| | | | “I think the surprise of the movie is that the decisions these guys made as young guys guided them in lots of ways – creatively, politically, socially.”
Ron Howard | | GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR EIGHT DAYS A WEEK Congratulations to all of those who worked on The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - nominated for a Grammy for Best Music Film this week. Winners will be announced at the Recording Academy / GRAMMYs in February. | | AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL DOWNLOAD, BLU-RAY, DVD & 2 DISC SPECIAL EDITION | | The Beatles: Eight Days A Week - The Touring Years - is out on Blu-Ray, DVD, 2 disc special edition & digital download from November 18th.
The special edition features 100 mins of extras, including unseen interviews with Paul and Ringo, five rarely seen full length performances of The Beatles live in concert and a 64-page booklet with rare photos. | | | 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. ORDER YOUR COPY HERE:
DVD | Blu-ray
Deluxe Collector’s Edition (2-DVD) | Deluxe Collector’s Edition (2-Blu-ray) | | 2-disc Deluxe Collector’s Edition (DVD/BD) includes:
1 x BD/DVD 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 humour, 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:
• Three Beatles’ Fans
• Ronnie Spector and The Beatles
• Shooting A Hard Day’s Night
• The Beatles in Australia
• Recollections of Shea Stadium
• The Beatles in Japan
• An alternative opening for the film
Cert. 12 | Feature Running Time: 100 mins
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