Friday, October 8, 2010 6:28AM - By Mali Elfman
Talk about jumping in feet first! Director Sam Taylor-Wood makes her debut with the phenomenal film, Nowhere Boy a story about the formative teenage years of the legendary John Lennon. The film is clearly not a documentary, but a slightly fictional, probably realistic look at the forming of The Beatles — that is without EVER mentioning the bands name. Taylor-Wood focuses on the man behind the music, depicting Lennon just shy of 18. The film stars up and coming British actor Aaron Johnson (read review), followed closely by Kristin Scott Thomas and Ann-Marie Duff.
Check out our interview with Sam Taylor-Wood below…
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Thursday, October 7, 2010 6:16PM - By JC
Sam Taylor-Wood undertakes the daunting task of capturing the formative teenage years of the legendary John Lennon in her feature-film directorial debut, Nowhere Boy. Without the slightest mention of The Beatles, Taylor-Wood focuses on the man behind the music, depicting Lennon just shy of 18. The film stars up and coming British actor Aaron Johnson, followed closely by Kristin Scott Thomas and Ann-Marie Duff. The film is set for a limited release nationwide this Friday.
Check out the review below…
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Thursday, October 7, 2010 5:15PM - By Mali Elfman
This week in theaters Aaron Johnson plays the young John Lennon in director Sam Taylor-Wood’s film Nowhere Boy about the life of the legend before anyone knew who he was. The film was a huge hit at Sundance, I for one was blown away by the story and the sea of great performances which were lead by Johnson’s. The film has been in the UK for some time, but now it is finally landed in the US and is the first film of the year that really stands out as a contender for big awards to come — lucky us!
Last week we spoke to Johnson about transformed himself into Lennon for the film. Check out our interview below…
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:06PM - By Krystal Clark
For those of you who are obsessed with any and everything related to The Beatles, here’s a trailer you have to watch. Nowhere Boy is the tale of an adolescent John Lennon thriving in England, while falling in love with music. The film stars Aaron Johnson as Lennon, and yes I’m referring to the Aaron Johnson who stars in the upcoming comic adaptation, Kick-Ass. Either way, the kid looks good in the film. He’s not a spitting image of John, but his speaking voice is eerily familiar.
Check out the trailer for Nowhere Boy…
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