September 15, 2002
September 15, 2002

Well, it's a Sunday for happy 60s Englishmen, with a docu about John Lennon that's a surprising bit of fun history, and one of the best English comedies of the period, from the under-celebrated Richard Lester.

MGM's The Knack ... and How to Get It is a delightful comedy with a totally new kind of storytelling style, that's been imitated ever since. Rita Tushingham is the pawn between alpha male Ray Brooks, and loveable, lovesick Michael Crawford. It's Swinging London's best movie, with an unforgettable score by John Barry.

Image's John & Yoko's Year of Peace is a docu from the Canadians about the newlyweds' stint in a Montreal hotel room, receiving reporters and notables in a performance-art stunt to entice the world to Give Peace a Chance. A wonderful document of another world and time (where Peace was, as it is now, a dirty word) that includes the notorious run-in with a cantankerous, insulting Al Capp.

I don't think I'll get to all of Tuesday's releases in time, but Savant is doing his best. Have a nice Sunday evening! Glenn Erickson

Posted by DVD Savant at September 15, 2002 03:43 PM