The Latest Breaking News from Bob Rafelson

The Monkees was our first boy band

Hey hey, Boomers and Gen X after-school TV kids: this one's for you

Salon · Sep 25

“Tommy's got his guitar. I'm snapping my fingers. Tommy just started out; ‘Here we come, walking down the street’, 'cause that's what we were doing”: Bobby Hart on the evolution of the Monkees theme

Hart, who has died, wrote many of the band's hits with Tommy Boyce

MusicRadar · Sep 16, 2025

TV tonight: Alison Hammond finally gets her own interview series

The Brummie is brilliant as she spends weekends with celebrities, starting with Perrie Edwards. Plus: Martin Clunes straps into a drysuit. Here’s what to watch today

The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2025

What links Jon Bernthal to the Monkees and Richard Gere?

Follow the ‘hot and goofy’ actor down the rabbit hole to find unlikely links to the original American Gigolo

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2022

Bob Rafelson obituary

Screenwriter, director and co-creator of the Monkees who had a 1970 hit with his film Five Easy Pieces

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Bob Rafelson: subtle and complex director was presiding genius of the Hollywood new wave

Rafelson was a director who got era-defining performances out of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces and The King of Marvin Gardens, as well as co-creating the Monkees

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Bob Rafelson, 'Five Easy Pieces' director and 'The Monkees' co-creator, has died

Rafelson, who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, died on Saturday at his home in Aspen, Colo. He was 89.

WEKU · Jul 25, 2022

Bob Rafelson, New Hollywood era director, dies at 89

Bob Rafelson, a co-creator of “The Monkees” who became an influential figure in the New Hollywood era of the 1970s, has died

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2022

Bob Rafelson, Monkees co-creator and ‘Five Easy Pieces’ director, dies at 89

The filmmaker was a leader of the New Hollywood era, which saw a classical studio system giving way to rebellious young voices and fresh filmmaking styles.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 24, 2022

Nightmare Alley and the best modern film noirs

Guillermo del Toro’s seductive remake of the gritty cult classic hits a genre sweet spot alongside LA Confidential, The Postman Always Rings Twice and more

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022