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The Beatles Films Podcast

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Two film writers and Fab Four fans discuss films and TV about, starring and inspired by The Beatles. Podcast in your ears and in your eyes. (Mainly your ears.) https://linktr.ee/beatlesfilmspod

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · Apr 4

Right, a new episode is now live: we discuss this week's announcement of the Beatles biopics cast.

🍏OK OK, so they don't look like them. But they're all excellent actors. We look at their previous performances for clues to what they'll bring to it.
🍏Four films in a month: mad in a good way?

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 8h

deadline.com/2025/10/jame... Sure, why not

James Norton Eyed For Beatles Manager Brian Epstein In ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event’

James Norton is set to play Beatles manager Brian Epstein in in Sam Mendes’ The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 18h

Stay tuned 😉

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www.rte.ie/lifestyle/fa... Have they cast Jane Asher yet? Because

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley dazzle at BFI London Film Festival

Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley attended a screening of their new film, Hamnet, during the 69th BFI London Film Festival

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, we weren't big fans of either film.

The weird thing is there are things in here that make you realise these films are sincere passion projects. He really loves the Beatles I think. The execution is so off though.

The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 1d

Sick and tired of hearing things from uptight, short-sighted, narrow-minded hypocritics? Fair enough, but give two more of us a go. open.spotify.com/episode/17Wa...

Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 1d

Now live: we discuss the documentary Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade, released this year.

👓Its use of AI animation: does it work and does it suggest a coming trend in indie documentaries?
👓What sort of view of John is likely to result from such an overwhelmingly male collection of contributors?

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 1d

Mmmmmmm

The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 4d

Episode 3 on Monday is on Borrowed Time: Lennon's Last Decade, which came out earlier this year. Lots to discuss! It's currently available on Prime Video without paying extra.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 5d

deadline.com/2025/10/mia-... Rumoured for a while, now seems confirmed

Mia McKenna-Bruce To Play Ringo Starr’s First Wife Maureen Starkey In Sam Mendes’ ‘Beatles’ Movies

Mia McKenna-Bruce has joined the 'Beatles' movies from Sam Mendes as Maureen Starkey, first wife of Ringo Starr.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 5d

a man in a tuxedo is singing into a microphone on a stage in front of a crowd .

ALT: a man in a tuxedo is singing into a microphone on a stage in front of a crowd .

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 6d

Saw her and Mescal together in this earlier this year, still on Prime Video I think. boxd.it/sy7U

Foe (2023)

Henrietta and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger shows up at their door with ...

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 6d

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Saoirse Ronan to Play Linda McCartney in ‘Beatles’ Movies

Saoirse Ronan will portray Linda McCartney in the "Beatles" movies, alongside Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 8d

Give it a go: open.spotify.com/episode/3lSi...

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 8d

Now live, our episode on Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

🍏What does the scene in which Dewey meets the Beatles in Rishikesh tell us about popular views of their personalities?
🍏Is it a laugh?
🍏What are the common hack tropes of the music biopic and has Sam Mendes seen this film? We hope so.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 9d

Some lovely George chat in here. And he doesn't even do the cinema ticket joke. www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/82d...

EP.259 - ERIC IDLE — ADAM BUXTON

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 11d

Monday! We'll be talking Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and THAT Rishikesh scene. It's a surprisingly long episode considering the Beatles are in the film for about three minutes. But plenty of things to discuss about music biopics and their common tropes.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 11d

Subscribe in the meantime: open.spotify.com/show/2V7ngyd...

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 11d

You can watch the scene here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g_x... Presumably Dickinson, Mescal, Quinn and Keoghan have been studying it intently.

Walk Hard - Beatles scene

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 14d

Nice one, hadn't seen this!

The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 14d

Harris Dickinson on BBC Front Row with @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social: they're still rehearsing, they start shooting in November, and yes he's finalised John's accent and no you can't hear it. I remain hugely reassured by the track record and approach of all four actors.

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Front Row - Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films - BBC Sounds

Actors Matthew McConaughey and Harris Dickinson on their latest films.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 15d

Season 7 is officially GO.

First things first: George Harrison and John Lennon went on David Frost's show in 1967 to talk about their newfound practice of transcendental meditation, then came back next week and debated it with academics.

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The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 15d

I can picture George's exact facial expression after he says this in Anthology

The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 15d

Love you too!

The Beatles Films Podcast @beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social · 15d

Stick it on, close your eyes, block out all conscious thought and let the mantra take over.

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John Lennon and George Harrison on The Frost Programme 1967: transcendental meditation debate

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