The Beatles during the filming of 'Let It Be' on the Apple rooftop, Savile Row, 30th January 1969. Coinciding with the recent re-release of the rarely-seen 1970 documentary film Let It Be via Disney+, ...
At the conclusion of The Beatles' final live performance on the Apple Corps rooftop on January 30, 1969, John Lennon famously ...
The Beatles' final movie hasn't been available to watch in decades, but it's finally making a comeback with a little help from Peter Jackson. "Let It Be," which chronicles the making of the Beatles ...
Adam Behr has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and the British Academy. In one sense, Let It Be director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film documenting The Beatles’ ...
Classic rock wouldn’t be the same without classical music. The Beatles’ “Let It Be” is based on one of the most famous classical pieces ever. So are a lot of other pop songs! The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ ...
Let It Be is directed by American filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hogg, making his feature directorial debut in 1970 after directing many, many music videos for The Beatles and The Rolling Stones over the ...
(This article is unintentionally a counterpoint to my colleague Owen Gleiberman’s considerably more-positive take on the Beatles‘ “Let It Be” film, restored by Peter Jackson and released today on ...
There’s a great tradition of pop songs that sound like gospel music without being religious per se. These tracks include Simon & Garfunkel’s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Elvis Presley’s “Burning Love ...
The Beatles had already announced their breakup to the world by the time Let It Be was released in 1970. They left behind a somewhat star-crossed project that had been hanging around for more than a ...
The expansive album and film sessions for Let It Be reveal the slow disintegration of the world’s greatest rock band. Though The Beatles were gradually breaking up, some of their most intriguing ...
The Beatles‘ penchant for rock is baked right into their winkingly rhythmic name. Still, they were already unplugging for ...