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"A Hard Day's Night" (1964) |
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Aug 11, 2009 at 11:09 AM |
 August 22nd, A Hard Day's Night captured Beatlemania as it was happening, and more than four decades later, it remains a peerlessly zesty rock 'n' roll fable. Director Richard Lester's jump cuts now seem exhilarating as Jean-Luc Godard's, John Lennon's wisecracks as well timed as Groucho Marx's. When John Lennon and Paul McCartney shake their mop tops in unison after the line "She loves you, and you know you should be glad!" it sends the audience into hyperspace. Watching The Beatles getting their first taste of audience frenzy, you understand why the '60s had to happen.
The motion picture some see as foreshadowing the lively style of MTV music videos was the Beatles’ first movie, and it’s showing at downtown Peoria's nonprofit Apollo Theater on Saturday, August 22.
Starring John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, the 90-minute “day in the life” of the Fab Four, circa 1964, was nominated for two Oscars. It was the first feature film directed by Richard Lester, who went on to direct the Beatles’ “Help!” plus “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “The Three Musketeers,” two movies in the Christopher Reeve series of “Superman” films and other movies.
Longtime Beatles producer George Martin supervised the music, which includes “She Loves You,” “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better” and others in addition to the title tune.
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Last Updated ( Mar 15, 2010 at 08:30 AM )
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