In 1965, John Lennon published his second book, a collection of nonsensical stories and drawings called A Spaniard in the Works. His first book, In His Own Write, sold well and received critical acclaim. His second book sold fewer copies and did not go over as well with critics. According to Lennon, this was partly because critics accused him of stealing portions of another book.
John Lennon said people accused him of stealing portions of his second book
When Lennon put together In His Own Write, he pulled from years worth of writing. With A Spaniard in the Works, he had to write a new book from scratch. While this was a major challenge for him, he wrote longer stories for A Spaniard in the Works.
“Most of A Spaniard in the Works is longer than the bits in the first book,” Lennon said in The Beatles Anthology. “But my mind...
John Lennon said people accused him of stealing portions of his second book
When Lennon put together In His Own Write, he pulled from years worth of writing. With A Spaniard in the Works, he had to write a new book from scratch. While this was a major challenge for him, he wrote longer stories for A Spaniard in the Works.
“Most of A Spaniard in the Works is longer than the bits in the first book,” Lennon said in The Beatles Anthology. “But my mind...
- 3/7/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Adapted from Larry McMurtry’s bittersweet 1966 novel of the same name by McMurtry and director Peter Bogdanovich, The Last Picture Show delineates the quiet, desperate lives of the citizens of Anarene, Texas, from November 1951 to October 1952. The film is a pure Janus-headed product of the New Hollywood. Bogdanovich pours the new wine of sexual frankness available to filmmakers after the inauguration of the MPAA ratings system into old bottles borrowed from the cellars of classic Hollywood cinema, namely those older films’ expressive visual grammar and obliquely suggestive dialogue.
As an erstwhile film critic and historian, Bogdanovich drew formal and technical inspiration from his years spent programming films from Hollywood’s Golden Age at MoMA. He also solicited advice from houseguest Orson Welles when it came to shooting the film in black and white, and employing long, unbroken takes rather than break up important scenes. As Welles reportedly put it:...
As an erstwhile film critic and historian, Bogdanovich drew formal and technical inspiration from his years spent programming films from Hollywood’s Golden Age at MoMA. He also solicited advice from houseguest Orson Welles when it came to shooting the film in black and white, and employing long, unbroken takes rather than break up important scenes. As Welles reportedly put it:...
- 11/15/2023
- by Budd Wilkins
- Slant Magazine
Chris Noth is speaking out in his first interview since multiple women accused him of sexual assault in 2021. During a conversation with USA Today, the 68-year-old actor maintains his innocence and that the only thing he did wrong was cheat on his wife, Tara Wilson.
“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture,” he tells the outlet. “What it isn’t is a crime.”
Noth and Wilson have been married since 2012 and share two sons — Orion, 15, and Keats, 3.
“The Equalizer” actor continued to maintain that his interactions with the multiple women were consensual.
“You give yourself the same excuses that many men do; it’s just a little side dance, and it’s fun,” Noth adds. “You’re not hurting anybody. No one’s going to know about this, you know, and sex is just enjoyable. And suddenly, a lot of...
“I strayed on my wife, and it’s devastating to her and not a very pretty picture,” he tells the outlet. “What it isn’t is a crime.”
Noth and Wilson have been married since 2012 and share two sons — Orion, 15, and Keats, 3.
“The Equalizer” actor continued to maintain that his interactions with the multiple women were consensual.
“You give yourself the same excuses that many men do; it’s just a little side dance, and it’s fun,” Noth adds. “You’re not hurting anybody. No one’s going to know about this, you know, and sex is just enjoyable. And suddenly, a lot of...
- 8/8/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
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