4 STARS! "An audacious marriage of cutting-edge
visual techniques, heart-warming performances,
1960s history and the Beatles songbook"
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
visual techniques, heart-warming performances,
1960s history and the Beatles songbook"
- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Best Film of 2007!
- Carrie Rickey, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Golden Globe Award Nominee
Best Motion Picture -
Musical or Comedy
Shady Del Knight raves, "Gets under your skin
and into your heart. If you only see one
movie this year, make it this one -
Across the Universe!"
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"It Won't Be Long" - Beatles cover by Evan Rachel Wood
(scene from Oct. 2007 film Across The Universe)
You say "goodbye" and I say "hello, hello, hello!"
I'm Lucy (in the sky) Carrigan welcoming you to
a preview of my new series starting next year at
Shady's Place. It's called Across the Universe...
a salute to the songs of the The Beatles and the
groundbreaking jukebox musical fantasy movie
of the same name directed by Julie Taymor.
Across the Universe is a love story about a
romance between an upper-class American
girl played by Evan Rachel Wood, and a
poor shipyard worker from Liverpool
played by Jim Sturgess.
"They lived without rules.
They loved without fear.
But as the world changed
...so did they."
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At times, Across the Universe will make
you smile. At other times you will be
moved to tears by the sheer beauty
of the Beatles' songs, the mind-
boggling special effects and,
for you boomers, your own
reflections on the turbulent
boggling special effects and,
for you boomers, your own
reflections on the turbulent
period that is the film's
setting - the Sixties.
setting - the Sixties.
"Because" - Beatles cover by Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess,
Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T.V. Carpio and Martin Luther
(scene from Oct. 2007 film Across The Universe)
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The movie's title, Across the Universe,
was inspired by the song written by
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
and released in the spring of
was inspired by the song written by
John Lennon and Paul McCartney
and released in the spring of
1970 on the Beatles 12th and
final studio album Let It Be.
"Across The Universe" - The Beatles
(from May 1970 album Let It Be)
The soundtrack of Across the Universe
contains 34 Beatles compositions in all.
Jim Sturgess, an English singer and
songwriter who bears a resemblance
to both Lennon and McCartney, was
a newcomer to acting when he was
cast as the leading man in the movie.
In this scene, Jim sings "I've Just
Seen A Face," a song from the
U.S. version of the Beatles'
Rubber Soul album.
Jim Sturgess, an English singer and
songwriter who bears a resemblance
to both Lennon and McCartney, was
a newcomer to acting when he was
cast as the leading man in the movie.
In this scene, Jim sings "I've Just
Seen A Face," a song from the
U.S. version of the Beatles'
Rubber Soul album.
"I've Just Seen A Face" - Beatles cover by Jim Sturgess
(scene from Oct. 2007 film Across The Universe)
In my series, I will bring you the original
recordings of The Beatles plus great covers
by up-and-coming artists found on YouTube.
One of the most beautiful Beatles songs
from Across the Universe is "If I Fell,"
and here with a wonderful cover is a
talented young woman who first
entertained you on Shady's blog
Shady Dell Music & Memories.
recordings of The Beatles plus great covers
by up-and-coming artists found on YouTube.
One of the most beautiful Beatles songs
from Across the Universe is "If I Fell,"
and here with a wonderful cover is a
talented young woman who first
entertained you on Shady's blog
Shady Dell Music & Memories.
Watch and listen as English singer
and guitarist Amy Slattery along
with her singing musician dad,
do their version of "If I Fell."
and guitarist Amy Slattery along
with her singing musician dad,
do their version of "If I Fell."
"If I Fell" - Beatles acoustic cover by
Amy Slattery and her dad (Oct. 2018)
Amy Slattery and her dad (Oct. 2018)
Bluesy, gritty-voiced British rocker Joe Cocker
hit the top of the UK chart in 1968 with a cover
of The Beatles song "With a Little Help From
My Friends." Cocker's cover became famous
in the U.S. as the opening theme song of the
hit TV series The Wonder Years. Joe passed
away in 2014, but is immortalized on film
in this scene from Across the Universe.
Behold the excitement of this flashy
production number as Joe Cocker
and San Francisco based rock
musician Martin Luther cover
John Lennon's "Come Together."
"Come Together" - Beatles cover by Joe Cocker and Martin Luther
(scene from Oct. 2007 film Across The Universe)
I hope you liked this sneak preview of
my new series. If you haven't already
seen it, I urge you to catch our movie
Across the Universe, first released in
theaters in 2007 and now available
on Ultra HD Blu-ray. Join me in
2022 when, with a little help from
my friends, I'll take you back to the
60s and Across the Universe with
my new series. If you haven't already
seen it, I urge you to catch our movie
Across the Universe, first released in
theaters in 2007 and now available
on Ultra HD Blu-ray. Join me in
2022 when, with a little help from
my friends, I'll take you back to the
60s and Across the Universe with
the fabulous songs of The Beatles.
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To play us off, MonaLisa Twins, an actual
set of twins from Austria, Mona and Lisa
Wagner. In this video, the siblings cover
The Beatles in style singing "When I'm
Sixty-Four." Now this is Lucy Carrigan
saying so long and see you next year!
"When I'm Sixty-Four" - Beatles cover
by MonaLisa Twins (Jan. 2014)
