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John Lennon Movie Is Spain's Official Oscars Pick
A new movie about a Spanish man's quest to meet John Lennon has been selected as Spain's official entry for next year's (15) Best Foreign Film Oscar.Director David Trueba's Vivir es Facil con los Ojos...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 25 September 2014
John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole
John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for the eighth time.Mark David Chapman, 59, who shot and killed the Beatles legend outside his Dakota Building home in New York in December, 1980, has lost his...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 August 2014
John Lennon's Killer Fighting For Freedom
John Lennon's killer Mark David Chapman is awaiting a decision over whether he will finally be freed from prison after his eighth parole case this week (beg18Aug14).Chapman was sentenced to 20-years-to-life behind bars for gunning...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 August 2014
Guess Which Insects Have Killed The George Harrison Memorial Tree?
A tree planted in tribute to former Beatles guitarist George Harrison has died after being infested by...beetles. The pine tree was planted in Los Angeles' Griffith Park in 2004, three years after the musician's death.George...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 22 July 2014
Happy Days! Why Ron Howard Will Make A Great Director Of The Beatles Documentary
Ron Howard is set to direct a new documentary focussing on The Beatles' journey from The Cavern Club in Liverpool to their final performance in San Francisco in 1966. The documentary will use archive footage...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Movies / TV / Theatre on 18 July 2014
The Beatles Revived One More Time In Concert Documentary About The Early Years
Big news, Beatles fans: a new authorised documentary on the rock icons is in the works, with Ron Howard slated to direct. The film will include new interviews with both surviving members, Paul McCartney and...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2014
Ron Howard To Direct Beatles Documentary, From Cavern Club To San Francisco
Oscar-winning filmmaker Ron Howard is set to direct a documentary about The Beatles, following their journey from Liverpool's Cavern Club to their last concert at San Francisco's Candlestick Park. Crucially, the movie is being made...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 16 July 2014
John Lennon's Killer Controlled By 'Dark' Aliens
John Lennon's murderer was under the control of ''dark'' aliens determined to eradicate his messages of peace and love, it has been claimed.The late Beatles legend was assassinated by Mark Chapman outside the Dakota Building...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 17 June 2014
John Lennon's Doodles Sell For $27k And Other Crazy Music Auction Prices [Pictures]
If I tried selling watercolor paintings that I made when I was eleven years old, do you think anyone would buy them? No? What about some random drawings and poems that I did? Okay. Fine....
By Joe DeAndrea in Music / Festivals on 06 June 2014
John Lennon Treasure Trove Smashes Auction Estimates
A collection of handwritten notes, poems and sketches by the late John Lennon has smashed auction estimates after going under the hammer in New York.A rhyme called The Fat Budgie, valued at $35,000 (£21,875), sold...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 June 2014
Paul Mccartney And Yoko Ono Join Forces To Fight Fracking
Sir Paul Mccartney is teaming up with John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono to fight fracking.The former Beatles star and his Fab Four bandmate's wife have written an open letter to the British government demanding an...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2014
Alice Cooper Praises Musical Megastars
Alice Cooper is friends with his musical heroes.The 66-year-old rocker was lucky enough to meet many of his idols, from Frank Sinatra to John Lennon, over the course of his career and has always found...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2014
Tupac Shakur's Final Words Were 'F**K You,' Other Famous Last Words
The dying words of rapper Tupac Shakur have been revealed, 18 years after his death. The words were spoken to sergeant Chris Carroll, the policeman who questioned Shakur on the scene after the fatal shooting...
By Sophie Miskiw in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 23 May 2014
Sean Lennon Baffled By Plan To Clone Beatles Star
Sean Lennon has branded plans to clone his father John Lennon from Dna extracted from the late rocker's teeth as "bizarre, futuristic and dystopian".Last year (13) Canadian dentist Michael Zuk handed a rotten molar from...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 May 2014
John Lennon's Fireman Coat Up For Auction
A fireman-style jacket once owned by John Lennon is to go on sale at auction.The blue coat is believed to be the same garment the iconic musician sported on the back cover of his and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 April 2014
Is Radler's New Dead Celebrities Beer Advert Hilarious, Bad-taste...Or Both? [Video]
A new European beer commercial from the Radler brand has caused controversy across the world in countries where the advert's dark sense of humour doesn't sit well. The television commercial shows a bunch of dead...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 26 March 2014
Dead Stars Feature In Dutch Beer Commercial
Bosses at a Dutch brewing company have brought Kurt Cobain and John Lennon back from the dead for a new commercial.Marketing men behind the new Bavaria ad for Radler fruit-flavoured beer also features the likenesses...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 March 2014
John Lennon's Complaint Letter To Go Up For Auction
A note written by John Lennon complaining about his rock star pals Keith Moon and Harry Nilsson is set to go under the hammer on Friday (21Mar14)Lennon was working with a group of musicians during...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 20 March 2014
Rare Rickenbacker With Classic Beatles History Up For Auction
A 1962 Rickenbacker guitar played by both George Harrison and John Lennon is to be auctioned off in New York in May (14).The instrument will be among the highlight items going under the hammer at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 March 2014
Yoko Ono Pens Thank You Letter For Elbow
Yoko Ono has written an open letter to Elbow thanking the band for mentioning her in a song. The Japanese artist - the widow of Beatles legend John Lennon - has been name-checked by the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 March 2014
Pharrell's Big Grammys Hat On Ebay: Other Celeb Memorabilia Auctioned Off
Pharrell Williams is auctioning off the headline-grabbing Vivienne Westwood buffalo hat that he wore to the recent Grammy awards. As soon as the singer stepped out on to the red carpet wearing the oversized, brown,...
By Lauren James in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 21 February 2014
Liam Gallagher To Hold Castings For Beatles Film
Liam Gallagher is set to hold castings in Los Angeles for a new Beatles film. The Beady Eye frontman wants Jared Leto and Ethan Hawke to star in the movie and has convinced Michael Winterbottom...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 February 2014
Jared Leto Got Gout For Chapter 27
Jared Leto suffered with gout after putting on weight for 'Chapter 27'.The 42-year-old actor had to gain 67 lbs for his role of Mark Chapman - the deranged fan who assassinated John Lennon - in...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 February 2014
Jared Leto: Gaining Weight For Films Is Difficult
Jared Leto says gaining weight for film roles is harder than losing it.The 42-year-old actor piled on the pounds for 2007's 'Chapter 27' - where he plays John Lennon's murderer, Mark David Chapman - and...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 January 2014
Paul Mccartney And Ringo Starr Reunite At Beatles Tribute
Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were joined by Katy Perry, John Mayer and Alicia Keys for a special TV show to commemorate 50 years since The Beatles first appeared on US television. The...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 January 2014
John Lennon's Mansion Remains Unsold
The English mansion where John Lennon lived at the height of his Beatles fame is still on the market 18 months after it was put up for sale.The rocker lived in the six-bedroom property, named...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2014
Yoko Ono Recalls Starving As A Child As She Helps Launch New Anti-hunger Initiative
Yoko Ono has opened up about her desperate days as a starving child in her native Japan after granting officials at an anti-poverty campaign in Tokyo the rights to use her late husband John Lennon's...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 December 2013
Paul Mccartney Joins The Japanese Beatles
Sir Paul McCartney performed with a Japanese Beatles tribute band at his wife's birthday bash.The 71-year-old singer took to the stage in Tokyo alongside The Parrots, who are a copycat band, to celebrate Nancy Shevell's...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 December 2013
John Lennon's School Detention Card To Be Auctioned Off
Detention report cards from John Lennon's troubled school years are set to go under the hammer later this month (Nov13).The late Beatles legend attended the Quarry Bank High School for Boys in his native Liverpool,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2013
Paul Mccartney Ends Feud With Yoko Ono
Paul McCartney has quashed his feud with Yoko Ono once and for all.The Beatles hitmaker has finally put his long-standing grudge with John Lennon's widow to rest in a new interview with Rolling Stone magazine,...
By Clive King on 25 October 2013
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