John Lennon

News roundup: Coens, Coco, John and Che News roundup: Coens, Coco, John and Che

The Coens' "Burn After Reading" sets critics ablaze; Chanel and Lennon, together at last? Plus, Soderbergh's Guevara opus finds a home (maybe).
By Andrew O'Hehir Sep 2, 2008

  • The man who murdered John

    In this podcast and interview, Jared Leto talks about transforming himself into Mark David Chapman for the nightmarish "Chapter 27."
    By Andrew O'Hehir March 28, 2008

  • Song of the Day: "Everybody's Got Their Own Part to Play," Shannon Wright

    Shannon Wright serves up some Lennon-inspired piano pop.
    April 26, 2007

  • Ono? Oh, yes!

    Yoko Ono talks about fame, John Lennon, and teaming up with Cat Power and the Flaming Lips on her new album.
    By David Marchese February 7, 2007

  • Beyond the Multiplex

    The controversial "Hounddog" hits the screen ... with an echoing thud. Plus: Inside the mind of the man who murdered a Beatle. And Cusack on war.
    By Andrew O'Hehir January 24, 2007

  • Beyond the Multiplex

    A fascinating look back at the right wing's sordid attempt to deport John Lennon. Plus: Al Franken! Juliette Lewis! Orlando Bloom!
    By Andrew O'Hehir September 14, 2006

  • The Fix

    Nicole dumped? Brad refused? Trump a breast man? Plus: Kate Moss plays blame game.
    December 8, 2005

  • Imagine all the people

    Howard Cosell, Jerry Lee Lewis, David Crosby, Kate Millett, Timothy Leary, Geraldo Rivera and others recall their encounters with John Lennon, who died 25 years ago today.
    By Dana Cook December 8, 2005

  • Meet the Beatles (again)

    At the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's death, a handful of writers attempt to tell us something we don't already know about the Fab Four.
    By David Amsden November 8, 2005

  • Letters

    Movie fans protest: Stephanie Zacharek is wrong about "The Last Samurai"! Beatles fans protest: Thomas Bartlett is wrong about "Let It Be ... Naked"!
    December 10, 2003

  • The Fix

    Melanie Griffith bares her tattoo, Bill Clinton draws boos, Snoop Dogg draws fire, and Sean Penn needs driving lessons. Plus: John Lennon on Broadway?
    By Karen Croft April 11, 2003

  • The Fix

    Chris Rock told to shut up, Martin Sheen tapes his own mouth and Adrien Brody pals around with P. Diddy! Plus: What Michael Moore might have said instead ...
    By Karen Croft March 27, 2003

  • The ballad of Paul and Yoko

    Think they buried the hatchet? Think again. The recent skirmish over songwriting credits was just the latest shot in a long-running war over John Lennon's legacy -- and the question of who was the coolest Beatle.
    By Gilbert Garcia January 27, 2003

  • He was in the band

    George Harrison didn't do anything except bring to every Beatles song exactly what it needed.
    By Gary Kamiya December 1, 2001

  • Imagine there's no movie stars

    David Copperfield and his hot new girlfriend do John Lennon. Plus: "Pasadena," loathsome "Married Man" and the funniest show on TV.
    By Carina Chocano October 4, 2001

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001
    By Joyce Millman October 2, 2001

  • The week in dirt

    Boy George says someone should introduce Eminem to the male G spot. Plus: Paul McCartney, Britney Spears, Anthony Hopkins and more.
    Read by Amy Reiter June 20, 2001

  • Save the males!

    Men are going the way of the dodo in our feminized society, says Warren Farrell. And that's not good for either sex.
    By Amy Benfer February 6, 2001

  • The death of John Lennon

    "The hero who never looked down," by Gary Kamiya; "Remembering Dec. 8, 1980" by Stephen Lemons
    By   December 9, 2000

  • John Lennon, 1940-1980

    First published two decades ago, this essay has lost none of its power. It stands as an eloquent tribute to one of the 20th century's most gifted artists.
    By Roger Ebert December 8, 2000

  • The hero who never looked down

    The exemplar of everything good and bad about his time, John Lennon will forever loom over the unsettled legacy of an ambiguous age.
    By Gary Kamiya December 8, 2000

  • Remembering Dec. 8, 1980

    Robert Altman, Lucianne Goldberg, Roger Ebert, Larry Flynt, T.C. Boyle, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas and others recall how they felt when they heard the news of John Lennon's death.
    By Stephen Lemons December 8, 2000

  • Another "Hard Day's Night"

    Producer Walter Shenson tells how he gave director Richard Lester a ticket to ride. (The band just acted naturally.)
    By Michael Sragow December 7, 2000

  • Anarchic youths

    Today the old Beatles flick "A Hard Day's Night" comes off as a satiric fairy tale, but it still has the vigor of a four-man hurricane.
    Read by Michael Sragow December 4, 2000

  • "A Hard Day's Night"

    The great Beatles movie reminds us how much they gave -- and how much we took.
    By Stephanie Zacharek December 1, 2000
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