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Beatle Paul McCartney with road manager Mal Evans, shown on his arrival in 1968 to join the other Beatles at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's transcendental meditation center

Beatles' road manager celebrated with museum display

The life of the Beatles' road manager has been celebrated on what would have been his 90th birthday.

Music • 27 May

Ian McKellen (pictured in London in April) - "We all trip all our lives. It's just when you get to my age you can't always get up again"

Ian McKellen plans to take rest of year off after fall

Ian McKellen has said he is looking to "take the rest of the year off" from acting following a fall on stage.

Movies • 01 Sep 24

Cate Blanchett - "No one got paid anything to do that movie"

Cate Blanchett was paid in 'free sandwiches' for LOTR

Cate Blanchett has said she received "free sandwiches" but was not paid well for her role as the high elf Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings franchise.

Movies • 08 Aug 24

Hollywood producer Jon Landau dies aged 63

Peter Jackson has remembered Titanic and Avatar producer Jon Landau as "a monumental figure in the film industry" following his death at the age of 63.

Movie • 07 Jul 24

The Beatles: a mild case of Beatlemania still grips the world

Why The Beatles are still all our yesterdays

Tears. That was the first reaction of many people when The Beatles released Now and Then, their first "new" song in nearly thirty years and a full 53 years after they finally and fatefully broke up.

Music • 05 Nov 23

McCartney on 'magical' Now and Then song

Paul McCartney has said it was "magical" to feel as though he was reuniting with his fellow Beatles for their new song Now And Then.

Music • 02 Nov 23

Watch: The Beatles premiere new Now and Then film

The Beatles have released a new short film ahead of tomorrow's premiere of new song, Now And Then.

Music • 02 Nov 23

Video for new Beatles song to feature 'unseen' footage

Director Peter Jackson has revealed the music video for the Beatles final song will feature recently "unearthed" and "unseen" footage of the Fab Four.

Music • 31 Oct 23

AI helps McCartney to create 'the final Beatles record'

Paul McCartney has revealed that artificial intelligence is being used to put together what he is calling "the final Beatles record".

Music • 13 Jun 23

McCartney uses Get Back footage for duet with Lennon

Paul McCartney performed a hi-tech duet with the late John Lennon using footage from Peter Jackson's Beatles documentary as he returned to the stage for the first time in more than two years.

Music • 29 Apr 22

Rihanna and Peter Jackson join Forbes billionaires list

Rihanna and Peter Jackson have joined the Forbes billionaires list for the first time in 2022.

Music • 06 Apr 22

The Beatles: why don't we do it on the roof

Peter Jackson would've "lost it" with The Beatles

Director Peter Jackson may have won acclaim for his epic The Beatles Get Back documentary series but he says he would have "lost it" with the band if he had filmed the original 1970 Let It Be film himself.

Music • 02 Feb 22

The Beatles: Get Back to where they once belonged

Beatle fan John Byrne give a big Fab Macca Wacky Thumbs Aloft to Peter Jackson's highly-anticipated delve into the Beatle rehearsal footage from 1969 that formed the basis of the Let It Be documentary.

Music • 25 Nov 21

Peter Jackson was 'eavesdropping' on The Beatles

His name may be instantly synonymous with Lord Of The Rings, but filmmaker Peter Jackson has found himself tackling an altogether different project two decades on with new documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.

Music • 22 Nov 21

George Harrison's son praises 'positive' new Beatle doc

George Harrison would have been "very happy" that relationships between Beatles' members are cast in a more positive light by a new documentary, his son has said.

Music • 16 Nov 21

Get Back will premiere on Disney+ consecutively on 25, 26 and 27 November Photo courtesy of Apple Corps Ltd

Let it be. Disney allows cursing in Beatles documentary

Filmmaker Peter Jackson had to convince Disney to break its non-swearing rule for the new Beatles documentary Get Back, he has revealed.

Disney • 16 Nov 21

Watch: Mick Jagger reacts to Paul McCartney's "diss"

Mick Jagger has responded to Paul McCartney's less than flattering description of the Rolling Stones with a well-aimed comeback live from the stage at a Stones concert in LA.

Music • 19 Oct 21

Watch the first trailer for new Beatles Let it Be film

The first trailer for Peter Jackson's new film about the recording of The Beatles final studio album Get Back has been released.

Music • 13 Oct 21

Disney+ to screen Peter Jackson's The Beatles: Get Back

Disney+ is set to screen The Beatles: Get Back, a series of documentary films directed by Peter Jackson.

Beatles • 17 Jun 21

Lord Of The Rings anime film in the works

A Lord Of The Rings anime film is being devised from the studio that produced the blockbuster original trilogy.

Movies • 11 Jun 21

Peter Jackson releases footage from new Beatles film

Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson has released a five-minute montage from his upcoming documentary The Beatles: Get Back.

Movies • 21 Dec 20

Peter Jackson's Beatles film for cinemas in September

Director Peter Jackson's Beatles film will hit cinemas in September and features never-before-seen footage of the band's Let It Be recording sessions along with their entire 42-minute rooftop concert .

Music • 04 Apr 20

Peter Jackson making documentary about The Beatles

Peter Jackson is making a documentary about The Beatles based on unseen footage that was shot for the 1970 feature film Let It Be.

Movies • 30 Jan 19

Movie Review Round-Up: The New Releases

Superheroes galore this weekend with Aquaman and Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse opening, but there's also sublime cinema with the black-and-white masterpiece Roma, and a fine rock climbing documentary in Free Solo.

Movies • 14 Dec 18

Robert Redford goes out with a bang in The Old Man and the Gun

Movie Review Round-Up: The New Releases

Find out which movies are worth the popcorn money this week.

Movies • 07 Dec 18