One to One: John & Yoko, 2024. Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Featuring John Lennon & Yoko Ono. SYNOPSIS: Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko’s world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage. […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Elton John: Never Too Late
Elton John: Never Too Late, 2024. Directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish Featuring Elton John, Bernie Taupin, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, John Reid, and David Furnish SYNOPSIS: Elton John looks back on his life and the early days of his 50-year career. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger […]
Disney+ Review – If These Walls Could Sing (2023)
If These Walls Could Sing, 2023. Directed by Mary McCartney. SYNOPSIS: The untold story of the Abbey Road studio, all-star interviews and intimate access to the premises. Abbey Road Studios has been part of the fabric of the British music scene for 90 years, associated with a wealth of iconic acts from Oasis, Cliff Richard […]
Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back – Dispelling myths, musical genius at play, and reaffirming his own continuing indulgence
Tom Jolliffe looks at Peter Jackson’s lengthy but fascinating documentary, The Beatles: Get Back… You might call it B roll or off cuts of Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s iconic documentary film Let it Be, which chronicled The fab fours work on a free form concept album and accompanying performance. Said album was so off the cuff, that […]
Jean-Marc Vallee to direct John Lennon and Yoko Ono love story
Deadline has revealed that Dallas Buyers Club and Big Little Lies director Jean-Marc Vallee is set to direct a biopic of music icon John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono, which is in development at Immersive Pictures and Universal Pictures. The film will tell the story of Lennon and Ono’s relationship, and is aiming to […]
A John Lennon / Yoko Ono film is on the way
An untitled John Lennon / Yoko Ono film is in the works from The Theory of Everything writer Anthony McCarten. The story of John Lennon’s and Yoko Ono’s romance is well known, and it’s effect on The Beatles and the couple’s anti-war efforts have been well documented. But that isn’t stopping a film detailing their […]
IDW to explore John Lennon’s New York Years with graphic novel
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to adapt award-winning author David Foenkinos’ novel Lennon with a graphic novel which will present a unique portrait of the legendary John Lennon’s final years. The year was 1975 and an ex-Beatle, at the height of his fame, chose New York City to raise his young family, […]
