tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post6245192356370108514..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Beatlemania: A Hard Day’s Night at the Grammys Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-87505057294105795792014-01-28T19:52:13.996-08:002014-01-28T19:52:13.996-08:00Someday I'll write more about the early, kooky...Someday I'll write more about the early, kooky Lester, whose idiosyncratic work I've enjoyed, though not always. I fondly remember The Knack, a relic of the Swinging London era, My father adored what Lester did to A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, but Larry Gelbart (who wrote the original play) told me he absolutely loathed the film. I personally have strong feelings about Petulia, a movie that doesn't quite seem sure what it's trying to do. Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-486581520208190532014-01-28T19:28:21.477-08:002014-01-28T19:28:21.477-08:00I enjoy Lester's work - his directorial effort...I enjoy Lester's work - his directorial efforts for the Salkinds are the biggest in scope, but actually not nearly as interesting as a film like Robin and Marian. I love the Beatles - though as a Bond fan I tend towards Help! a bit more - there's no denying that A Hard Day's Night is a true classic. (And I'm with you on the Grammys and music - it's not my cup of tea. A lot of my online friends are gaga over that Daft Punk - and Gaga for that matter - but they do little for me either.)Craig Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06037542638067599437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-31245067639793979542014-01-28T12:48:59.054-08:002014-01-28T12:48:59.054-08:00How right you are, Dwayne. I'd forgotten for t...How right you are, Dwayne. I'd forgotten for the moment about 1967's How I Won the War, which of course was shot by Lester while he was still rather avant-garde in his filmmaking. I believe John's famous granny glasses evolved from his period costume for this film. And Yoko Ono was making odd little movies even before she met John. Thanks for reminding me too that HandMade Films was originally the brainchild of George Harrison. Where would we be without The Life of Brian? Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-60653530422162372242014-01-28T12:18:40.400-08:002014-01-28T12:18:40.400-08:00Good stuff Beverly, but I'd like to remind you...Good stuff Beverly, but I'd like to remind you that each of the Beatles pursued a film career, not just Ringo. The very first cover of Rolling Stone featured John in costume for Richard Lester's How I Won the War. He and Yoko also made some experiemtnal films and who knows what he might've done cinematically had he lived. Paul also got in the game briefly with the film Give My Regards to Broad Street, costarring Ringo. George stayed behind the camera as a producer but his company, Handmade Films, gave Monty Python a proper venue for their films as well as several other films that never would have seen the light of day. <br />Just saying, it wasn't just Ringo....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281014768916719599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-58548431174283240362014-01-28T12:16:53.225-08:002014-01-28T12:16:53.225-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05281014768916719599noreply@blogger.com