New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Polygram Entertainment and Capitol/UMe) In 'The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years,' Oscar(R)-winning director Ron
Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) explores the history of The
Beatles through the lens of the group's concert performances, from their early days playing small clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg to their unprecedented world tours in packed stadiums around the globe, from New York to Melbourne to Tokyo. Available now for preorder, the acclaimed film will be released on Blu-ray and DVD, plus 2 Disc...
After their legendary North American television debut on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, The
Beatles transfixed the U.S. and the tremors were felt worldwide, transforming music and pop culture forever with their records and television appearances. The Beatles' extraordinary musicianship and charisma also made them one of the greatest live bands of all time. The first feature-length documentary authorized by The
Beatles since the band's breakup in 1970, Eight Days A Week features rare and never-before-seen archival footage of shows and interviews, plus new interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and numerous prominent observers. The film captures the exhilaration of The Beatles' phenomenal rise to fame as well as the toll it eventually took on the band members, prompting them to stop touring altogether in August 1966 and devote their prodigious musical energy to the series of ground-breaking studio recordings for which they are best known today.
Featuring a wealth of specially created supplementary material totaling 100 minutes of extras, the deluxe home entertainment editions contain exclusively created featurettes for fans to delve even deeper into the band's world. Accompanying these are stunning, fully restored full length performances of some of the band's most iconic tracks including "Twist and Shout" and "She Loves You" recorded at the ABC Theatre, Manchester in 1963 and "Can't Buy Me Love" at the NME Awards, 1964, in London, bringing the experience of seeing The
Beatles in concert fully to life for all fans. A full breakdown is included below.
Cert. 12 | Feature Running Time: 100 mins
2-disc Special Collector's Edition (DVD/BD) includes:
1 x DVD/BD feature disc
+ 1 Bonus Disc (containing approx. 100 minutes of extras, highlighted below)
64 page booklet with an introduction from director Ron Howard, essay by music journalist and author Jon
Savage and rare photos from The Beatles' private archive
Words &
Music (24 mins)
John, Paul,
George & Ringo reflect on songwriting and the influence of music from their parents' generation, Lennon/McCartney writing for other artists, The
Beatles as individual musicians, and the band as innovators. Also featuring
Howard Goodall,
Peter Asher,
Simon Schama and Elvis Costello. The interviews with Paul and Ringo are unseen.
Early Clues To A New Direction (18 mins)
A special feature touching on The
Beatles as a collective, the importance of humor, the impact of women on their early lives and songwriting, and the band as a musical movement. Featuring John, Paul,
George & Ringo, along with Paul Greengrass, Stephen Stark,
Peter Asher, Malcolm Gladwell, Sigourney Weaver, Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Curtis,
Elvis Costello and
Simon Schama. Again the interviews with Paul and Ringo are unseen.
Liverpool (11 mins)
The early days in Liverpool of the late 1950's and early 1960's are brought vividly to life by those who worked closely with them at that time including fan club secretary Freda Kelly, Allan Williams an early manager, and
Leslie Woodhead multi-award winning documentary film director.
The
Beatles in Concert (12 mins)
Five great but rarely seen full length performances of The
Beatles live in concert - Twist and Shout, She Loves You, Can't Buy Me Love, You Can't Do That and Help!
Additional features are:
ABOUT APPLE CORPS LIMITED
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The
Beatles in 1968 to oversee the band's own creative and business interests. As part of its management of The Beatles' entire intellectual property canon, the London-based company has administered the legendary band's recorded catalogue, with more than 800 million physical and digital albums sold to date.
Apple Corps has also piloted innovative
Beatles projects, which have become benchmarks for pioneering accomplishment, including the record-breaking, 30 million-selling album The
Beatles 1, the universally acclaimedThe
Beatles Anthology series, and the Grammy®-winning CD, vinyl, digital and streaming release ofThe Beatles' 13 remastered studio albums.
In Apple Corps' first major theatrical partnership, The
Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil® has played to nearly eight million audience members since its June 2006 opening at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The Beatles' LOVE also resulted in a double Grammy®-winning album and a Grammy®-winning feature film, All Together Now, which details the fascinating story behind the unique partnership between The
Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation and launch of LOVE.
The
Beatles debuted for streaming worldwide on December 24, 2015 with the band's 13 U.K. studio albums and Past Masters (Volumes 1 & 2), The
Beatles 1962-1966, The
Beatles 1967-1970, and The
Beatles 1. The Beatles' Anthology, Volumes 1-3 music collections and LOVE album followed on April 4 and June 17, respectively. Songs by The
Beatles were streamed more than one billion times within the first six months.
And continuing the commitment to preserving the archives and legacy of The Beatles' catalogue, The Beatles' Help!, Yellow Submarine, and Magical Mystery Tour feature films have in recent years been painstakingly digitally restored for DVD, Blu-ray™, and iTunes release. www.thebeatles.com
www.whitehorsepics.com
#thebeatleseightdaysaweek
