Men, Women & Children (film) J. K. Simmons. Will Peltz also joined the cast, on December 17. Principal photography began on December 16, 2013, in and around Austin, Texas. The film was a critical and commercial flop. "Men, Women & Children" premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2014. The film opened in limited release on October 1, 2014 in 17 theaters and grossed $48,024 with an average of $2,825 per theater and ranking #48 at the box office. In its wide release on October 17 in 608 theaters the film grossed $306,367 with an average of $504 per theater and
Beat Generation Mesmer, Randy Roark, Josh Smith, David Evans. The Beats had a pervasive influence on rock and roll and popular music, including the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Jim Morrison. The Beatles spelled their name with an "a" partly as a Beat Generation reference, and John Lennon was a fan of Jack Kerouac. The Beatles even put Beat writer William S. Burroughs on the cover of their album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." Ginsberg later met and became friends of members of the Beatles, and Paul McCartney played guitar on Ginsberg's album "Ballad of the Skeletons." Ginsberg was a close friend