the beatles

Review: Take Flight With Wings Documentary PAUL McCARTNEY: MAN ON THE RUN

Most people would probably be right in thinking that there’s hardly any new information to be uncovered as people continue to try to unpick the history of The Beatles. At this stage, we’re probably looking at tens of millions of articles, books, [...]

March 23, 2026

Harris Dickinson (John Lennon), Paul Mescal (Paul McCartney), Barry Keoghan (Ringo Starr) and Joseph Quinn (George Harrison)

Let It Be: Sam Mendes’ THE BEATLES – A FOUR FILM CINEMATIC EVENT

Look, as a huge fan of The Fab Four, I’d love to be enthused by Sam Mendes’ The Beatles – A Four-Film Cinematic Event – but something about it just doesn’t sit right with me. The official longline reads: Each man has his own story, [...]

April 1, 2025

Remembering The Great Lou Reed

Lou Reed was more than a rock star. He was a street poet, a purveyor of the grit and the grime of the under-belly of New York. His music was polarizing but also deeply influential. His late 60s work with Andy Warhol’s The Velvet Underground helped [...]

October 27, 2024

Podcast Episode 65: It’s Hammer Time With DOCTOR JEKYLL Director Joe Stephenson

Director Joe Stephenson joins this episode of the Movies In Focus podcast to discuss his latest film, Doctor Jekyll. This film marks a significant moment for Hammer Studios, being their first horror release since the company’s acquisition by [...]

August 14, 2024

Review: Daniel Craig Is Back As Benoit Blanc In GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY

Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc returns to the screen in Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the follow-up to the hugely successful and inexplicably well-regarded 2019 mystery, Knives Out. Knives Out was a perfectly serviceable film [...]

December 30, 2022

Uncovering Curiosities: Andrew Slater’s ECHO IN THE CANYON

Andrew Slater’s wonderful music documentary, Echo In The Canyon, is a textured look at a very special time in music history, Slater’s film is an exceptional journey into the music scene in and around LA’s Laurel Canyon in the the [...]

December 31, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Michael Nesmith & Jack Nicholson On The Set of The Monkees Movie HEAD

Running for two seasons between September 12, 1966 and March 25, 1968, The Monkees was a musical sitcom which followed a young band as they tried to make it in the music business. Created by Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider, the show was inspired by [...]

December 30, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Richard Lester’s A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

It seems like only yesterday, but A Hard Day’s Night is now 57 years old. Richard Lester’s musical is getting better with age. The Beatles ditched Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane, hitting the big screen for the prototype rock and roll movie. [...]

November 6, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Michael Caine & Mickey Rooney On The Set Of PULP

After the success of 1971’s Get Carter, actor Michael Caine and director Mike Hodges reunited the following year for Pulp. A very different beast from their dark gangster tale, Pulp is a comedy-thriller which takes its audience on sunny [...]

October 11, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Roger Moore & Madeline Smith On The Set Of James Bond Adventure LIVE AND LET DIE

Guy Hamilton’s Live And Let Die is one of the finest James Bond movies. The 1973 release is also the best (and first) of Roger Moore‘s twelve year run as Ian Fleming’s super spy. The story is a blast (if a little dated) and the [...]

September 30, 2021

Trailer: Documentary UNDER THE VOLCANO Tells The Story Of George Martin’s Caribbean Hit Factory

George Martin is one of the great music producers of all time. The man behind most of The Beatles hits had a long and varied career – even composing the score for James Bond adventure Live & Let Die. One of Martin’s many [...]

July 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Ron Howard’s THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS

You’d think that every story about The Beatles has been told, explored and extrapolated upon over the last half century. In truth, they probably have, but Ron Howard’s 2016 documentary, The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years [...]

June 30, 2021

THE BEATLES: GET BACK – Peter Jackson’s Documentary On The Beatles Now A 3-Part Disney+ Event

Originally announced in 2019 and set for release last year, Peter Jackson‘s documentary on The Beatles was supposed to be a feature-length film set for a cinematic release. That is no longer the case – COVI19 and the launch of Disney+ [...]

June 20, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Alan G. Parker’s IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY! THE BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER & BEYOND

The Beatles are the most documented band in history, with hundreds of books and films covering the Fab Four’s career from the Cavern Club and beyond. Ron Howard’s documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years put the focus [...]

March 20, 2021

Controversial Music Producer Phil Spector Dies

Phil Spector, the music producer behind the iconic ‘Wall Of Sound’ has died at the age of 81. Spector was a complex figure – a genius and a madman who infamously brought guns into the recoding studio. The length and breadth of [...]

January 18, 2021

The Wild, The Innocent & The Release Date Shuffle

Hold on to your hats because it’s going to be a bumpy ride! If you thought that you had your summer movie schedule all planned out as a way of getting over the Coronavirus pandemic, then think again! Warner Bros has shifted the release of [...]

June 13, 2020

Review: Music Documentary ECHO IN THE CANYON Is Crafted Like A Classic Hit Single

A wonderfully textured look at a very special time in music history, Andrew Slater’s Echo In The Canyon is an exceptional journey into the music scene in and around LA’s Laurel Canyon in the the mid-to-late 1960s. It’s a story told [...]

May 25, 2019

Peter Tork Member Of The Monkees Dies

On 29 February 2012, a week-old Movies In Focus published news announcing the death of The Monkees singer Davy Jones. Now almost exactly 7 years later I’m reporting that his bandmate Peter Tork has also died. 77 year old Tork was the bassist [...]

February 21, 2019

Get Back: Peter Jackson To Make Documentary About THE BEATLES Album Let It Be

Fifty years to the day that The Beatles played their legendary last live gig on the roof of the Apple Corps building in Saville Row comes news that Peter Jackson will make a film based around the shooting of the band’s Let It Be. The [...]

January 30, 2019

Review: IT WAS FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY! THE BEATLES: SGT. PEPPER & BEYOND Is Fab

The Beatles are the most documented band in history, with hundreds of books and films covering the Fab Four’s career from the Cavern Club and beyond. Last year Ron Howard’s documentary The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years put [...]

May 18, 2017

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