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03-07-2007, 07:58 PM
Film gets Beatle back to where he once belonged
By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff | March 5, 2007
The grainy images on the black-and-white videotapes are more than 30 years old. It's February 1970, and John Lennon, 29, will be a member of the Beatles for just two more months. He's in the middle of one of his most creative periods; he's recently released "Instant Karma," and soon he'll undergo the primal therapy that will help shape his seminal first solo album, "Plastic Ono Band."
Unseen and undisturbed for decades, the tapes capture three days in Lennon's life. Tomorrow, people can see some of the images for the first time, when a two-hour documentary of the footage, "3 Days in the Life," is released and shown for free at Berwick Academy in Maine.
The tapes might not have been seen at all if it wasn't for John Fallon . Fifteen years ago, the Cape Cod art collector was approached by an acquaintance of Tony Cox , Yoko Ono's former husband, who asked if he'd be interested in buying 13 charcoal drawings done by Lennon. Fallon said yes, and soon he was in touch with Cox, who was selling all of the Lennon-associated artwork and memorabilia he had collected during 1969 and 1970, when he spent time with the couple in Denmark and England. After Fallon bought the drawings, Cox pitched him his largest John and Yoko cache: 10 hours of raw footage from a documentary he had planned but never finished. The footage was shot by Cox on a video camera from Feb. 8 to 10, 1970, at Lennon's Tittenhurst Park estate in England. The film shows Lennon writing "Remember" and "Mind Games," and performing "Instant Karma."
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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/03/05/film_gets_beatle_back_to_where_he_once_belonged/?page=1
Lennon film "3 Days in the Life" screening CANCELED!
3/6/2007
March 6, 2007
Official statement from Berwick Academy
Through the parent of one of its alumni, Berwick Academy was offered a unique opportunity to show the documentary "3 Days in the Life," a film based on footage shot by Yoko Ono's first husband, Anthony Cox, over a three day period in February 1970. Until yesterday afternoon, Berwick Academy understood that all rights to the film were held by World Wide Video, LLC. At 5:00 yesterday afternoon, Berwick Academy received a correspondence from Ms. Ono's attorneys indicating that Ms. Ono retains a copyright interest in the footage and has not granted a license or permission for a public showing of the film. Given the apparent dispute over ownership rights in the film, Berwick Academy has decided not to show the film as previously scheduled until the parties resolve the underlying ownership dispute. Berwick Academy hopes the parties are able to resolve this matter quickly and looks forward to the opportunity to show this unique piece of music history.
http://www.bacommunity.org/podium/
By Steven Rosenberg, Globe Staff | March 5, 2007
The grainy images on the black-and-white videotapes are more than 30 years old. It's February 1970, and John Lennon, 29, will be a member of the Beatles for just two more months. He's in the middle of one of his most creative periods; he's recently released "Instant Karma," and soon he'll undergo the primal therapy that will help shape his seminal first solo album, "Plastic Ono Band."
Unseen and undisturbed for decades, the tapes capture three days in Lennon's life. Tomorrow, people can see some of the images for the first time, when a two-hour documentary of the footage, "3 Days in the Life," is released and shown for free at Berwick Academy in Maine.
The tapes might not have been seen at all if it wasn't for John Fallon . Fifteen years ago, the Cape Cod art collector was approached by an acquaintance of Tony Cox , Yoko Ono's former husband, who asked if he'd be interested in buying 13 charcoal drawings done by Lennon. Fallon said yes, and soon he was in touch with Cox, who was selling all of the Lennon-associated artwork and memorabilia he had collected during 1969 and 1970, when he spent time with the couple in Denmark and England. After Fallon bought the drawings, Cox pitched him his largest John and Yoko cache: 10 hours of raw footage from a documentary he had planned but never finished. The footage was shot by Cox on a video camera from Feb. 8 to 10, 1970, at Lennon's Tittenhurst Park estate in England. The film shows Lennon writing "Remember" and "Mind Games," and performing "Instant Karma."
Rest at:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2007/03/05/film_gets_beatle_back_to_where_he_once_belonged/?page=1
Lennon film "3 Days in the Life" screening CANCELED!
3/6/2007
March 6, 2007
Official statement from Berwick Academy
Through the parent of one of its alumni, Berwick Academy was offered a unique opportunity to show the documentary "3 Days in the Life," a film based on footage shot by Yoko Ono's first husband, Anthony Cox, over a three day period in February 1970. Until yesterday afternoon, Berwick Academy understood that all rights to the film were held by World Wide Video, LLC. At 5:00 yesterday afternoon, Berwick Academy received a correspondence from Ms. Ono's attorneys indicating that Ms. Ono retains a copyright interest in the footage and has not granted a license or permission for a public showing of the film. Given the apparent dispute over ownership rights in the film, Berwick Academy has decided not to show the film as previously scheduled until the parties resolve the underlying ownership dispute. Berwick Academy hopes the parties are able to resolve this matter quickly and looks forward to the opportunity to show this unique piece of music history.
http://www.bacommunity.org/podium/