“Ladies and gentlemen, you can go mad on the road. That is precisely what this film is all about.” Frank Zappa and Tony Palmer shared directing duties on 1971’s 200 Motels, now available from MVD […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
February marks the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ historic 1964 appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show and their first tour of America. This watershed moment in American popular culture is being celebrated worldwide, and the […]
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