Saturday, June 21, 2014

Looks like It's A Hard Day's Night Day

When it opened in September, 1964, "A Hard Day's Night" was a problematic entry in a disreputable form, the rock 'n' roll musical. The Beatles were already a publicity phenomenon (70 million viewers watched them on "The Ed Sullivan Show"), but they were not yet cultural icons. Many critics attended the movie and prepared to condescend, but the movie could not be dismissed: It was so joyous and original that even the early reviews acknowledged it as something special. After more than three decades, it has not aged and is not dated; it stands outside its time, its genre and even rock. It is one of the great life-affirming landmarks of the movies. - ROGER EBERT
Don't forget: to celebate its 50th anniversary the movie will be in theaters starting July 4!!!! :)

Almost 20 years ago (wow) when the Beatles Anthology came out, The Making Of A Hard Day's Night was in heavy rotation on PBS, and I must've watched it a zillion times. You can YouTube your way through it, starting here.

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