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A HARD DAY'S NIGHT
Richard Lester, UK, 1964
It was forty years ago today….well, almost. It was Sunday February 9,
1964, to be exact, that the Beatles made their first appearance on “The
Ed Sullivan Show.” A record 73 million Americans tuned in - and the
rest, as they say, is history. Popular music, not to mention America,
would never be the same.
To help commemorate this momentous anniversary, highlights from that
historic appearance on the Sullivan show will be screened (courtesy of
Sofa Home Entertainment) - followed by Richard Lester's masterwork
A
HARD DAY'S NIGHT (1964, UK/USA, 87 min.). Called "the CITIZEN KANE of
juke-box musicals" by Andrew Sarris, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT joyously
captures the energy, inventiveness and just sheer zaniness of the Fab
Four, bringing together as never before (and hardly ever after) the
cutting edges of both popular music and cinema.
After the screening we will present a panel discussion on the film as
well as on the Beatles' impact on America with, among others: Robert
Freeman (photographer/designer of the film’s acclaimed title sequence &
soundtrack jacket); Martin Lewis (Beatles scholar & producer of the
film’s DVD Edition); Sid Bernstein (promoter of the Beatles’ concerts
at Carnegie Hall & Shea Stadium); Louise Harrison (George’s sister –
who was with the Beatles on that 1st US visit); Albert Maysles (who
documented the 1st US visit for US & UK TV); Bruce Spizer (Beatles
historian & author of new book "The Beatles Are Coming!”);
Bruce (“Cousin Brucie”) Morrow (iconic NY deejay & early Beatles champion on radio)
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