Opening Night Extravaganza!
West Coast Premiere Of Ultra-Rare 1964 Beatles Documentary!
Beatles vs Stones Cinematic Shoot-out Double-Feature!

Friday July 13, 2007 - 7:30pm
Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood

WHAT'S HAPPENING! THE BEATLES IN THE USA

(1964, 81 mins, Maysles Films, Directed by Albert & David Maysles)

The Maysles Brothers were commissioned by a UK TV station (Granada) to document the Beatles’ first US visit. After completing the 30-minute program, they fashioned the wealth of material they’d shot into a full-length feature - but their hoped-for theatrical release in 1964 was squashed because of contractual conflicts (the imminent release of “A Hard Day’s Night”). A severely truncated version appeared on US network TV just once in 1964. Some of the source material was eventually used by Apple (completely re-edited and intercut with other content) to make the 1991 home-video compilation “The Beatles First U.S. Visit”. But the original full-length film - as shot, edited and directed in 1964 by the Maysles Brothers - has rarely been seen anywhere – and never in California. This film will NEVER be on TV or DVD. So don't miss this unique opportunity to see it!

The Original full-length, unreleased theatrical feature!
First-ever screening In California!

NOT ON DVD!

NEVER ON VHS!

NEVER ON US TV!

GIMME SHELTER

(1970, 91 mins, Janus Films, Directed by Albert & David Maysles)

The celebrated film of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 US tour that culminated in the cataclysm at Altamont. Also features Jefferson Airplane and The Flying Burrito Brothers. What was initially conceived as a Rolling Stones concert film became, by unhappy circumstance, a riveting eye-witness document of The Day The Music Died (again). It captured on celluloid the ugly events that transpired when the ‘Prague Spring’ of the free-love sixties crashed into the ugly reality of human failings that lay just beneath the surface. The Rolling Stones’ free concert at the Altamont Speedway in December 1969 was the Dionysian downer that sneered at, and ultimately destroyed, the Apollonian highs of 1967’s Monterey Festival and the 3-day love-fest held at Woodstock just 5 months prior to Altamont - in July of 1969. It was the wake-up call that told the hippie generation that (alas) their Dream Was Over...

Tonight's Stars!

Musicians & Composers (seen and/or heard):

The Beatles • The Flying Burrito Brothers • George Harrison • Mick Jagger • Jefferson Airplane • John Lennon • Paul McCartney • Keith Richards • The Rolling Stones • Grace Slick • Ringo Starr • Mick Taylor • Charlie Watts • Bill Wyman

Actors/Directors/Producers/Cultural Icons:

Brian Epstein • Murray The K • Ed Sullivan