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George Harrison: Early Takes: Volume 1
DEVIN McKINNEY • Note: These are not new impressions, but ones jotted down in May 2012, the day Early Takes: Volume 1 came in the mail, and embellished more recently. George, in a photo taken in a Bahamian pool during the filming of Help!, holds his head above the water’s crystal surface, his face the […]
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George and Ringo, the forgotten Beatles: A preamble and provocation for 2014
DEVIN McKINNEY • Offered in spirits of love and objectivity: One notices that the talk at Hey Dullblog tends, in a broad sense, to revolve around, or devolve toward, precisely two subjects: John and Paul. (Or John or Paul; or John versus Paul. Or John. Or Paul.) Start at virtually any discussion point, and reader […]
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"Perfect Beatles Double Bill" on Salon
ED PARK • Just saw this on Salon—a very good review of the Scorsese documentary on George and of “Nowhere Boy.” I love that the author, Erik Nelson, describes himself as “a card-carrying Beatlemaniac, with a mail-order degree in advanced Moptopology.” This is my favorite paragraph: “A much scruffier and ultimately more revealing insight into […]
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Living In The Material World: review roundup
Just finished watching it myself. While I’m collecting my thoughts, I thought it might be helpful/fun to provide a list of some notable/thoughtful reviews. Enjoy, and suggest others. Salon—Matt Zoller SeitzUncut MagazineRoger EbertRichard CorlissMatt Blick (Beatles Songwriting Academy) …and since the editing of the film seems to be one of the few areas of contention […]