johnny reflects

mmm, i needed (wanted) a black and white shot for this slot, and after looking through some older files, i saw this, and i just couldn't resist. as i'm sure you'll recognize, this is from the richard lester pop ...masterpiece? 'a hard days night,' starring the famous beatles. oddly enough, it was the last movie i saw in the theater. (that's a long story) it was great to see it on the big screen. johnny lennon plays himself, (mmm, big no kidding) and here he is, being his vain-yet-insecure cinnoman-haired self. i wish i could tell you the name of the actress over his shoulder, the one who stops him in the stairwell, but i don't feel like looking it up right now. by the end of the scene, she's not sure she's seen john lennon at all. its one of john's cutest moments in the flick, and he has several cute moments. (mmm, hey hey they all do.) hey really is lovely. like a smug but loving calico cat. so, god bless john... and give peace a chance, you know? (click to enlarge)

h is for 'a hard days night'

yes, oddly enough 'a hard day's night' is the last movie i saw in the theater. amazingly, it was almost ten years ago. there was a theater in boston that was running the film as some sort of vintage-revival thing. i'd never seen it on the big screen, and even though i was a completely full-grown adult woman and all that, when i saw those boys up there, bigger than life, lit up like quicksilver, it was unexpectedly hard for me not to squeal and pound my feet on the theater floor. if i never see another movie in the theater, i will always be proud to say 'a hard days' night' was my last one. apart from it being a delicious liverpudlian man-fest, its a very good movie. funny, clever, well-done, and the music is of course, excellent. here's a shot i just found like, ten minutes ago, but i think it symbolizes the film quite well. hey, its a sexy mid-60's showgirl backstage with an aghast-for-no-reason paul mccartney. man, that dude who's walking around england these days using paul's name? like, who is he, and what has he done with the real paul mccartney?