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Thursday 26 January 2023
London gallery to show McCartney photos from Beatlemania era

LONDON (AP) — A trove sure is instantly flooded with
of previously unseen pho- memories and emotions,
tos taken by Paul McCart- which then trigger associa-
ney as the Beatles shot to tions buried in the haze of
global stardom will go on time," McCartney said in a
display in London this year. statement issued through
The National Portrait Gal- his publishers. "This was ex-
lery announced Wednes- actly my experience in see-
day that the exhibition, ing these photos, all taken
titled "Eyes of the Storm," over an intense three-
will help mark the gallery's month period of travel, cul-
reopening in June after a minating in February 1964. It
three-year refurbishment. was a wonderful sensation
Gallery director Nicholas to be plunged right back.
Cullinan said McCartney, Here was my own record of
approached the gallery in our first huge trip, a photo-
2020 saying he had redis- graphic journal of The Bea-
covered a batch of photos tles in six cities, beginning in
from late 1963 and early Liverpool and London, fol-
1964 that he had thought lowed by Paris ... and then
were lost. The pictures cov- what we regarded as the
er a brief, transformative big time, our first visit as a
time when the Beatles rose group to America."
from sensations in their own The gallery is due to re-
country to a worldwide open June 22. Other exhi-
phenomenon, notably their Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell pose for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the bitions slated for this year
breakthrough in the U.S. film 'If These Walls Could Sing' in London, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. include a retrospective of
and historic appearance Associated Press the 20th-century English
on "The Ed Sullivan Show." … taken by someone who Eyes of The Storm" opens according to a joint an- photographer Yevonde, a
Cullinan said they were an was really, as the exhibition June 28 and runs to Oct. nouncement by the British show of drawings by David
"extraordinary" set of imag- title alludes, in the eye of 1. A companion book will and American publishers. Hockney and an exhibition
es of "such a famous and the storm." "Paul McCart- come out two weeks ear- "Anyone who rediscovers a of portraits by Black artists
important cultural moment ney Photographs 1963-64: lier in the U.S. and Britain, personal relic or family trea- from the U.S. and Britain.q

Natasha Lyonne stars in ‘Poker Face,’ a Peacock howdunit

people.' The natural kind of she solves it. Keeping that Lyonne describes acting
like acidity and sharpness procedural consistency opposite so many guest
of Natasha's personality, was a big, big deal to me stars as mostly great and
combined with a charac- because when I tune in to seems amused by those
ter who has a genuinely TV, part of what I love is that were perhaps more
sunny outlook ... I find it's su- hanging out with the same challenging.
per watchable." friends over and over. It's a "Sometimes somebody
Charlie has a keen ability to comforting pattern of get- comes in and it's just re-
automatically know when ting a new thrill from some- ally joyous. It's like making
someone is lying. After thing that I know what to music with this really cool
events in the first episode expect from every single musician you didn't know
send her on the run from a week. There's great joy in you were going to play so
mafia boss and his enforcer that... I embrace it com- well with. Other times it's
— played by Benjamin Bratt pletely." like, 'Oh, wow, so this per-
— she sets off in her car to As Charlie encounters a son just doesn't memorize
Actor Natasha Lyonne appears during a portrait session to drive... away from trouble. new mystery each week, their lines. OK, this is going
promote the series "Poker Face," in West Hollywood, Calif., In each stand-alone epi- there's a revolving door to be a long, long day.' It's
Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. sode, Charlie encounters of notable guest stars sort of a mixed bag some-
Associated Press new people, a murder and, throughout the 10-episode times. I would say that the
By ALICIA RANCILIO The Dude, in "The Big Leb- of course, lies, that make first season, including Lil caliber of people that we
Associated Press owski." her want to figure out what Rey Henry, Tim Meadows, were able to put together
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Known She's "a person a little bit set happened. Luis Guzman, Chloë Sevi- is definitely, maybe like
for her wise-cracking, quick back who's kind of got sun Johnson describes it as a gny and even Nick Nolte 99% really, really awesome.
delivery, Natasha Lyonne's on their face," said Lyonne, howdunit and unapologet- — who appears in an epi- There were a few that were
newest role in the Peacock "I'm usually more of a city ically a procedural. Charlie sode that Lyonne directed, like, 'This is sticky business.'
series " Poker Face " grants slicker and someone who knows who commits the which she described as a You never know. You never
her an opportunity to play avoids getting hit by taxis murder but has to figure "sensational" experience. know."
a character with a person- and runs down in a sub- out how. "Strong recommend for Another reason Charlie is
ality trait she's never played way." "We follow the same for- literally everyone. Now, able to pick up on some-
before. Lyonne's character, Adds creator Rian Johnson, mat with every single epi- granted, that might get thing that seems off is be-
Charlie, likes people. "Charlie's very open. She's sode. We show the murder, chaotic because Nick likes cause she pays attention to
Charlie's still got zingers, but very sunny. That kind of then we flashback and see somebody who is pretty se- those around her and likes
Lyonne says the charac- blew Natasha's mind. She's where Charlie was during rious, but yeah, I would say the underdogs, those who
ter is partly inspired by Jeff like, 'Oh, this will be a new the murder. We catch up I recommend it to all hob- are ignored or dismissed by
Bridges' famed character, thing for me to play. I like with the murder and then byists." others. q