filmed in January 1969, but remained unreleased until May 1970, by which point the band had officially announced its split. The Beatles were keen to see the film buried; they had little desire to return to this testing period in their career or to air some of the more fractious moments it contains – most famously the tiff between Paul and George ("I'll play, you know, whatever you want me to play or I won't play at all"). And yet, ultimately, they're probably happy they did. In April 1971 the Beatles picked up their one and only Academy award,...
- 10/10/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
London, September 23: New pictures of John Lennon, which were taken in 1966, show him on the set of the movie 'How I Won The War' during a brief break from 'The Beatles'.
Directed by Richard Lester, who also made 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!' with the Fab Four, the film offered Lennon a serious acting role.
It also gave him a rare opportunity to escape from his increasingly enervating life with 'The Beatles', who were at the peak of their fame and besieged by screaming fans wherever they went.
In March.
Directed by Richard Lester, who also made 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'Help!' with the Fab Four, the film offered Lennon a serious acting role.
It also gave him a rare opportunity to escape from his increasingly enervating life with 'The Beatles', who were at the peak of their fame and besieged by screaming fans wherever they went.
In March.
- 9/23/2012
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Directed by Richard Lester
Written by John Antrobus, Adapted by Charles Wood, based on the play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
Featuring (in order of height) Rita Tushingham, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Arthur Lowe, Roy Kinnear, Spick Milligan, Ronald Fraser, Jimmy Edwards, Michael Hordern, Peter Cook, Ralph Richardson
If listing cast members by order of height seems rather absurd, welcome to The Bed Sitting Room. That’s how the film opens and it just gets stranger from there. It’s possibly the oddest post apocalyptic tale ever filmed, short of Six String Samurai, though not as much fun.
After the credits roll, the film opens on a BBC anchorman (Thornton), dressed in a suit from mid-chest up, (Thornton) knocking at a makeshift door in the middle of a field of mud. Invited in by the inhabitant, the anchorman squats behind a hollowed out television and announces the third (or...
Written by John Antrobus, Adapted by Charles Wood, based on the play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
Featuring (in order of height) Rita Tushingham, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Arthur Lowe, Roy Kinnear, Spick Milligan, Ronald Fraser, Jimmy Edwards, Michael Hordern, Peter Cook, Ralph Richardson
If listing cast members by order of height seems rather absurd, welcome to The Bed Sitting Room. That’s how the film opens and it just gets stranger from there. It’s possibly the oddest post apocalyptic tale ever filmed, short of Six String Samurai, though not as much fun.
After the credits roll, the film opens on a BBC anchorman (Thornton), dressed in a suit from mid-chest up, (Thornton) knocking at a makeshift door in the middle of a field of mud. Invited in by the inhabitant, the anchorman squats behind a hollowed out television and announces the third (or...
- 4/10/2012
- by Chris McMillan
- Planet Fury
Directed by Richard Lester
Written by John Antrobus, Adapted by Charles Wood, based on the play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
Featuring (in order of height) Rita Tushingham, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Arthur Lowe, Roy Kinnear, Spick Milligan, Ronald Fraser, Jimmy Edwards, Michael Hordern, Peter Cook, Ralph Richardson
If listing cast members by order of height seems rather absurd, welcome to The Bed Sitting Room. That’s how the film opens and it just gets stranger from there. It’s possibly the oddest post apocalyptic tale ever filmed, short of Six String Samurai, though not as much fun.
After the credits roll, the film opens on a BBC anchorman (Thornton), dressed in a suit from mid-chest up, (Thornton) knocking at a makeshift door in the middle of a field of mud. Invited in by the inhabitant, the anchorman squats behind a hollowed out television and announces the third (or...
Written by John Antrobus, Adapted by Charles Wood, based on the play by Spike Milligan and John Antrobus
Featuring (in order of height) Rita Tushingham, Dudley Moore, Harry Secombe, Arthur Lowe, Roy Kinnear, Spick Milligan, Ronald Fraser, Jimmy Edwards, Michael Hordern, Peter Cook, Ralph Richardson
If listing cast members by order of height seems rather absurd, welcome to The Bed Sitting Room. That’s how the film opens and it just gets stranger from there. It’s possibly the oddest post apocalyptic tale ever filmed, short of Six String Samurai, though not as much fun.
After the credits roll, the film opens on a BBC anchorman (Thornton), dressed in a suit from mid-chest up, (Thornton) knocking at a makeshift door in the middle of a field of mud. Invited in by the inhabitant, the anchorman squats behind a hollowed out television and announces the third (or...
- 4/10/2012
- by Chris McMillan
- Planet Fury
"The Beatles' 1968 animated cult classic Yellow Submarine will be emerging from a sea of holes into the sea of green this May, when a remastered version of the film hits shelves," reports Matthew Wright at the National Post. "The original film took almost two years to make, as the production cycled through 40 animators, 140 technical artists and 14 different versions of the script. Accompanying its re-release will be a remastered soundtrack, and on April 24, a re-published version of the film's screenplay. The DVD and Blu-ray of Yellow Submarine, to include a behind-the-scenes documentary and audio commentary, will be released on May 28. The Blu-ray version will also have interviews, stickers, sketches and a 16-page essay on the film by Pixar founder John Lasseter."
In the Los Angeles Times, Randy Lewis reports that "the restoration for the 4K digital resolution was done completely by hand, frame by frame, without the use of any automated...
In the Los Angeles Times, Randy Lewis reports that "the restoration for the 4K digital resolution was done completely by hand, frame by frame, without the use of any automated...
- 3/31/2012
- MUBI
Rather shamelessly packaged to fool you into thinking these are in some way tied-in to the new Paul W.S. Anderson version, this duo of 70s classics have been released onto pin-sharp Blu-ray for the very first time. Enjoy some of the richest production values and costume design that 70s cinema had to offer – all as you’ve never seen it before (even on the big screen, I’d wager) as Blu-rays, here and here.
These are a truly odd and unique pair of films. They were produced by the father-and-son team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind who decided (very much as they did with their later Superman franchise) to produce both films back-to-back. This doesn’t seem especially unusual these days, but it was revolutionary back in the early seventies! The Three Musketeers finishes with a teaser trailer for the following year’s The Four Musketeers and the only other...
These are a truly odd and unique pair of films. They were produced by the father-and-son team of Alexander and Ilya Salkind who decided (very much as they did with their later Superman franchise) to produce both films back-to-back. This doesn’t seem especially unusual these days, but it was revolutionary back in the early seventies! The Three Musketeers finishes with a teaser trailer for the following year’s The Four Musketeers and the only other...
- 10/4/2011
- by John Ashbrook
- Obsessed with Film
The legendary Bob Dylan turned 70 years old on May 24th. This article takes a close look at his association with the movies…
Bob Dylan had his first acting gig aged 21 on British TV with a play called Madhouse on Castle Street. His eponymously-titled first album had been released but few people in Britain would have known him; this was a few months before Freewheelin’ hit the shelves and Dylan-fever (which is like Beatlemania, only less wild and more pretentious) swept the Western world. He was intended to play the lead but quickly proved that he wasn’t interested in learning lines and was perhaps more interested in his recent discovery of cannabis, so David Warner was hired as the lead and Dylan provided a Greek chorus to the action.
In its wisdom, the BBC has long since destroyed the footage so it’s not easy to gauge how people would...
Bob Dylan had his first acting gig aged 21 on British TV with a play called Madhouse on Castle Street. His eponymously-titled first album had been released but few people in Britain would have known him; this was a few months before Freewheelin’ hit the shelves and Dylan-fever (which is like Beatlemania, only less wild and more pretentious) swept the Western world. He was intended to play the lead but quickly proved that he wasn’t interested in learning lines and was perhaps more interested in his recent discovery of cannabis, so David Warner was hired as the lead and Dylan provided a Greek chorus to the action.
In its wisdom, the BBC has long since destroyed the footage so it’s not easy to gauge how people would...
- 6/1/2011
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
How I Won The War How I Won The War (1967) became a cult film on the strength of three things. It starred one of The Beatles, it is deliberately obscure and counter culture, it is about the Vietnam War. Take Lennon out of the picture and Richard Lester's movie becomes far less interesting. But in many ways Lennon was the point, able to stand in for a generation forced to fight a war at home and abroad. His presence wasn't some loose promotion aimed at giving peace a chance as much as it was helping dissent be heard. Whether opinions were being silenced via bomb blasts or simply by being ignored by those tending the home fires, the boiling point had been reached, spilling...
- 5/11/2011
- Screen Anarchy
Some films are more interesting for what they aspire to be than for how they turn out. Reuniting with playwright Charles Wood, his collaborator on the great, pointed Swinging London romp The Knack… And How To Get It, Richard Lester brings the same high-spirited energy of that film and his two collaborations with The Beatles—A Hard Day’s Night and Help!—to How I Won The War, a blackly comic World War II movie released in 1967, when Vietnam had begun to dominate the headlines. Lester mixes verbal gags with nonsensical cutaways and surreal elements—one character is inexplicably ...
- 5/4/2011
- avclub.com
The Movie Pool takes in the new release of the John Lennon anti-war film How I Won the War on DVD!
Blu-ray Specs
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 enhanced for widescreen TVs
Running Time: 111 minutes
Rating: Not rated
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English
Special Features: Trailer, commemorative photo book
The DVD is offered as part of MGM's "Limited Edition Collection" on DVD, which are available from select online retailers and are manufactured only when the DVD is ordered. The DVD features a simple menu with no menu for chapters or scenes. Chapters are set every ten minutes. Manufacture-On-Demand (Mod) DVDs will play in DVD playback units only and may not play in DVD recorders or PC drives. This DVD did not play in our laptop DVD drive but did play in our Toshiba DVD recorder.
The Set-up
Michael Crawford and John Lennon (in his only non-Beatles film role) play incompetent British soldiers during World War II.
Blu-ray Specs
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 enhanced for widescreen TVs
Running Time: 111 minutes
Rating: Not rated
Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles: English
Special Features: Trailer, commemorative photo book
The DVD is offered as part of MGM's "Limited Edition Collection" on DVD, which are available from select online retailers and are manufactured only when the DVD is ordered. The DVD features a simple menu with no menu for chapters or scenes. Chapters are set every ten minutes. Manufacture-On-Demand (Mod) DVDs will play in DVD playback units only and may not play in DVD recorders or PC drives. This DVD did not play in our laptop DVD drive but did play in our Toshiba DVD recorder.
The Set-up
Michael Crawford and John Lennon (in his only non-Beatles film role) play incompetent British soldiers during World War II.
- 4/26/2011
- Cinelinx
The weekend’s here. You’ve just been paid, and it’s burning a hole in your pocket. What’s a pop culture geek to do? In hopes of steering you in the right direction to blow some of that hard-earned cash, it’s time for the Fred Weekend Shopping Guide - your spotlight on the things you didn’t even know you wanted…
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
After the massive success of Sgt. Bilko, creator Nat Hiken moved on to birth another of my absolute favorite comedies, Car 54, Where Are You? (Shanachie, Not Rated, DVD-$39.98 Srp). It’s been one of those shows whose arrival on DVD I’ve long wished for, and the wait was worth it, as the first season has been mastered from the original 35mm prints, and looks better than it’s ever been.
(Please support Fred by using the links below to make any impulse purchases - it helps to keep us going…)
After the massive success of Sgt. Bilko, creator Nat Hiken moved on to birth another of my absolute favorite comedies, Car 54, Where Are You? (Shanachie, Not Rated, DVD-$39.98 Srp). It’s been one of those shows whose arrival on DVD I’ve long wished for, and the wait was worth it, as the first season has been mastered from the original 35mm prints, and looks better than it’s ever been.
- 4/15/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
The ring worn by Eli Wallach in The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is up for auction on December 13 at Bonhams in Los Angeles. Here are details from the Bonhams site:
Lot No: 7086
An Eli Wallach ring from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" United Artists, 1967. A sterling silver men's ring designed with a image of a Roman soldier's profile in the center; worn by the actor on his ring finger throughout the entire film as he portrayed 'The Ugly' "Tuco." Included is a photocopy of an autograph from the actor reading "For Ricky / With fond memories of Almería / Eli Wallach."
Estimate: $800 - 1,200
Provenance:
Eli Wallach gifted this ring to the current owner's mother-in-law [Maria Gillinson] when he stayed at her house in Almeria, Spain while filming "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." Clint Eastwood also stayed at this same house as did John Lennon a year later when he was filming his 1967 film,...
Lot No: 7086
An Eli Wallach ring from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" United Artists, 1967. A sterling silver men's ring designed with a image of a Roman soldier's profile in the center; worn by the actor on his ring finger throughout the entire film as he portrayed 'The Ugly' "Tuco." Included is a photocopy of an autograph from the actor reading "For Ricky / With fond memories of Almería / Eli Wallach."
Estimate: $800 - 1,200
Provenance:
Eli Wallach gifted this ring to the current owner's mother-in-law [Maria Gillinson] when he stayed at her house in Almeria, Spain while filming "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly." Clint Eastwood also stayed at this same house as did John Lennon a year later when he was filming his 1967 film,...
- 12/9/2010
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Filed under: Features
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating murder of music legend John Lennon. Listening to 'Imagine' and placing Lennon quotes in your Facebook status are two ways to commemorate the late great Beatle, but may we suggest remembering Lennon by watching his films?
Lennon's movie career consisted of mainly Beatles films -- among them 'A Hard Day's Night,' 'Magical Mystery Tour,' 'Help!' and 'Let It Be.' There was also 'How I Won The War,' Lennon's first and only turn at playing an entirely fictional character. (I'd include the psychedelic cartoon 'Yellow Submarine' but the Beatles didn't even do their own voices in that one.)
The Beatles movies have always been guilty pleasures for me, and I'm sure for other fans, as well. The band's members, Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, made brilliant music,...
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the devastating murder of music legend John Lennon. Listening to 'Imagine' and placing Lennon quotes in your Facebook status are two ways to commemorate the late great Beatle, but may we suggest remembering Lennon by watching his films?
Lennon's movie career consisted of mainly Beatles films -- among them 'A Hard Day's Night,' 'Magical Mystery Tour,' 'Help!' and 'Let It Be.' There was also 'How I Won The War,' Lennon's first and only turn at playing an entirely fictional character. (I'd include the psychedelic cartoon 'Yellow Submarine' but the Beatles didn't even do their own voices in that one.)
The Beatles movies have always been guilty pleasures for me, and I'm sure for other fans, as well. The band's members, Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, made brilliant music,...
- 12/8/2010
- by Gabrielle Dunn
- Moviefone
I'm not really sure that The Beatles were ever "bigger than Jesus," but they were still kind of a big deal. They made music that will be remembered through the ages and they were the focal point of what we nowadays think of offhandedly as a "pop culture phenomenon," one of the earliest really. Before "Twilight," before Britney Spears, before Michael Jackson... there was Beatlemania.
That said, the Fab Four weren't just musicians. That's what they were known for, sure, but the sort of fame they achieved has a tendency to open doors to other opportunities. Through the years, the four Beatles have all worked in Hollywood to varying degrees. And so, in honor of today's highly anticipated release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" -- not to mention the re-release of their entire catalog, newly remastered -- I give you these four fab screen performances from the Fab Four.
Paul McCartney...
That said, the Fab Four weren't just musicians. That's what they were known for, sure, but the sort of fame they achieved has a tendency to open doors to other opportunities. Through the years, the four Beatles have all worked in Hollywood to varying degrees. And so, in honor of today's highly anticipated release of "The Beatles: Rock Band" -- not to mention the re-release of their entire catalog, newly remastered -- I give you these four fab screen performances from the Fab Four.
Paul McCartney...
- 9/9/2009
- by Adam Rosenberg
- MTV Movies Blog
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