Many of the songs John Lennon wrote for the Beatles were introspective. He wrote about his feelings and relationships, both with his first wife, Cynthia, and Yoko Ono. In 1964, he wrote the song “If I Fell” about an affair. The original lyrics were a bit harsher on the betrayed partner in the song than in the final version.
John Lennon toned down the lyrics of a Beatles song
In 1964, Lennon wrote the ballad “If I Fell.” Lennon admitted it was semi-autobiographical.
“That’s my first attempt at a ballad proper,” he said in the book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview With John Lennon and Yoko Ono by David Sheff. “That was the precursor to ‘In My Life.’ It has the same chord sequences as ‘In My Life’: D and B minor and E minor, those kind of things. And it’s semi-autobiographical, but not consciously. It...
John Lennon toned down the lyrics of a Beatles song
In 1964, Lennon wrote the ballad “If I Fell.” Lennon admitted it was semi-autobiographical.
“That’s my first attempt at a ballad proper,” he said in the book All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview With John Lennon and Yoko Ono by David Sheff. “That was the precursor to ‘In My Life.’ It has the same chord sequences as ‘In My Life’: D and B minor and E minor, those kind of things. And it’s semi-autobiographical, but not consciously. It...
- 3/3/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Verve has hired Jacy Schleier as an agent in the Non-Fiction team, led by Partner Andy Stabile. Schleier was most recently an agent, Non-Fiction Television, Talent & IP at CAA.
There, she was involved in the representation of production companies such as Magical Elves (Nailed It!), Citizen Jones (How to Become a Tyrant), Mary Robertson’s Maxine (June), and Objective (Lingo). She worked with filmmaker Skye Borgman (Sins of Our Mother) on securing an overall deal at Netflix and has represented chef Kwame Onwuachi (Top Chef) and producers on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Love Island, and Below Deck.
In the Book-to-tv & film area, Schleier has been involved in the representation of companies like Mattel, Spotify, and ProPublica and assisted journalists such as Bob Spitz (The Remarkable Life of Julia Child), and Laura Beil (Dr. Death) in adapting their stories for television.
Schleier also was involved in selling documentaries,...
There, she was involved in the representation of production companies such as Magical Elves (Nailed It!), Citizen Jones (How to Become a Tyrant), Mary Robertson’s Maxine (June), and Objective (Lingo). She worked with filmmaker Skye Borgman (Sins of Our Mother) on securing an overall deal at Netflix and has represented chef Kwame Onwuachi (Top Chef) and producers on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Love Island, and Below Deck.
In the Book-to-tv & film area, Schleier has been involved in the representation of companies like Mattel, Spotify, and ProPublica and assisted journalists such as Bob Spitz (The Remarkable Life of Julia Child), and Laura Beil (Dr. Death) in adapting their stories for television.
Schleier also was involved in selling documentaries,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Days after Paramount’s Bob Marley: One Love overperformed in its opening weekend at the box office, Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman stole a bit of the spotlight Feb. 20 in unveiling not one but four intersecting feature films from Sam Mendes about The Beatles, each focusing on one member of the Fab Four: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
“You have to match the boldness of the idea with a bold release strategy,” Rothman tells The Hollywood Reporter about the project that earned the Oscar-winning director a coveted signoff from the group’s selective label Apple Corps. “There hasn’t been an enterprise like this before, and you can’t think about it in traditional releasing terms.”
Sony hopes the films, which don’t yet have writers on board, will begin shooting in the U.K. in mid-2025 to make the planned 2027 release for all four titles,...
“You have to match the boldness of the idea with a bold release strategy,” Rothman tells The Hollywood Reporter about the project that earned the Oscar-winning director a coveted signoff from the group’s selective label Apple Corps. “There hasn’t been an enterprise like this before, and you can’t think about it in traditional releasing terms.”
Sony hopes the films, which don’t yet have writers on board, will begin shooting in the U.K. in mid-2025 to make the planned 2027 release for all four titles,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In 1965, all four members of The Beatles received MBEs, or Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire medals. The honor surprised them, but it outraged some members of the public. People were sharply divided on whether The Beatles deserved the award. Former MBE recipients didn’t know what to make of it, either. Some were so upset that they sent their MBEs back in disgust.
MBE recipients protested when The Beatles received them
When The Beatles received MBEs, people couldn’t believe the musicians got the honor. Papers and media outlets debated whether or not they deserved them, with many outlets covering the story with scorn. Many previous MBE recipients felt the same way. George Read, a member of the Coast Guard, wrote a letter to the palace.
“I am so disgusted with the Beatles being given this award that I am considering sending mine back,” he wrote,...
MBE recipients protested when The Beatles received them
When The Beatles received MBEs, people couldn’t believe the musicians got the honor. Papers and media outlets debated whether or not they deserved them, with many outlets covering the story with scorn. Many previous MBE recipients felt the same way. George Read, a member of the Coast Guard, wrote a letter to the palace.
“I am so disgusted with the Beatles being given this award that I am considering sending mine back,” he wrote,...
- 8/20/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the late 1960s, the once-tight relationship between John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr became strained, and the four Beatles began working with other musicians. This was a surprising change for the band, who had previously only really worked with each other. Harrison, who had started to feel increasingly stifled by The Beatles, found this thrilling. According to those who knew the band, Harrison’s eagerness to work with other musicians drove The Beatles further apart.
George Harrison began working with other musicians while in The Beatles
In the first half of the 1960s, The Beatles spent practically all their time together. They stayed in cramped quarters in Hamburg, went on increasingly chaotic world tours, and recorded for long hours. Even when they weren’t touring or working on an album, they spent much of their time together.
As the decade wore on, though, this changed. The bandmates began to grow apart,...
George Harrison began working with other musicians while in The Beatles
In the first half of the 1960s, The Beatles spent practically all their time together. They stayed in cramped quarters in Hamburg, went on increasingly chaotic world tours, and recorded for long hours. Even when they weren’t touring or working on an album, they spent much of their time together.
As the decade wore on, though, this changed. The bandmates began to grow apart,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Brian Epstein is the manager who led The Beatles through Beatlemania, but he wasn’t the first person to work with the band. Before Epstein, there was Allan Williams, who helped The Beatles secure a residency in Hamburg. They weren’t his first choice to send to Germany, though. John Lennon and one-time bassist Stuart Sutcliffe had to work hard to convince Williams, who didn’t think the band was all that good.
The Beatles’ 1st manager wasn’t impressed with the band
In 1960, Williams, a booking agent and manager, began searching for a band to perform a residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany. Williams had booked The Beatles for a number of concerts, but he didn’t think they had what it took to play in Hamburg.
“Allan was having plenty of trouble finding a band and that’s how the Beatles got involved,” Mersey Beat creator Bill Harry said,...
The Beatles’ 1st manager wasn’t impressed with the band
In 1960, Williams, a booking agent and manager, began searching for a band to perform a residency at the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany. Williams had booked The Beatles for a number of concerts, but he didn’t think they had what it took to play in Hamburg.
“Allan was having plenty of trouble finding a band and that’s how the Beatles got involved,” Mersey Beat creator Bill Harry said,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney and John Lennon were close collaborators in The Beatles. Despite their differences, the pair were good friends and wrote many of The Beatles’ hits together. According to Beatles audio engineer Geoff Emerick, the respect that McCartney and Lennon had for each other made them perfect partners. McCartney was the only person who could call Lennon out when he behaved badly.
Paul McCartney could call out John Lennon when other people couldn’t
Emerick worked in close quarters with The Beatles for years. As a result, he gained an understanding of McCartney and Lennon’s relationship dynamic.
“Many people’s view of the Lennon/McCartney collaboration is a simplistic one: that Lennon was the rough and ready rocker, while McCartney was the soft sentimentalist,” he wrote in his book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. “While that might have been partially true, their...
Paul McCartney could call out John Lennon when other people couldn’t
Emerick worked in close quarters with The Beatles for years. As a result, he gained an understanding of McCartney and Lennon’s relationship dynamic.
“Many people’s view of the Lennon/McCartney collaboration is a simplistic one: that Lennon was the rough and ready rocker, while McCartney was the soft sentimentalist,” he wrote in his book Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles. “While that might have been partially true, their...
- 8/7/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
By 1967, The Beatles had released so many No. 1 singles that it seemed impossible that one of their songs wouldn’t take the top spot. That year, they released “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” together. Both songs were so strong on their own that it felt like another slam dunk for the band. Ultimately, though, another artist got the top spot on the U.K. charts. John Lennon was not a fan of this musician.
The Beatles consistently had No. 1 singles until 1967
The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein wanted the band to release a single in early 1967. They gave him three songs: “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and “When I’m Sixty-four.” While “When I’m Sixty-four” was a solid song, “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” were seen as unbeatable.
“I decided to give [Brian] a super-strong combination,” producer George Martin said, per the book The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz, “a double-punch that could not fail,...
The Beatles consistently had No. 1 singles until 1967
The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein wanted the band to release a single in early 1967. They gave him three songs: “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Penny Lane,” and “When I’m Sixty-four.” While “When I’m Sixty-four” was a solid song, “Strawberry Fields Forever” and “Penny Lane” were seen as unbeatable.
“I decided to give [Brian] a super-strong combination,” producer George Martin said, per the book The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz, “a double-punch that could not fail,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Before John Lennon realized his songs could include meaningful lyrics, he used poetry as an outlet for his more personal, introspective writing. He sent poems to his friend, Stuart Sutcliffe, and used them as an outlet for his emotions. When a friend accidentally threw out a book of his poetry, he was, naturally, devastated. She explained that he immediately broke down into tears.
John Lennon wasn’t happy when a friend threw out a book of his poetry
When Lennon learned his girlfriend, Cynthia, was pregnant, he began spending long nights at bars, drinking away his fear and resentment of fatherhood. He also poured his feelings into notebooks full of poetry. His friend Bill Harry, the creator of Liverpool music publication Mersey Beat, saw firsthand how much Lennon’s poetry meant to him.
Harry and his girlfriend, Virginia, packed up their small office to move to a larger space. As they prepared to move,...
John Lennon wasn’t happy when a friend threw out a book of his poetry
When Lennon learned his girlfriend, Cynthia, was pregnant, he began spending long nights at bars, drinking away his fear and resentment of fatherhood. He also poured his feelings into notebooks full of poetry. His friend Bill Harry, the creator of Liverpool music publication Mersey Beat, saw firsthand how much Lennon’s poetry meant to him.
Harry and his girlfriend, Virginia, packed up their small office to move to a larger space. As they prepared to move,...
- 7/31/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
By the late 1960s, the once close relationship between Paul McCartney and John Lennon had grown threadbare. They argued more frequently, and while their songs were credited to Lennon-McCartney, they mostly wrote separately. The tension between them boiled over one day in the studio. An employee who overheard their argument said the fight was terrifying.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon got into a vicious argument in the studio
Tensions among members of The Beatles were at an all-time high as they recorded The White Album. The frostiness of their dynamic struck everyone who spent time around the band. They were frustrated with one another and, at least for McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, Yoko Ono’s constant presence in the studio with them.
According to author Bob Spitz in the book The Beatles: The Biography, McCartney tried to be civil toward Lennon. After a while, though, he snapped.
Paul McCartney and John Lennon got into a vicious argument in the studio
Tensions among members of The Beatles were at an all-time high as they recorded The White Album. The frostiness of their dynamic struck everyone who spent time around the band. They were frustrated with one another and, at least for McCartney, Ringo Starr, and George Harrison, Yoko Ono’s constant presence in the studio with them.
According to author Bob Spitz in the book The Beatles: The Biography, McCartney tried to be civil toward Lennon. After a while, though, he snapped.
- 7/31/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the early 1960s, John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe began courting the attention of Allan Williams, a Liverpool promoter and booking agent. He didn’t initially think The Beatles were very good, but he needed a band to send to Hamburg. When he agreed to do this, it helped that Lennon and Sutcliffe felt Williams owed them. He brought them much-wanted media attention that backfired so spectacularly that Sutcliffe lost his apartment.
John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe accidentally got Sutcliffe evicted
Williams ran into Lennon, Sutcliffe, and his roommate at a local Liverpool bar. He had a group of people with him who said they were reporters with the Empire News. They were working on a story about how students lived. Lennon and Sutcliffe were enrolled in art school, making them the perfect subjects. They were also in a band and hungry for media attention, so they agreed to talk to the group.
John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe accidentally got Sutcliffe evicted
Williams ran into Lennon, Sutcliffe, and his roommate at a local Liverpool bar. He had a group of people with him who said they were reporters with the Empire News. They were working on a story about how students lived. Lennon and Sutcliffe were enrolled in art school, making them the perfect subjects. They were also in a band and hungry for media attention, so they agreed to talk to the group.
- 7/30/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
John Lennon proposed to his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, when he learned she was pregnant. They’d been together for years, but he hadn’t wanted to commit in that way, finding it embarrassing to have a wife and child. Even after they tied the knot, though, Lennon didn’t fully commit to her. He cheated multiple times throughout their relationship. According to those close to him, he barely even tried to hide it. His school friend said Lennon had no shame about his infidelity.
John Lennon frequently cheated on his first wife
Lennon and Cynthia married in 1962. Per the book The Love You Make by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines, when their marriage ended in 1966, he admitted to her that he had cheated multiple times.
“John had confessed to dozens of infidelities committed during the eight years of their marriage, none of which she had suspected. He claimed in...
John Lennon frequently cheated on his first wife
Lennon and Cynthia married in 1962. Per the book The Love You Make by Peter Brown and Steven Gaines, when their marriage ended in 1966, he admitted to her that he had cheated multiple times.
“John had confessed to dozens of infidelities committed during the eight years of their marriage, none of which she had suspected. He claimed in...
- 7/29/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Before The Beatles were the Fab Four, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best, and Stuart Sutcliffe made up the band. The group eventually fired Best, and Sutcliffe stepped down, hoping to refocus on his art career. He remained on good terms with The Beatles and spent time with them when he could. Still, he knew what they were like after spending time with them in Hamburg. He warned his sister not to associate with them.
Stuart Sutcliffe told his sister to stay away from his former Beatles bandmates
In 1960, The Beatles traveled to Hamburg to play a residency in the city. Here, they grew tremendously as musicians. They learned to perform live and keep an audience’s interest. They also matured on this trip. According to Barry Miles in the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Hamburg “placed them in the front line of what would become the sixties sexual revolution.
Stuart Sutcliffe told his sister to stay away from his former Beatles bandmates
In 1960, The Beatles traveled to Hamburg to play a residency in the city. Here, they grew tremendously as musicians. They learned to perform live and keep an audience’s interest. They also matured on this trip. According to Barry Miles in the book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Hamburg “placed them in the front line of what would become the sixties sexual revolution.
- 7/25/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the late 1950s, Paul McCartney watched John Lennon’s band, the Quarrymen, perform at a festival. He was so enamored with the group that he introduced himself afterward — and tried to impress them with his own guitar playing. It worked, and a thoroughly impressed Lennon invited McCartney to join the band. In his first performance, though, he messed up so spectacularly that his new bandmates felt humiliated.
Paul McCartney flubbed a guitar solo when playing his first show with the Quarrymen
The Quarrymen were McCartney’s first-ever band, and he worked hard to ensure his guitar playing sounded good for performances. He began “practicing relentlessly,” even in the car with friends.
“Every damn minute, he would be picking at it until we threatened to toss him and the guitar out of the car,” his friend Charles Roberts said, per the book The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz.
He...
Paul McCartney flubbed a guitar solo when playing his first show with the Quarrymen
The Quarrymen were McCartney’s first-ever band, and he worked hard to ensure his guitar playing sounded good for performances. He began “practicing relentlessly,” even in the car with friends.
“Every damn minute, he would be picking at it until we threatened to toss him and the guitar out of the car,” his friend Charles Roberts said, per the book The Beatles: The Biography by Bob Spitz.
He...
- 7/25/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
George Harrison became involved in Transcendental Meditation, Indian music, and even wrote a song about the Hindu god Krishna — “My Sweet Lord.” Here’s what this Beatle said about his connection with the country and its culture.
The Beatles’ George Harrison said yogis were doing ‘wondrous things’ George Harrison performing live onstage on Dark Horse tour, playing acoustic guitar | Steve Morley/Redferns via Getty Images
In 1967, George Harrison answered questions for the BBC Radio program Scene And Heard. There, he commented on his close connection with Indian culture and what drew him to this country, in particular.
“When I first noticed that I was interested with the music first of all…,” Harrison said (via Beatles Interviews), “and along with that I’d heard stories of people in caves. Yogis, as they’re known. People levitating and dematerializing. And doing all sorts of wondrous things.”
George Harrison mentioned his music appreciation...
The Beatles’ George Harrison said yogis were doing ‘wondrous things’ George Harrison performing live onstage on Dark Horse tour, playing acoustic guitar | Steve Morley/Redferns via Getty Images
In 1967, George Harrison answered questions for the BBC Radio program Scene And Heard. There, he commented on his close connection with Indian culture and what drew him to this country, in particular.
“When I first noticed that I was interested with the music first of all…,” Harrison said (via Beatles Interviews), “and along with that I’d heard stories of people in caves. Yogis, as they’re known. People levitating and dematerializing. And doing all sorts of wondrous things.”
George Harrison mentioned his music appreciation...
- 2/18/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sony Pictures has debuted the trailer for the upcoming documentary ‘Julia.’
The film brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child’s 12-year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose – and her fame – at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.
Based on the book “Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child” by Bob Spitz, the film is directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
Also in trailers – “Do you ever think we will be happy.
The film brings to life the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Using never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and cutting-edge, mouth-watering food cinematography, the film traces Julia Child’s 12-year struggle to create and publish the revolutionary Mastering the Art of French Cooking (1961) which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, and her rapid ascent to become the country’s most unlikely television star. It’s the empowering story of a woman who found her purpose – and her fame – at 50, and took America along on the whole delicious journey.
Based on the book “Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child” by Bob Spitz, the film is directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
Also in trailers – “Do you ever think we will be happy.
- 3/9/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As a chef, Julia Child made no claims for herself as an innovator: Her mission was not to create new recipes, but to interpret and archive age-old French ones in ways the average American home cook could tackle without fear. Given her dual priorities of traditionalism and accessibility, then, she might well have appreciated “Julia,” a bright, cheerful, audience-friendly overview of Child’s life and legacy that steers fastidiously clear of any unexpected insight or information on a well-documented subject.
Docmaking duo Julie Cohen and Betsy West previously scored an Oscar nomination for “Rbg,” a similarly upbeat, uncomplicated portrait of another iconic American woman, and — save for the addition of much butter-varnished gastroporn photography — they haven’t significantly changed the recipe here. There’s nothing especially wrong with that: Child was a broadly entertaining public personality, and the film is broadly entertaining in turn, zipping through her eventful, rather inspiring...
Docmaking duo Julie Cohen and Betsy West previously scored an Oscar nomination for “Rbg,” a similarly upbeat, uncomplicated portrait of another iconic American woman, and — save for the addition of much butter-varnished gastroporn photography — they haven’t significantly changed the recipe here. There’s nothing especially wrong with that: Child was a broadly entertaining public personality, and the film is broadly entertaining in turn, zipping through her eventful, rather inspiring...
- 9/3/2021
- by Guy Lodge
- Variety Film + TV
Feature marks first collaboration between Spc and CNN Films.
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Us television, to the upcoming Julia Child documentary from Rbg Oscar-nominated directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
Currently in production under the working title Julia, the film will chronicle the life of the legendary cookbook author and television celebrity using previously unseen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and food cinematography.
The film is based in part upon the books My Life In France (2007) by Child with Alex Prud’homme, The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act (2017) by Alex Prud’homme,...
Sony Pictures Classics (Spc) has acquired worldwide rights, excluding Us television, to the upcoming Julia Child documentary from Rbg Oscar-nominated directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
Currently in production under the working title Julia, the film will chronicle the life of the legendary cookbook author and television celebrity using previously unseen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and food cinematography.
The film is based in part upon the books My Life In France (2007) by Child with Alex Prud’homme, The French Chef in America: Julia Child’s Second Act (2017) by Alex Prud’homme,...
- 4/17/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the rights to a new Julia Child documentary from “Rbg” directors Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
The doc, tentatively titled “Julia,” will tell the story of the cookbook author and television superstar “who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women,” according to the distributor.
It will draw upon never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos and food cinematography to trace Child’s life journey, from her struggles to publish her revolutionary 1961 book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” (1961) to how a woman in her 50s found fame as an unlikely TV sensation.
Sony Classics will have worldwide rights to the doc, though domestic television broadcast rights will go to CNN Films.
Also Read: Vox Media Furloughs 9% of Staff, Cuts Salaries Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The film will be produced by Cohen and West along with with Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Michael Rosenberg,...
The doc, tentatively titled “Julia,” will tell the story of the cookbook author and television superstar “who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women,” according to the distributor.
It will draw upon never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos and food cinematography to trace Child’s life journey, from her struggles to publish her revolutionary 1961 book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” (1961) to how a woman in her 50s found fame as an unlikely TV sensation.
Sony Classics will have worldwide rights to the doc, though domestic television broadcast rights will go to CNN Films.
Also Read: Vox Media Furloughs 9% of Staff, Cuts Salaries Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The film will be produced by Cohen and West along with with Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Michael Rosenberg,...
- 4/17/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Sony Pictures Classics has acquired worldwide rights, excluding domestic television, to the upcoming Julia Child documentary from “Rbg” filmmakers Julie Cohen and Betsy West.
The film, currently in production under the working title “Julia,” is being produced by West, Cohen and Imagine Documentaries’ Justin Wilkes and Sara Bernstein.
“Julia” will use never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and “cutting edge” food cinematography. The project will trace Child’s path, from her struggles to create and publish 1961’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her become an unlikely television sensation from her show “The French Chef.”
“‘Julia’ promises to be a major independent movie event in 2021 — entertaining, revelatory and resonant for today,” Sony Pictures Classics said in a statement. “It is great to be in partnership with Imagine, CNN Films, and the formidable directors, Julie Cohen and Betsy West. We...
The film, currently in production under the working title “Julia,” is being produced by West, Cohen and Imagine Documentaries’ Justin Wilkes and Sara Bernstein.
“Julia” will use never-before-seen archival footage, personal photos, first-person narratives, and “cutting edge” food cinematography. The project will trace Child’s path, from her struggles to create and publish 1961’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” which has sold more than 2.5 million copies to date, to her become an unlikely television sensation from her show “The French Chef.”
“‘Julia’ promises to be a major independent movie event in 2021 — entertaining, revelatory and resonant for today,” Sony Pictures Classics said in a statement. “It is great to be in partnership with Imagine, CNN Films, and the formidable directors, Julie Cohen and Betsy West. We...
- 4/17/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
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