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Paul McCartney is picking and choosing where he shows up these days very carefully.
On Monday night, McCartney was AWOL at the official screening of the remastered “Let it Be” film.
The screening, at AMC Lincoln Square, had A listers in the audience like Elvis Costello, Paul Shaffer, and famed producer Russ Titelman were all on hand to meet director Michael Lindsay-Hogg, who made the film in 1969.
“Let it Be” starts streaming on Disney Plus next week. It’s the original movie (with some key unseen footage) that inspired Peter Jackson’s “Get Back” release a couple of years ago.
Also present: Jeff Jones and Jonathan Clyde, who run the Beatles company in London.
But no Paul. He reportedly never liked the original film and may not be totally sold on it coming out now.
McCartney, however, did show on Tuesday night at a private reception for his photo exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Bloomberg underwrote the night and guests included Paul, wife Nancy, members of their family, as well as Mike Bloomberg and his family and corporate friends. It sounds, to paraphrase John Lennon, like a lot of rich people rattling their jewelry.
Guests included Sean Ono Lennon, Elvis Costello, Jon Bon Jovi, and Maureen and Steve van Zandt.
McCartney’s highly praised exhibition opens tonight officially with a Director’s Toast, but no Beatle on the scene.
