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Sir Paul McCartney was the subject of much criticism of modern cinema as he slammed ‘trash’ films while being interviewed by actor Stanley Tucci on Thursday.
The Beatles legend, 81, gave his candid opinion on the state of modern cinema as he slammed Hollywood for churning out ‘not terribly good’ blockbusters.
His comments came as he was interviewed by Hollywood star Stanley, 62, to celebrate his new photo exhibition, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes Of The Storm.
The couple took the stage at the National Portrait Gallery for the interview to mark the launch of the exhibition, which features more than 250 photos taken by Sir Paul at the height of his Beatles fame.
During the candid chat, Sir Paul admitted he thought a lot of modern films were ‘rubbish’ as he gave his honest thoughts on the film industry, The Express reported.
Honest: Sir Paul McCartney faced criticism of modern cinema as he slammed ‘trash’ films while interviewed by actor Stanley Tucci on Thursday
Speaking to esteemed actor and filmmaker Stanley, Sir Paul confessed: “There’s [rubbish movies today]. They hit them and they’re not terribly good. It’s the truth.’
He then said that one blockbuster he’s a big fan of is Dune, which stars Timothe Chalamet and Zendaya, with the second epic slated for November.
He added, “There are a lot of really bad movies these days.” A few good ones. Dune is great. I love Dune!’
Elsewhere in the interview, Sir Paul also touched on the Beatles’ first-ever trip to the United States, which took place months after the assassination of President John F Kennedy.
The singer recounted how people still felt the aftermath of Kennedy’s death and were “uplifted” when the band arrived in the United States in February 1964.
He said: “It was one of the big things for us…we felt it like the whole world felt it.”
“We really felt it, but then it was a few months after we went to America. We unwittingly lifted people up.
Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963 while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. The FBI concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald shot the president and acted alone.
‘Rubbish’: The Beatles legend, 81, gave his unvarnished opinions on the state of modern cinema as he slammed Hollywood for churning out ‘not-so-good’ blockbusters Big fan: He went on to say that one blockbuster he’s a huge fan of is Dune, which stars Timothe Chalamet and Zendaya, with the second epic slated for November
Sir Paul, whose daughter Mary McCartney was in the crowd, also spoke about what it was like to rediscover photographs he took during the height of Beatlemania.
Speaking on his decision to document their trip to the US, Sir Paul said: ‘All four of us have cameras and we started to like taking pictures of what was happening around us.
“The good thing is that I realized they were all quite intimate because press photographers couldn’t come here.”
The singer said he was even able to take photos of the late John Lennon wearing glasses, which he usually took off in public.
Sir Paul said: “Normally if there were girls he (Lennon) would whip them.”
The photographs selected for the new exhibit had existed in negative and contact sheet form for 60 years before most of them were printed.
The musician shared how “uplifting” it was to rediscover them and old memories with late band members John, who died in 1980, and George Harrison, who died in 2001.
Cat:His comments came as he was interviewed by Hollywood star Stanley, 62, to celebrate his new photo exhibit, Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes Of The StormMemories: The exhibit features more than 250 snaps taken by Sir Paul and he said how he enjoyed reminiscing about the memories he shared with the late John Lennon and George Harrison
He said: “Looking at them, they were from a time that I also remembered, but not in detail… So suddenly here are all these details of those times we spent together.
“It was particularly poignant. It wasn’t sad.
More than 250 photographs taken by Sir Paul are on display at the National Portrait Gallery in the exhibition which is open until October 1.
The National Portrait Gallery was officially reopened in June by the gallery’s patron, the Princess of Wales, after a three-year transformation.
The new book, titled 1964: Eyes Of The Storm, Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney, is also available now through Penguin Press.
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