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NYFF : Elton John: Never Too Late / His Gentle Nature and Loving Approach Speaks Volume Despite His Difficult Upbringing

The Disney+ documentary Elton John: Never Too Late, which explores the life of Elton John, has garnered even more admiration than the film he was presented with at NYFF. When you think about his vast life, it’s impossible to cover his entire music career in less than two hours and make every fan happy at the end,…

‘Let It Be,’ The Beatles Film Is Restored But Unengaging

If you recall Peter Jackson’s multiple Emmy Award-winning docuseries, The Beatles: Get Back, be prepared for what inspired it! Michael Lindsay-Hogg, over fifty years ago, made the original 1970 film about The Beatles, called Let It Be, which is now available on Disney+ in its restored version. The film opens with a conversation between Jackson…

Sam Mendes to Make Four Beatles Theatrical Movies

©1917, Universal Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sam Mendes, and Neal Street Productions announced a groundbreaking creative endeavor to tell the story of The Beatles with four distinct theatrical feature films. The project marks the first time Apple Corps Ltd. and The Beatles – Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and the families of John Lennon and George Harrison…

Comedian Jay Leno to Play Ed Sullivan in Beatles Drama ‘Midas Man’

Former Tonight Show host and Last Man Standing alum Jay Leno is set to play television titan Ed Sullivan in Midas Man, a big-screen drama about legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein. Deadline.com reported that Leno will co-star with The Queen’s Gambit actor Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, who will play the late Epstein, who greatly influenced pop music…

Director Peter Jackson’s The Beatles: Get Back Documentary Set to Debut on Disney+ Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Director Peter Jackson’s anticipated Beatles documentary series, Get Back, is set to exclusively debut on Disney+ over the Thanksgiving day weekend later this year. The show will air three two-hour episodes, on November 25, 26 and 27, Deadline is reporting. The Walt Disney Studios, Apple Corps Ltd. and WingNut Films Productions Ltd. announced the dates…