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Episode 113: Lennon Naked with David 'Ghosty' Wills
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David 'Ghosty' Wills is back once more to look at another biopic that's not really very good (we'll do something classic next time, I promise!), though our levels of (non-)appreciation of 2010's 'Lennon Naked' differ slightly
Christoper Eccleston gives something of a powerhouse performance as a very brutal and cutting version of John Lennon, starting in 1964 but mostly focusing on the 1967-71 period. All the main events of that time in John's life are covered here, with a soap-opera style reminiscent of the previously reviewed 'John & Yoko: A Love Story'.
Antony and Ghosty also discuss biopics in general, and the difficulty in capturing charismatic figures and writing dialogue worthy of them
There'll be another Glass Onion 2-parter to round off 2025, the first part due to come out in November
Enjoy!
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Support the show at
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno
OR
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Facebook page
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Twitter handle
https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon
Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com
Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media)
https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com
Ghosty's Cliff Richard/Shadows podcast and you tube channel
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p5kf8-10892e3
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS/videos
episode links
Lennon Naked film pages and full film
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560164/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon_Naked
The fictional Magical Mystery Tour press conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXLdbJ_xk8
Scene comparisons with real events
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFsahlxZZc
Glass Onion's 2020 episode on depictions of John Lennon on film (including Lennon Naked)
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-30-john-lennon-on-film-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cameos-with-ed-chen
Elliot Roberts watched every Beatles biopic…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eon5X1W8uGc
John & Yoko's real encounter with Gloria Emerson (keep smiling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIM7D_IfCtI
Freddie Lennon's 1965 smash-hit Xmas single (not quite)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAiSG09FBk
The World of John & Yoko (BBC 1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dqVemtlJvk
Pete Shotton's recommended memoir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154066.John_Lennon
John Lennon at his humorous best (Get Back 1969)
131 episodes
Manage episode 515208892 series 2532173
David 'Ghosty' Wills is back once more to look at another biopic that's not really very good (we'll do something classic next time, I promise!), though our levels of (non-)appreciation of 2010's 'Lennon Naked' differ slightly
Christoper Eccleston gives something of a powerhouse performance as a very brutal and cutting version of John Lennon, starting in 1964 but mostly focusing on the 1967-71 period. All the main events of that time in John's life are covered here, with a soap-opera style reminiscent of the previously reviewed 'John & Yoko: A Love Story'.
Antony and Ghosty also discuss biopics in general, and the difficulty in capturing charismatic figures and writing dialogue worthy of them
There'll be another Glass Onion 2-parter to round off 2025, the first part due to come out in November
Enjoy!
Feedback to [email protected]
Support the show at
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno
OR
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno
Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/glassonionjlpod
Twitter handle
https://www.twitter.com/OnionLennon
Antony's website (music, podcasts, blog, life coaching) https://www.antonyrotunno.com
Antony's 'Life And Life Only' podcast (on Psychology and Alternative media)
https://www.lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com
Ghosty's Cliff Richard/Shadows podcast and you tube channel
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-p5kf8-10892e3
https://www.youtube.com/@GhostyTMRS/videos
episode links
Lennon Naked film pages and full film
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1560164/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon_Naked
The fictional Magical Mystery Tour press conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdXLdbJ_xk8
Scene comparisons with real events
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mFsahlxZZc
Glass Onion's 2020 episode on depictions of John Lennon on film (including Lennon Naked)
https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com/episode-30-john-lennon-on-film-the-good-the-bad-and-the-cameos-with-ed-chen
Elliot Roberts watched every Beatles biopic…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eon5X1W8uGc
John & Yoko's real encounter with Gloria Emerson (keep smiling)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIM7D_IfCtI
Freddie Lennon's 1965 smash-hit Xmas single (not quite)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azAiSG09FBk
The World of John & Yoko (BBC 1969)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dqVemtlJvk
Pete Shotton's recommended memoir
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1154066.John_Lennon
John Lennon at his humorous best (Get Back 1969)
131 episodes
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