Yoko Ono gives 'Nowhere Boy' John Lennon's stamp of approval at film's premiere

Posthumous or not, John Lennon's stamp of approval is still hard to come by, and luckily the new film "Nowhere Boy" gets a thumbs up.

Tracking the singer's adolescence, the formation of his first band and the creation of the Beatles, "Nowhere Boy" got its red carpet premiere Tuesday night in New York City, where Lennon's widow Yoko Ono turned up.

"John would have loved the film," she told a crowd that included Ethan Hawke, Kristin Scott Thomas, Michael Stipe and Harvey Keitel.

Ono walked the carpet with Aaron Johnson (of "Kick Ass"), who plays young Lennon in the flick, which screened at the Sundance International Film Festival in January and was also nominated for four 2010 BAFTA Awards.

An after-party following the screening saw cameos from rocker Courtney Love and movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. 

"Nowhere Boy" opens in limited U.S. release Oct. 8, the day before Lennon's birthday.

-- Matt Donnelly
Twitter.com/MattDonnelly

Photo: Aaron Johnson and Yoko Ono attend the New York City premiere of "Nowhere Boy." Credit: WireImage

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Comments

[Michael Berman]

"Nowhere Boy" will be at the Eqyptian Theatre in Hollywood on Sept 30, with live interviews and a performance by The Quarrymen, John Lennon's original band!

[dale]

there's a small made for tv moie called "in my life" about lennon and the relationship he had w/his mom. very well made if you can find it i highly recomend seeing it.

[Janet]

So glad that Yoko gave stamp of approval because I am seeing it Saturday, 10/9 (John's 70th Birthday). Really looking forward to seeing it.