27 h. ago Did John and Yoko split because of Richard Nixon? The making of revelatory music film One to One

The director of One to One: John & Yoko reveals how he was given access to a trove of intimate and family archive material that changes how we see the star couplePeople are usually at their most interesting when they are in flux – uncertain of the way forward, of what life they ought to build. That was the case with John Lennon and Yoko Ono when they arrived in New York in 1971. They were both fleeing England – the recriminations around the Beatles breakup; the terrible misogyny and racism levelled at Ono – but also running towards the optimism and creative excitement of the New York art scene.This is the period I have tried to recreate in my film One to One: John & Yoko – using a plethora of previously unheard phone recordings, home movies and archive. It’s an unconventional film in many ways, pitching the viewer headfirst into the life, politics and music of the time without the usual music documentary guardrails. At its heart is the One to One concert that the couple...

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3 d. ago Help! Why are none of the new Beatles cast from Liverpool? | Peter Bradshaw

So Sam Mendes has cast his Beatles tetralogy, but none are from Merseyside. Don’t worry, I’ve just invented the Beatles Cinematic Universe Sam Mendes has announced the cast for his colossal four-film Beatles extravaganza: Harris Dickinson as John, Paul Mescal as Paul, Barry Keoghan as Ringo and Joseph Quinn as George – and to tumultuous acclaim he brought his Fab Four on stage at the CinemaCon event in Las Vegas, a now well-established affair in the film world, incidentally, satirised in a forthcoming episode of Seth Rogen’s TV comedy The Studio.I’m sorry to say, however, that Sam has almost entirely ignored the casting suggestions that I made in February last year. For what this is worth, I went with Leo Woodall as Paul, Finn Wolfhard as George, Harry Melling as Ringo and Barry Keoghan as John (though Barry got Ringo in the end). But I like to think that Sam Mendes and his producer Pippa Harris were thinking on more or less the same lines as me. Interestingly, there are no American...

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7 d. ago Singer Olivia Dean hopes to write music for the next James Bond film

The neo-soul singer, who recently wrote a song for the Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy soundtrack, is hoping to be behind the next 007 song.

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7 d. ago Tom Hanks' son Chet recreates Forrest Gump as movie star makes appearance

Chet Hanks was joined by his famous father on the set of his latest music video which is a love letter to the iconic 1994 film, Forrest Gump - the film which won Tom Hanks an Oscar

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7 d. ago The Sound of Music fans all say same thing after Brigitta and Marta von Trapp stars' interview

This Morning viewers were left stunned after the show's hosts Dermot O'Leary and Josie Gibson caught up with the stars of The Sound of Music to celebrate the musical film's 60th anniversary

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9 d. ago Plans revealed to turn former BBC studios in Maida Vale into 'world leading' music centre run by Hans Zimmer

Dated studios could become a state-of-the-art film and music production arena

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1 week ago 'World leading' London film and music studio moves closer to reality as Hans Zimmer firm submits plan

'World leading' London film and music studio moves closer to reality as Hans Zimmer firm submits plan  Yahoo News UK

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2 w. ago Film star Will Smith announces UK tour including Manchester gig

Will Smith is heading to the UK this Summertime

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2 w. ago How O Brother, Where Art Thou? got inspired – then upstaged – by its own soundtrack

For their freewheeling comedy – back in cinemas this week – the Coen Brothers sought creative help from super-producer T-Bone Burnett, whose music for the film sparked a folk revival upon its release and launched the careers of many of its contributors. It may be the film’s greatest legacy, writes Xan Brooks

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3 w. ago Oasis confirm reunion tour film to be made with Peaky Blinders creator

The film will be created and produced by BAFTA and Oscar-nominated writer, producer and director Steven Knight

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3 w. ago Rare 1930s footage of pioneering Scottish female pilot to be set to live music at silent film festival

Winnie Drinkwater was the world’s first commercial airline pilot

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