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   'American Idol' Takes on the Beatles: 10 Things You Didn't See on TV

   11:45 am 3/21/2013

   • by Fred Bronson

   As season 12's top nine performed songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, THR took notes from the front row of the "Idol"-dome.Read more

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   'American Idol': Majority of Season 12’s Finalists Fail Beatles 101

   7:00 am 3/21/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   Don't be surprised to hear seven of the nine remaining contestants ask, "Sgt. who?" or "I want to hold your what?" Read more

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   Norwegian Film Secures Rights to Beatles Music

   8:18 am 3/20/2013

   • by Scott Roxborough

   "Kon Tiki" directors Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg will helm the adaptation of Lars Saabye Christensen's bestseller "Beatles." Read more

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   Good Ol' Freda: SXSW Review

   10:17 am 3/14/2013

   • by John DeFore

   The Beatles' longtime secretary tells what it was like to see the lads become icons.Read more

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   SXSW: Music Supervisor Randall Poster on Why the 'Beatles Are Like Kryptonite,' Death of the Soundtrack Album

   11:47 pm 3/12/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   During a Q&A held at South By Southwest in Austin, the veteran movie-music man also discusses the difficulty in finding period-appropriate songs for use in "Boardwalk Empire." Read more

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   SXSW: Meet the Beatles' Secretary

   4:15 pm 3/9/2013

   • by Mitch Myers

   "Good Ol' Freda," the story of the Fab Four's trusty -- and trusted -- assistant, premieres at South By Southwest. The doc's star talks to THR. Read more

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   SXSW: 10 Must-See Music Movies

   10:00 am 3/7/2013

   • by Tatiana Siegel

   The best of the fest's film slate includes docs about Green Day, the Beatles' secretary, blues greats and renegades of funk. Also on tap: an engrossing narrative feature about a Belfast record store.Read more

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   Morrissey on Smiths Reunion, Label Woes and Why Paul McCartney Should 'Return His Knighthood' (Q&A)

   2:50 pm 2/27/2013

   • by Tracey Davenport

   He worships Kirk Douglas, despises the Queen and one-upped the Beatles legend by making his sold-out Staples Center show meat-free -- but why can't this superstar land a record deal?Read more

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   Beatles Grant Rare Music License to SXSW Documentary (Exclusive)

   8:00 am 2/20/2013

   • by Shirley Halperin

   Slated for a SXSW debut, "Good Ol' Freda" tells the story of the band's beloved secretary.Read more

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    Backbeat: Theater Review

    6:48 pm 2/1/2013

    • by Myron Meisel

    The Beatles' origin story is adapted for the stage from the 1994 film of the same name.Read more

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