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Beatlemania: A Family Tradition

Nov 5, 2016 Jill Blake 0

  My mom’s first experience with The Beatles was like most people of her generation; her first glimpse of the mop-topped foursome was on February 9, 1964, on America’s favorite Sunday night pastime, The Ed […]

The Beatles Help!
Opinion

Won’t You Please Help Me?: In Defense of The Beatles’ HELP!

Jul 29, 2015 Jill Blake 4

In 1964, those four famous lads from Liverpool, The Beatles, made their feature film debut with the  classic masterpiece A Hard Day’s Night, directed by Richard Lester. The not-so-fictional-yet-fictional account of the day in the […]

Reviews

Must-Watch Warner Archive – 09.02.2014

Sep 2, 2014 The Retro Set 2

By CARLEY JOHNSON The Black Maria is pleased to introduce a new weekly feature in which we offer a weekly list highlighting titles of interest from the Warner Archive. We’ll be picking between three and five titles […]

Events

TCM Classic Film Festival Roundup: Days Three and Four

Apr 30, 2014 Drew Morton 0

It’s that time of year again!  This past weekend marked the 5th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival, which has grown steadily in scope and attendance since 2010.  2014 marked an expansion into additional theater venues– […]

Opinion

How The Beatles Kinda Did (And Kinda Didn’t) Invent Music Videos

Feb 15, 2014 Terence Towles Canote 0

As we wind down our Beatles tribute week, we are delighted to bring another piece from guest blogger and all-around Beatles aficionado Terence Towles Canote, with the long and winding history of the music video. […]

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