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News: Lennon and Ono
5 December 2009 12:13 PM, PST | Kasterborous.com | See recent Kasterborous news »
Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston has been cast as former Beatle John Lennon in a new BBC drama - opposite former Torchwood star and Aliens of London guest Naoko Mori (Toshiko Sato) as Yoko Ono. Lennon Naked charts his transition from "Beatle John" to enduring and enigmatic icon. It covers a period of wildly fluctuating fortunes from 1967-71; a time of worldwide adulation at one extreme, a combination of frustration and despair at the other. Meeting Yoko Ono was the catalyst for... »
- Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
question of the day: Is Christopher Eccleston too old to play John Lennon?
2 December 2009 7:02 AM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
Intriguing news from the Telegraph the other day: Christopher Eccleston to play John Lennon in Beatles biopic Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston is to star as music legend John Lennon in a biopic set during the turbulent demise of The Beatles, it has been announced. Lennon Naked covers the period from 1967 to 1971 when tensions within the band reached a peak and the star slipped into hard drug use. Eccleston has already begun filming the 90-minute drama for BBC4. »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Christopher Eccleston Is the Walrus
1 December 2009 8:22 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
If your only exposure to Christopher Eccleston has been as Destro in that unhaltingly silly G.I. Joe movie, check out his work as Doctor Who from the BBC's 2005 season and in 28 Days Later. He's certainly good but he hasn't had that signature role at the right time. Could playing John Lennon be it?
Eccleston will play half of Lennon-McCartney in a new BBC Four-produced biopic called Lennon Naked. It covers the pivotal era of John's life between 1967 and 1971, as The Beatles completely redefined music with Sgt. Pepper, The White Album, and Abbey Road, and Lennon redefined himself, splitting from first wife Cynthia and marrying Yoko Ono, and branching out on his own following the demise of the group. »
- Colin Boyd
Christopher Eccleston To Play John Lennon
30 November 2009 11:36 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Variety is reporting that former “Doctor Who” actor Christopher Eccleston will be playing John Lennon in “Naked Lennon,” to be produced by BBC Four, and written by Robert Jones. The film highlights the former Beatles’ life from 1967 to 1971, which included his divorce, the death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein, Yoko Ono, and the disintegration of the famous rock and roll band. Naoko Mori, (”Torchwood”, “Absolutely Fabulous”) is slated to portray Lennon’s second wife Ono. Rory Kinnear is also attached to star as Epstein, with Claudie Blakley as Cynthia Lennon, and Andrew Scott as fellow Beatle Paul McCartney. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com) »
- Costa Koutsoutis
Old Doctor Who to Play John Lennon
30 November 2009 5:01 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
It looks like The Beatles are going to get a good dose of Doctor Who in the coming year. Variety reports that in a rather nice twist, the man who kicked off the Who revitalization, Christopher Eccleston, is slated to star as John Lennon for an upcoming BBC Four biopic called Naked Lennon. The story will focus on the big turning point for Lennon between 1967 and 1971 -- the dissolution of the band, death of manager Brian Epstein, the end of his first marriage, and then, of course, the entry of Yoko Ono into his life.
Naoko Mori, who played Toshiko in Torchwood, will play Yoko Ono. (For Hackers buffs out there, she also played the Tokyo Hacker back in the 1995 movie.) Rounding out the cast is Rory Kinnear as Epstein, Claudie Blakley as Cynthia, and Andrew Scott as Paul McCartney.
Now this is a BBC movie, but considering the reach of Red Riding, »
- Monika Bartyzel
Christopher Eccelston to play a ‘Naked’ John Lennon
30 November 2009 11:44 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Christopher Eccleston, “Doctor Who”, will star in a new John Lennon biopic called Naked Lennon, commissioned by BBC Four. The film covers a short chaotic period in Lennon’s life from 1967 to 1971 when his marriage to Cynthia was ending and his relationship with Yoko Ono was beginning. During that period Beatles manager Brian Epstein died and the group itself began to come apart. I like the choice to explore this transitional time in Lennon’s life. I’m not sorry they’re not going up through Lennon’s murder. That’s been covered enough and his assassin has gotten more air time than his victim. There’s plenty of drama in Lennon's life. Naoko Mori, “Absolutely Fabulous” plays Ono. Rory Kinnear portrays Epstein. The cast includes Claudie Blakley as Cynthia and Andrew Scott as Paul McCartney. No word on the casting of Ringo and George. The film was written by Robert Jones and is being filmed in »
- Robin Ruinsky
Christopher Eccleston Set To Play John Lennon
30 November 2009 2:23 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Christopher Eccleston, who starred in the recent aviation bio-pic Amelia, has been cast as John Lennon in the Robert Jones penned Naked Lennon. The BBC Four production aims to shed light on the tumultuous years of Lennon circa 67-71.
The focus of the film leans on the final years of The Beatles life. Recently Nowhere Boy, a film that looks into the life of Lennon as an emerging songwriter, drew mixed reviews at its London festival premiere. Naked Lennon will focus on the years "When the Beatle was ending his first marriage to Cynthia as Yoko Ono entered his life, coping with the death of manager Brian Epstein and the group's own messy and acrimonious disintegration."
The film also stars Claudie Blakley as Lennon's first wife Cynthia, Andrew Scott as Paul McCartney, Naoko Mori as Yoko and Rory Kinnear as The Beatles manager Brian Epstein.
It seems that Beatles mania never wanes, »
Christopher Eccleston to Play John Lennon
29 November 2009 3:00 PM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
While Nowhere Boy, the account of John Lennon's teen years, is drawing tepid to good reviews after a recent London festival debut, I'm still seeing voices of dissent and disinterest aimed at the film, which stars Aaron Johnson as the young Lennon. I'm curious to see how the same people will react to Naked Lennon, an upcoming BBC Four production written by Robert Jones that has just cast Christopher Eccleston as Lennon circa '67-'71. This is the opposite end of the Beatles' timespan. While Nowhere Boy tackles the years in which Lennon became a songwriter, Naked Lennon will look at the years "when the Beatle was ending his first marriage to Cynthia as Yoko Ono entered his life, coping with the death of manager Brian Epstein and the group’s own messy and acrimonious disintegration." Variety reports on the casting, and adds that Claudine Blakely will play the singer's first wife Cynthia, »
- Russ Fischer
Right Now on TV Squad
28 November 2009 8:02 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Our brothers and sisters over at TV Squad have busted through the boob tube and brought with them the following juicy bits of must-see eye candy.
There are a lot of changes coming to Scrubs this season, and here's a video of cast veteran Donald (Turk) Faison introducing the new cast memebers. TV's first "modern" Dr. Who Christopher Eccleston will be playing the late Beatle John Lennon in a four-part BBC production focusing on the musician's life from 1967-1971. In response to the Pox News controversy on a recent episode of Sesame Street, Sherrie Westin, executive vice president of the Sesame Workshop recently appeared with Bill O'Reilly to introduce Spill O'Reilly the latest addition to the Grouch News Network. Fox has announced its mid-season lineup, and you can check it out right here. Turkey day may have already passed, but that doesn't make this classic Thanksgiving episode of Wkrp in Cincinnati any less hilarious. »
- Matt Bradshaw
Christopher Eccleston to play John Lennon in BBC4 drama
27 November 2009 7:12 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Lennon Naked, a 90-minute one-off film, looks at Beatle's life from 1967 to 1971, with Christopher Eccleston in starring role
The former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston is to play John Lennon in a new BBC4 drama.
Called Lennon Naked, the one-off 90-minute film covers Lennon's life from 1967 to 1971.
It features the effect on Lennon of the death of the Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, and the impact of re-establishing contact with his long lost father Freddie.
Lennon Naked also covers the break-up of his marriage to Cynthia Lennon and meeting Yoko Ono.
Ono is played by Naoko Mori, of Torchwood and Absolutely Fabulous, and Epstein by Rory Kinnear.
Other cast members includethe Cranford actor Claudie Blakley as Cynthia Lennon and Andrew Scott as Paul McCartney.
The BBC's controller of drama commissioning, Ben Stephenson, said: "Securing Christopher Eccleston to play John Lennon is further testament to the calibre of drama on BBC4. The »
- Tara Conlan
Eccleston to play Lennon in BBC drama
27 November 2009 7:04 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Christopher Eccleston has signed up to play John Lennon in a new BBC drama. The one-off BBC Four production, titled Lennon Naked will chronicle the life of the former Beatles singer between 1967 and 1971. Christopher Fairbank, Naoko Mori, Claudie Blakley, Rory Kinnear, Michael Colgan, Andrew Scott and Allan Corduner have also signed up to star in the project. "Securing Christopher Eccleston to play John Lennon is further testament to the calibre of drama on BBC Four," said BBC drama commissioning controller Ben Stephenson. "The 'Women (more) »
- By Dan French
Doctor Who star to play John Lennon
27 November 2009 6:30 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
Former Doctor Who lead Christopher Eccleston will be playing John Lennon in an upcoming British television drama commissioned by BBC Four about the life of John Lennon between 1967 and 1971. To further the Doctor Who connection, former Torchwood star Naoko Mori (who played Tosh on the show) will be playing Yoko Ono.
There is a lot of crossover between Doctor Who fans and Beatles fans, so there is sure to be some interest in the series. The roles I know Eccleston best for are those of the Doctor and Destro from G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra, so the question is if he can pull off a Liverpudlian accent. Since in the aforementioned roles he's done a Northern British accent (I believe his natural one) and a Scottish accent, he's likely capable of it.
So what do you think? Is Eccleston a good choice for the role of John Lennon? »
- Brad Trechak
Movieweb's 2009 Blu-ray Holiday Gift Guide!
24 November 2009 5:51 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Listen up hi-def humbugs and Blu-ray Scrooges! This is the year you'll not just want, but need, to buy a new hi-def plasma screen and a shiny black Blu-ray player for Christmas (and/or whatever other holiday you choose to celebrate with lavish gifts). Why? Because this technology has reached its performance plateau. And it is finally at a reasonable price most of us can afford. Not only that, it serves as the one prefect gift the entire family can enjoy together. With more Blu-ray titles being released right now than ever before, there simply couldn't be a better time to dive head first into this leading technological platform.
But wait! There's one thing you don't want to overlook after all that exciting new equipment has been unwrapped. Without a stack of Blu-ray discs strategically placed in each family member's stocking with care, your gorgeous new HD flat screen becomes a delectable serving tray, »
Terry Loane Casts 'This Beautiful Fantastic'
16 November 2009 11:29 PM, PST | IFTN | See recent IFTN news »
Ifta nominated Irish director Terry Loane (Mickybo and Me) is readying his latest project 'This Beautiful Fantastic', a film based on Simon Aboud's novel of the same name. Produced by Constance Media's Kami Naghdi (Boogie Woogie) 'This Beautiful Fantastic' tells the tale of an obsessively tidy children's author who falls in love with an erratic inventor – the story will be told like a classic fairytale and will star Tom Wilkinson (Valkyrie, Shakespeare in Love), Christopher Eccleston (Amelia, The Others), MacKenzie Crook (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, City of Ember), Joanna Lumley (Corpse Bride, Ella Enchanted) and Carey Mulligan (An Education, Public Enemies). »
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
- - -
- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
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- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
- - -
- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
10 Most Fascinating 'End of the World' Movies
8 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
There are many theories, ideas or should I say 'schools of thought' on how the world would end. At the height of the Cold War, nuclear annihilation ranks at the very top. While others argue it will not be man who will destroy the world (directly) but - an epidemic of global proportions (most probably from a potent strain of virus - think: I am Legend) or severe climactic change (another ice age perhaps? That would be Day After Tommorow right?) or mechanical uprising (The Terminator, anyone?) or even attack from the outside - conquering aliens (Mars Attacks!) or perhaps an asteroid. And let's not forget zombies!
- - -
- - - Inspired by the upcoming release of Roland Emmerich's latest disaster epic 2012, tMF listed down 10 of the most fascinating 'end of the world' movies.
Before looking at the list, you need to know that it's not based »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Win A G.I. Joe DVD Prize Pack! – Winner!
7 November 2009 10:40 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
And we have our winner!
Alejandro Olivo - Lompoc, CA
Thanks to everyone who entered – we have more cool contests on the way before the year is out!
Lots of contests going on here after we laid low for a while… Next up we have a G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra DVD Prize Pack to give away.
G.I. Joe comes out today (November 3rd) on DVD and Blu-ray and thanks to the folks at Paramount Home Entertainment we have not only the two-disc DVD, but also some cool goodies to go along with it.
Here’s the official G.I. Joe DVD/Blu-ray announcement:
The ultimate elite fighting force hit the big screen to defend the world and ended up conquering it in the worldwide smash hit G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which earned over $280 million at the global box office. The action-packed, visually arresting adventure »
- Vic Holtreman
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