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    Ringo Starr Looks Forward to Seeing Peter Jackson's Version of 'Let It Be' Documentary

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    During a Zoom interview, the Beatles drummer compares the upcoming ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ and the ‘miserable’ movie Michael Lindsay-Hogg made 51 years ago about his band.

    Mar 19, 2021

    AceShowbiz –
    Ringo Starr is glad director Peter Jackson revisited The Beatles’ “Let It Be” era for a new documentary because Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film sucked the fun out of the band.

    “The Lord of the Rings” filmmaker worked through close to 60 hours of footage shot during recording sessions for The Fab Four’s 12th studio album for his upcoming “The Beatles: Get Back” documentary – and Ringo insists it’s a much better film than the one Lindsay-Hogg made 51 years ago, because it doesn’t focus on disputes among bandmates.

    “I didn’t feel any joy in the original documentary; it was all focused on one moment which went down between two of the lads [Paul McCartney and George Harrison],” Ringo said during a Zoom interview with the media, while praising Jackson for his focus on The Beatles’ Apple Corps rooftop concert in 1969.

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    “The rooftop concert was also only about seven to eight minutes long,” he added. “With Peter’s [documentary] it’s 43 minutes long. It’s about the music and a lot of joy.”

    “I had several talks with Peter about how I felt [about original film]. I thought it was miserable. I said, ‘There was lots of laughter, I was there, we were laughing, we were having fun. We were playing and doing what we do.’ ”

    “Peter kept coming into L.A. with his iPad and he’d show me sections. He said, ‘Look what I’ve found here’, and he showed us laughing and having fun as a band. There was a lot of joy in making those records, those tracks, so I’m certainly looking forward to seeing the whole thing.”

    “The Beatles: Get Back” is scheduled for release on August 27.

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      New Beatles Documentary Gets First Sneak Peek

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      Director Peter Jackson has given fans the first sneak peek of the upcoming movie ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ which is due to hit theaters in summer next year.

      Dec 22, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Peter Jackson has given fans a sneak preview of the upcoming Beatles film, “The Beatles: Get Back”.
      The hotly-anticipated documentary, which features 56-hours of never-before-seen footage of the iconic Liverpool band, is set to hit cinemas 21 August, 2021. And ahead of its release, which was pushed back from this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the director has shared a five-minute taster of the movie, which will “take audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history.”
      In the preview, Jackson explained that they are “halfway” through the editing process.
      He said, “This film was due to be finished around about now but like the rest of the world it has been effected by the Covid pandemic. The only good thing really is that we are editing the movie in New Zealand and now that our country has largely stamped out the virus we were able to come back into the cutting room and carry on with the editing that we are doing.”
      “So here we are, we’ve got 56 hours of never-before-seen Beatles footage and it’s really great stuff. And we are, I would say, halfway through the edit now.”
      It then cut to footage of the late John Lennon and George Harrison and surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr in the studio.
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      Jackson said in a statement, “We wanted to give the fans of The Beatles all over the world a holiday treat, so we put together this five-minute sneak peek at our upcoming theatrical film The Beatles: Get Back. We hope it will bring a smile to everyone’s faces and some much-needed joy at this difficult time.”
      The film follows the band’s recording of their final 1970 album, “Let It Be”, and McCartney, 78, recently admitted the upcoming flick “reaffirmed” for him that he wasn’t to blame for their split in April of that year.
      Macca said this month, “It was so reaffirming for me. Because it proves that my main memory of the Beatles was the joy and the skill.”
      “The proof is the footage. I bought into the dark side of the Beatles breaking up and thought, ‘Oh God, I’m to blame.’ I knew I wasn’t, but it’s easy when the climate is that way to start thinking so.”
      “But at the back of my mind there was always this idea that it wasn’t like that, but I needed to see proof. There’s a great photo Linda (his late ex-wife) took, which is my favourite, of me and John working on a song, glowing with joy. This footage is the same. All four of us having a ball.”
      Hailing “Lord of the Rings” filmmaker Jackson’s work on the flick, he added, “I love it, I must say because it’s how it was. It just reminds me of – even though we had arguments, like any family – we loved each other, you know, and it shows in the film.”
      “It’s a very warm feeling, And it’s amazing just being backstage with these people, making this music that turned out to be good.”

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      Peter Jackson's 'The Beatles: Get Back' Gets September Release Date

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      Speaking about the upcoming documentary, band member Paul McCartney expresses his joy to be able to ‘make a film that shows the truth about The Beatles recording together.’
      Mar 12, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Peter Jackson’s new The Beatles documentary will hit cinemas this September.
      “The Beatles: Get Back” features never-before-seen footage from the band’s recording studio sessions, as well as their now infamous final live performance on a rooftop in London.
      Jackson’s film was developed with the co-operation of the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison.
      “Working on this project has been a joyous discovery,” Jackson said in a statement. “I’ve been privileged to be a fly on the wall while the greatest band of all time works, plays and creates masterpieces.”

      Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr also participated in helping bring the film to the big screen. “I am really happy that Peter has delved into our archives to make a film that shows the truth about The Beatles recording together,” McCartney shared in a press release. “The friendship and love between us comes over and reminds me of what a crazily beautiful time we had.”

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