Relive some of the Beatles greatest songs in their mystical pop-art adventures as they try to save Pepperland from the Blue Meanies. Includes the hit songs, "When I'm Sixty-Four," "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "All You Need is Love."
Get ready for a mind trip like no other. The Blue Meanies are attacking Pepperland and that is just a taste of it. But I have to say that this is one very entertaining movie and this did set a landmark in animation at the time. The animation in my book is original and far out cool. The colors are amazing to look at with so many bright and tripy colors. You have perhaps the best Beatles music ever produced with this cool Yellow Submarine DVD. I like The Beatles music the best during this period and just listening to the many layers of sound is an amazing achievement in music recording. This is a real treat to have this in our DVD collection. MGM did one heck of a job re-mastering this baby with the video and sound. You will get tons of extras and if you have never heard of this disc, you have heard of it now and it should be included in your collection, especially if you are a Beatles fan.
A Hard Day's Night
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT presents a fictionalized day in the life of the Beatles as they give a performance on a live television show. Filmed just a month after their appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964, this film--the Beatles' first--introduces us to the unique personalities of each member of the band. The film opens with the Fab Four boarding a train mobbed with adoring young fans (mostly women) as they attempt to travel to the television studio in London. The antics of the band during rehearsals and makeup application provide a large part of the comic material in this feature, though there are other moments of pure hilarity. The unscripted vignette featuring a hangover-suffering Ringo is especially funny, particularly when he is arrested and risks having to miss the broadcast. None of this goes unnoticed by the director of the show, played by Victor Spinetti, who went on to become a recurring cast member in Beatles movies. As the clock ticks away dramatically, our heroes manage to free Ringo from jail and sneak onto the stage in the nick of time, delighted in the knowledge that they have nearly driven the director mad in the process. Arguably the first music video ever made, this faux documentary and its shooting style have been a tremendous influence on nearly every rock and roll feature since.
Magical Mystery Tour
A typically Beatlesque film (i.e. atypical) originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus. Shot with only a vague script and only bare outlines of scenes, the movie was meant to document a trip to the seaside resort town of Blackpool, England. Made in September of 1967, The Beatles' brilliant rock album is transformed into colorful and energetic images. The film also contains the only live version of John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus." Third of the Beatles films to include Victor Spinetti, famous for his mohair sweater wearing role as the television director in A Hard Day's Night and as the determined scientist with the laser in Help! The movie was originally shown on BBC TV on December 26, 1967 inexplicably in black and white.
Help!
The Beatles followed up their debut film, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, with this fanciful spy spoof. When Ringo adds a new ring to his collection, he's unaware of how important and dangerous this piece of jewelry is. On one hand, a religious cult considers it a sacred object and the wearer must become a sacrifice to their gods. On the other hand, the ring has magical abilities that hold the key to supreme power. Soon the boys from Liverpool are engaged in a slapstick and madcap chase round the world, as a crazed scientist, a pack of crooks, and several religious fanatics set out to capture the band. Watch for the English Channel swimmer who seems to be perpetually lost and appears in nearly every location. Includes Beatles' hits including "Help!," "Ticket To Ride," "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away," and many more.
Beatles: First US Visit
A day-by-day look at The Beatles' first tour in the USA, beginning with their arrival on February 7, 1964. Featured is off-stage footage of the four band members on the road and in their hotel rooms as they sample American culture and clown around. Included is never-before-seen coverage of their activities in New York, Washington D.C., and Miami shot by the Maysles Brothers (the masterminds behind the pioneering Rolling Stones documentary GIMME SHELTER). THE FIRST U.S. VISIT also includes three of the Beatles' unforgettable performances on the Ed Sullivan Show--preserved intact--as well as their first American concert in Washington, D.C., in its entirety.
Beatles: A Celebration
A revealing glimpse into the minds and personalities of one of pop music's greatest and most influential bands. A CELEBRATION is like the real-like version of A HARD DAY'S NIGHT--a true documentary comprised of many never-before-seen film clips, ultra-rare photographs, and exclusive interviews. The video also contains BEATLEMANIA!, a rare newsreel documenting the Fab Four's arrival in London after conquering America. Beatles biographer Geoffrey Giuliano narrates this assemblage of rare footage, film outtakes, interviews, and photos of the band throughout their career. Note: This program contains no music by the Beatles and is not an authorized product by their firm Apple Corps Ltd. or any of their associated companies or concerns.
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A Long and Winding Road
Join some special guests as they look back on The Beatles career in this 5 hour retrospective. Members of The Quarry Men (John Lennon's original band), The Beatles chauffeur, Alf Bicknell, Apple Records general manager Alistair Taylor, and Julia Bird (Lennon's sister) all plunder their memories for tales of the Fab Four.
Alone and Together
This documentary on the Fab Four comes inter-spliced with live footage, interviews, and a chronological discussion of how the band rose to fame. Charting their march to fame and infamy by starting at the group's humble beginnings, the story explodes into life as the band claw their way to the top of the charts, and into the pages of rock 'n' roll history.
Around the World
This sumptuous package comes resplendent with interviews, rare photographs, clips, and inside information from stars such as Yoko Ono and Eric Clapton. Giving some fascinating insights into the lives of the Fab Four, this documentary offers a tantalizing glimpse into the inner-circle of some of the biggest rock legends in the history of music.
Beatles: Down Under
Available for the first time, these documents of the Fab Four's trip to Australia are a charming addition to the Beatles canon. Airport interviews and street footage from throughout the tour shows the boys visiting Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Brisbane, where they clown around in the land down under. A revealing, in-depth interview with John, Paul, George, and John Nichol--who had filled in on drums for the ill Ringo Starr--is a further highlight.
From Liverpool to San Fransico
No other band in the history of rock has had more of an impact than the Beatles, forever changing the face of popular music and culture over the course of eight short years and more than a dozen albums. But before they became the Fab Four, the Beatles were just four ordinary boys from the working-class environs of Liverpool, England. Utilizing archival footage and interviews, this insightful documentary charts significant events in the Beatles' artistic growth between the years 1963-1969 for a diary-like history of the four lads who shook the world.
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From the Beginning... To the End
The story of The Beatles is well documented, but this behind-the-scenes look at the Fab Four manages to unearth some rare delights in the shape of barely seen archival footage. Charting the entire tale from beginning to end, this fascinating portrayal offers a look at all the periods of the band's existence, as well as some detail on solo projects and the aftermath of the band.
Unauthorized
A pastiche of documentary footage from important moments in the career of one of the most important pop bands of all time, this hard-to-find video includes interview, newsreel, and performance footage. Beginning with their landmark first American concert in Washington, D.C. in 1964, the video captures performances of classics like "I Saw Her Standing There," "She Loves You," and "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." In addition, rare newsreel clips of a Hollywood Bowl performance and some very personal interviews with the band -- in which Paul talks about his romance with actress Jane Asher, and the rest of the boys pontificate on fame, the future, and the meaning behind their songs, are included.
The Beatles Collection
Includes:
Help!
Magical Mystery Tour
You Can't Do That: The Making of "A Hard Day's Night"
