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By CATHERINE JONES THE teenage John Lennon will come to the big screen in a new film depicting his troubled upbringing in Liverpool. Nowhere Boy will focus on the former Beatle's teenage years. Casting for the parts of the boys who became the most famous band in the world is expected to start in the city next month. The film will tell the story of Lennon as a child, who was abandoned by his mother Julia and raised by his authoritarian Aunt Mimi. It will also show how Lennon found his...
Casting reportedly is under way for the lead roles in a new film about the early years of the late British rock 'n' roll icon and peace activist John Lennon. The Hollywood Reporter said "Nowhere Boy" is to be helmed by visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood from a screenplay by "Control" scribe Matt Greenhalgh. "The women in John's early life truly shaped who he became," Taylor-Wood said. "And the strengths and weaknesses of their relationships are central to this film." The movie is expected to be...
LIVERPOOL'S John Lennon Airport is gearing up for what is expected to be its busiest weekend of the year. Around 75,000 passengers are forecast to be moving through the airport during tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. Favourite hotspots include Malaga, Barcelona, Palma, Alicante and Nice. (c) 2008 Daily Post; Liverpool. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All rights Reserved.
By MIKE CHAPPLE THE so called "Holy Grail of all Beatles memorabilia" - the band's first signed contract with manager Brian Epstein - is expected to fetch at least pounds 250,000 at auction. The historic document, arguably the most important music contract of all time, is the late manager's personal copy. The first copy was originally signed by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr on January 24, 1962. But Epstein refused to ink his name until he...
"Oh, George! Pop Superstar Michael Popped For Smokin' In the Boys' Room!" The tabloids find great joy in dragging down the rich and famous when they fall from grace. British singer George Michael was at the top of the music world in the '80s and early '90s thanks to his infectious, highly melodic mix of R&B/dance classics and ballads, both with Wham! ("Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,""Careless Whisper") and on his own ("Faith,""I Want Your Sex"). But a 1998 arrest for solicitation in a men's...
By Tim Cain, Herald & Review, Decatur, Ill. Jul. 31--One good thing about Decatur Celebration entertainment is many of the acts perform at least two times. If an act is surprisingly good or does something unexpected, if you're lucky, a friend finds you and points you in the direction of an act that increases your enjoyment. But predicting which acts those will be? There's the question. The appeal of some of the main stage acts -- Rick Springfield, Kansas, Boyz II Men -- is never in...
By Kim Leonard Age: 59 Residence: Bridgeville Family: Wife, Leslie; three sons Occupation: Founding principal of Lennon Smith Souleret Engineering Inc., a civil engineering and surveying firm with 60 employees, headquartered in Coraopolis. Education: Undergraduate degree in biology from Mansfield University. Master's degree in environmental pollution control from Pennsylvania State University. Noteworthy: Named Engineer of the Year by the Pittsburgh post of the Society of American...
By Tim Bryant, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Jul. 8--BRANSON, Mo. -- Louise Harrison had a dream. She dreamed her younger brother, George, had not died of cancer. He was healthy and happy to see her. Louise told George to move to Branson, buy a big house and sit in with a Beatles tribute band, the Liverpool Legends. When Louise's dream ended, she woke up and "just cried my eyes out," she said recently. Louise has spent the past few years in Branson, working with the Liverpool Legends and...
By ELISA BRAY The Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr talks to ELISA BRAY about his new solo album and the things that make him happy Albert Hammond Jr is in London for a whirlwind trip, before he returns back home to New York for the release of his second solo album. All members of The Strokes are known for their celebrity supermodel girlfriends and 28-year-old Hammond is no exception; current photographs show the singer and guitarist out with supermodel of the moment Agyness Deyn who recently made...
By Gregory Katz Associated Press LONDON -- A Beatles interview from the 1960s in which John Lennon and Paul McCartney discussed the way they composed songs together was broadcast on British radio Tuesday after it was found in a film can in a damp garage in south London. The Beatles were at the height of their immense popularity when the tape was recorded at Scottish Television studios on April 30, 1964. The band had recently toured America, winning huge audiences on the Ed Sullivan show and...
