Let It Be, now streaming on Disney+, represents the fully realized version of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s original documentary, which he shot in 1969 as The Beatles wrote and rehearsed for what ...

Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s unloved — or misinterpreted? — 1970 documentary, the source for Peter Jackson’s “Get Back,” will stream on Disney+. By Alex Williams In 2021, the director Peter Jackson’s ...

Is it really possible the public, and maybe the Beatles and Apple as well, had it wrong all these years, and “Let It Be” is actually a barrel of fun? No doubt opinions will vary widely, now that the ...

In the most basic terms, “Let It Be” is the abbreviated version of “Get Back,” with fewer takes of “Don’t Let Me Down” and no toast. But that oversimplification of what’s wrongly remembered as The ...

Jackson uses his post-production tricks to polish up the 1970 documentary, bringing a new perspective on events in the film and allowing us to focus on the band's creativity instead of their acrimony.

Jackson used hours of outtakes from Lindsay-Hogg’s footage to assemble “The Beatles: Get Back.” During the publicity campaign for that project, he repeatedly vowed that his fresh treatment of the ...

After being officially unavailable for decades, one of the most maligned rock documentaries ever is finally being re-released. It deserves a second look. But Get Back definitely changed the way people ...