We have a look at May Pang's documentary about her relationship with John Lennon, just released digitally and on blu-ray on 13 October 2023. We talk about perspectives and whether or not there's such a thing as "the truth" in a documentary, and whether that matters. Also we discuss how Yoko Ono comes across in this film and how a critical depiction fits into contemporary Beatles fandom.
- We interviewed May Pang about the film back in April 2023, and you can find that episode in this podcast feed.
- This episode includes a clip of May Pang's appearance on the Geraldo Rivera show on 5 October 1988. Here's the whole thing, in which he attempts to equate her book with Albert Goldman's notorious character assassination The Lives of John Lennon and is generally a bit of a dick to her, and she stands her ground with grace: https://youtu.be/1OZnsKtLKiQ
- Watch the trailer for the film: https://youtu.be/xrQHqTB3qjo
- The Kenneth Womack book we mention, which is excellent, is John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life: https://g.co/kgs/jwHeQT
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19812518/
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