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georgie48
Today it is 50 years ago that the Beatles (already after several years without live concerts) gave their final live performance.
It's mind boggling that 50 years ago The Beatles were already winding down, but in a weird way, you could say they were together longer than the (original) Rolling Stones. Even before The Beatles played on the roof, Brian had already played his last show with the Stones, and even before The Beatles had put the finishing touches on Abbey Road, Brian was dead.
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Deltics
This probably won't mean much to anyone outside the UK.
Sir Paul McCartney adds gold Blue Peter badge to awards haul
[www.bbc.co.uk]
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Deltics
This probably won't mean much to anyone outside the UK.
Sir Paul McCartney adds gold Blue Peter badge to awards haul
[www.bbc.co.uk]
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hopkins
this starts off with yoko. singing. sorry. i def wouldn't click on it.
i did. trust me here.
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CaptainCorella
New Beatles related movie coming in June 2019. Here's the trailer.
[www.youtube.com]
Any film like this runs on a narrow line, in my view, between being unbearably corny, or a delight. I hope this one is on the 'delight' side.
To save Deltics pointing it out (being an Oracle he knows absolutely everything!), the thesis of the movie plot is vaguely similar to the BBC TV series "Goodnight Sweetheart".
(I also really liked the "Across The Universe" movie. If you've not seen it and you like The Beatles, then correct that error. If you go for the DVD take the time to watch the two added out-takes of Eddie Izzard absolutely triumphantly performing "Mr Kite"!)
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Cristiano Radtke
Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life.
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, BBC’s Eastenders) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed … and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.
Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra (Emmy winner Kate McKinnon), Jack’s fame explodes. But as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged and prove that all you need is love.
Featuring new versions of The Beatles’ most beloved hits, Yesterday is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Love Actually, About A Boy, the Bridget Jones series) alongside Matthew James Wilkinson and Bernie Bellew. Curtis and Boyle also produce. Nick Angel and Lee Brazier serve as executive producers.
Yesterday - Trailer
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Cristiano Radtke
Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Academy Award®-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire, Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) and Richard Curtis, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Love Actually and Notting Hill, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life.
Jack Malik (Himesh Patel, BBC’s Eastenders) is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie (Lily James, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again). Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed … and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed.
Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them, and with a little help from his steel-hearted American agent, Debra (Emmy winner Kate McKinnon), Jack’s fame explodes. But as his star rises, he risks losing Ellie — the one person who always believed in him. With the door between his old life and his new closing, Jack will need to get back to where he once belonged and prove that all you need is love.
Featuring new versions of The Beatles’ most beloved hits, Yesterday is produced by Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner (Love Actually, About A Boy, the Bridget Jones series) alongside Matthew James Wilkinson and Bernie Bellew. Curtis and Boyle also produce. Nick Angel and Lee Brazier serve as executive producers.
Yesterday - Trailer
I was discussing this movie with my dad (who is a much bigger Beatles fan than I am) and I raised the question: based on the trailer it appears that music has progressed to its current state in the movie, just without the Beatles. SO a young musician capitalizes on their songs to make it big. The question is: if released today would the Beatles songs have the same impact, or are they as well regarded as they are bc of the passage of time? This is not to say they are not good songs (they are, for the most part) but would today's audiences still like songs like I want to hold your hand, Yesterday, Hey Jude, Something or one of the other many Beatles hits if it weren't for constant airplay and the fact that baby-boomers still pass their music around?
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RollingFreak
The Rolling Stones, In Colour.
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CaptainCorella
New Beatles related movie coming in June 2019. Here's the trailer.
[www.youtube.com]
Any film like this runs on a narrow line, in my view, between being unbearably corny, or a delight. I hope this one is on the 'delight' side.
To save Deltics pointing it out (being an Oracle he knows absolutely everything!), the thesis of the movie plot is vaguely similar to the BBC TV series "Goodnight Sweetheart".