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Remembering The Great Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith, the music video pioneer, country music legend and iconic member of 1960s group The Monkees was born Robert Michael Nesmith in Huston, Texas on 30 December 1942. He shot to fame in the TV series The Monkees [...]

December 30, 2022

Remembering David Bowie

Musician, actor and cultural trendsetter, the great David Bowie was one of the few artists who managed to legitimately transcend pop consciousness – he was his own thing. He was David Bowie. Born David Jones on January 8, 1947, Bowie [...]

January 8, 2022

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

Obituary: Music Video Pioneer, Country Rock Legend & Monkees Star Michael Nesmith Dies

Michael Nesmith, the music video pioneer, country music legend and iconic member of 1960s group The Monkees has died at the age of 78. Born Robert Michael Nesmith in Huston, Texas on 30 December 1942, Nesmith shot to fame in the TV series The [...]

December 10, 2021

Dolenz Sings Nesmith

Movies In Focus is a huge fan of The Monkees – and also the solo career of Michael Nesmith. I actually saw the full Monkees line-up – Davy Jones, Peter Tork, Micky Dolenz and Mike Nesmith – play in Belfast in 1997. Michael [...]

April 27, 2021

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

DVD Review: THE GOODIES – THE COMPLETE BBC COLLECTION

Monty Python meets The Monkees – that’s the easy pitch for classic ’70s comedy show, The Goodies. Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie are the trio of do gooders (or should that be goodies) in this huge collection which [...]

October 1, 2018

The Monkees Singer Davy Jones Dies

While Movies In Focus is (obviously) mainly a movie site, the passing of The Monkees’ Davy Jones at the age of 66, has to be mentioned. A massive group in the 1960s, The Monkees featured British born Jones, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Michael [...]

February 29, 2012