Beatles Stories Explained

Beatles Stories
Director:Seth Swirsky
Producer:Seth Swirsky
Studio:Julukesy Films
Distributor:Cinema Libre
Country:United States
Language:English

Beatles Stories: A Fab Four Fan's Ultimate Road Trip is a 2011 film.

Synopsis

Songwriter Seth Swirsky grew up in the 1960s, a fan of The Beatles.[1] As he got older he noticed that whenever someone told a story about themselves and his favorite band he was all ears.[2]

So he bought a video camera and set out on an 8-year journey to film personal stories about his heroes from those who had one.

Interviewees

Some of the more than 110 individuals that Swirsky interviewed for the film are former personal assistant Fred Seaman, Sir Ben Kingsley, Graham Nash,[3] Art Garfunkel, Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues, actor Jon Voight, Susanna Hoffs, former first daughter Luci Baines Johnson, former New York Yankee Bernie Williams, Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick, Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys, actor Henry Winkler, Indianapolis Colts football owner Jim Irsay, Smokey Robinson, Donovan, Beatles longtime producer Sir George Martin, Lennon ex-girlfriend May Pang, Beatles engineers Norman Smith, Ken Scott and John Kurlander and American cultural icons Frank Gifford and Bob Eubanks, among others.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Premieres

Beatles Stories[8] was chosen as an Official Selection at the 2011 European Independent Film Festival[9] —considered the Sundance of Europe[10] [11] —and had its world premiere in Paris, France, on April 3, 2011.[12] [13] It was an Official Selection at The 2011 Newport Beach International Film Festival, where it made its North American premiere on April 29, 2011.[14] [15] It made its East Coast premiere at The Gold Coast International Film Festival on June 2, 2011.[16]

It was also an official selection at The 2011 Las Vegas Film Festival,[17] Santa Fe Independent Film Festival,[18] [19] Bend Film Festival, Kansas International Film Festival[20] and the 2012 Fargo Film Festival.[21] The documentary consists of filmed interviews that he conducted with people who had a personal story or recollection about themselves and one or all of The "Fab Four".[22]

In June 2012, it was screened in London, Manchester and Liverpool.[4]

DVD release

The DVD of the documentary as well as a bonus disc containing an additional 25 interviews was released on June 6, 2012. The DVD also contains a director's commentary track and a featurette with Norman "Hurricane" Smith, the engineer who worked on many of the Beatles' songs.[23]

The movie will have its official release in October 2012, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of The Beatles first recording, "Love Me Do".

Criticism

Beatles Stories made news when it was revealed by John Lennon's former personal assistant—one of the over 50 interviewees in the movie—that, by the time of his death, Lennon would have voted for Ronald Reagan in the 1980 elections and, that by the end of his life, he was embarrassed by the naivete of his song "Imagine".[24] [25] [26]

Honors and awards

Beatles Stories was nominated for Best Score for an Indie Film or Documentary at the 2013 Hollywood Music and Media Awards.[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Seth Swirsky's official website. Seth.com. 2012-09-20.
  2. Web site: Beatles Stories: A Fab Four Fan's Ultimate Road Trip. Beatles Stories. en-us. 2016-05-30.
  3. News: Premiere: Graham Nash Raves About Recording With the Beatles . Rolling Stone . September 12, 2012.
  4. News: Starr Report . Michael Starr . New York Post . July 9, 2012.
  5. News: Songwriter Seth Swirsky on his new documentary Beatles Stories which was inspired by a visit to Liverpool . Catherine Jones . Liverpool Echo . July 9, 2012.
  6. News: Seth Swirsky: Talking About Meeting the Beatles . Wall Street Journal . October 2, 2012 . The Wall Street Journal.
  7. News: 'Meet the Beatles,' Literally . Marc Myers . Wall Street Journal . October 2, 2012.
  8. Web site: Beatles Stories A Beatle Fan's Ultimate Journey . Seth Swirsky.
  9. Web site: Official Website . The European Independent Film Festival.
  10. Web site: European Independent Film Festival . Elizabeth W Rubel.
  11. Web site: "BROKEN CLOUDS" by Yuri Alves competing in "SUNDANCE OF EUROPE".
  12. Web site: Official Selection 2011 . The European Independent Film Festival . 2012-09-19 . 2011-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110423201749/http://www.ecufilmfestival.com/en/ecu-2011/official-selection-2011/ . dead .
  13. Web site: Beatles Stories . Film Annex . dead . https://archive.today/20130123005036/http://www.filmannex.com/movie/beatles_stories/24576 . 2013-01-23 .
  14. Web site: Newport Beach Film Festival 2011 . Newport Beach Film Festival . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110301052256/http://www.newportbeachfilmfest.com/2011/ . 2011-03-01 .
  15. Web site: "BEATLES STORIES" DOC MAKES NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT . Hollywood Outbreak.
  16. Web site: 2011 Film Guide . The Gold Coast International Film Festival . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321213315/http://goldcoastfilmfestival.org/?page_id=13 . 2012-03-21 .
  17. Web site: 2011 Film & Events Schedule . The Last Vegas Film Festival . 2012-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120101113713/http://www.lvfilmfest.com/Festival_2007/Schedule.aspx . 2012-01-01 . dead .
  18. Web site: Festival Events . 2012-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402095442/http://www.santafeindependentfilmfestival.com/schedule_11.html . 2012-04-02 . dead .
  19. Web site: Festival Events . 2012-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120402095449/http://www.santafeindependentfilmfestival.com/schedule_12.html . 2012-04-02 . dead .
  20. Web site: KIFF 2011 Schedule and Film Guide . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20150810234145/http://www.kansasfilm.com/festival/guide.php . 2015-08-10 .
  21. Web site: FFF 2012 Documentary Feature Films Announced . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903083609/http://www.fargofilmfestival.org/fff-2012-documentary-feature-films-announced . 2014-09-03 .
  22. Web site: Five Years in the Life Results in 'Beatles Stories' . PR USA . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120311203220/http://pr-usa.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=695305&Itemid=30 . 2012-03-11 .
  23. News: 'Beatles Stories' documentary shares new Fab Four tales . Goldmine Magazine . 11 September 2012.
  24. Web site: Lennon was a closet Republican: Assistant . Wenn.com.
  25. Web site: Was John Lennon a closet conservative? . https://web.archive.org/web/20110704204052/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43605608/ns/today-entertainment/t/was-john-lennon-closet-conservative/ . dead . 2011-07-04 . TODAY staff and wire.
  26. News: John Lennon was a closet Reagan Republican claims former assistant . Tony Pierce . Los Angeles Times . June 29, 2011.
  27. Web site: 2013 Music in Visual Media Nominees . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015025505/http://www.hmmawards.org/2013-music-visual-media-nominees/ . 2013-10-15 .

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