Tag: Paul McCartney

Movie Review: MAN ON THE RUN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2026

MAN ON THE RUN Director: Morgan NevilleStarring: Paul McCartney Every year we seem to get a new documentary about The Beatles. Director Morgan Neville is now taking a look at the life of Paul McCartney in the years after The Beatles broke up. It’s easy to want to find blame in who broke the Beatles…
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Movie Review: BEATLES ’64

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 27, 2024

BEATLES ’64 Director: David TedeschiStarring: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Martin Scorsese, Smokey Robinson The Beatles have continued to stay relevant and inspire generation after generation long after Beatlemania hit the scene in the 1960s. The new documentary, Beatles ’64, reflects on the culture around Beatlemania when the Beatles first arrived in…
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Movie Review: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 27, 2022

A HARD DAY’S NIGHT Director: Richard LesterStarring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington This was originally written in 2014 as part of my Criterion Collection series. The Fab Four are seen hopping on a train after running away from hoards of screaming fans. While John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George…
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Movie Review: THE BEATLES: GET BACK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 1, 2021

THE BEATLES: GET BACK Director: Peter JacksonStarring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Michael Lindsay-Hoggm, Yoko Ono, Linda McCartney There’s no shortage of footage of The Beatles from any moment in their career, and yet, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson has made the new documentary The Beatles: Get Back a riveting, probing look at…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 1, 2015

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS With the upcoming release of Spectre on November 6, I’ve been rewatching the entire franchise and listening to those beloved theme songs. Just like the movies themselves, the songs range from classics to downright questionable. Without further adieu here is my ranking counting down from the…
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My Criterion Collection: A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 10, 2014

A HARD DAY’S NIGHT (1964) Director: Richard Lester Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington The Fab Four are seen hopping on a train after running away from hoards of screaming fans. While John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr are playing themselves in the film, you…
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TWIN CITIES LIVE- July 9, 2014

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 9, 2014

TWIN CITIES LIVE July 9, 2014 We’ve got two movies inspired by music with Begin Again and A Hard Day’s Night and my favorite film of the year so far, Life Itself. 1. Life Itself, starring: Roger Ebert, Chaz Ebert, Martin Scorsese 2. Begin Again, starring: Mark Ruffalo, Keira Knightly, Adam…
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