| John Mitty Tuesday, September 25, 2012 |
THE BEATLES’ Magical Mystery Tour @ Huntington’s Cinema Arts Centre
Sunday, October 7 at 1pm & 7pm
Songs you’ll never forget, the film you’ve never seen and a story that’s never been heard. John, Paul, George and Ringo present to you The Magical Mystery Tour – a surreal take on the British tradition of a coach trip to the seaside with an eccentric cast of characters. This 1967 psychedelic classic is a must see for Beatles fans. Hosted by the Long Island Beatles historians the Fab 4 Free 4 All , there will be only two screening on Sunday, October 7 at 1pm & 7pm, exclusively on Long Island at Cinema Arts Centre, 423 Park Ave, Huntington 631-423-7610 www.CinemaArtsCentre.org
$6/members, $11/ public, $7/students & seniors, $4.50 kids under 12 Tickets can be purchased online, www.CinemaArtsCentre.org at the box office during theatre hours or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006
Please bring donations of non-perishable food for Long Island Cares/Harry Chapin Food Bank.
In September 1967, in the wake of the extraordinary impact of Sgt. Pepper, The Beatles made a film this time conceived and directed by them. Based on a loose unscripted narrative and in the spirit of the experimental mood of the time, the film became the vehicle to present 6 new songs: “Magical Mystery Tour,” “The Fool On The Hill,” “Flying,” “I Am The Walrus,” “Blue Jay Way” and “Your Mother Should Know.”
Magical Mystery Tour is a surreal take on the British tradition of a coach trip to the seaside, featuring John, Paul, George and Ringo as themselves along with an eccentric cast of characters played by professional actors. Other passengers were friends and associates with family invited along for the ride. They set off from London and headed west down the A30 to Cornwall where most of the film was shot.
Magical Mystery Tour was originally broadcast in black and white at 8.35pm on BBC1 on Boxing Day 1967 to a family audience expecting a light entertainment special. Whilst the music itself was rapturously received in the form of a double EP the establishment TV critics, expecting something more in the style of A Hard Days Night and Help!, gave the film poor reviews. As a result of the controversy the film was not broadcast in the US and only had limited distribution elsewhere.
Now, 45 years on, the virtually forgotten film has been fully restored and is being presented properly for the first time.(UK, 1967, 84 min., color, Blu-ray)
The Fab 4 Free 4 All is a weekly all talk, Beatles and related radio show on the internet. Co-hosts Mitch Axelrod, Rob Leonard, and Tony Traguardo, focus on topics that span the Beatles’ group and solo careers. Think of any song or album, any aspect of the Beatles as a group, solo artists, musicians, songwriters, or any part of their history … and it’s all here, or bound to be featured in a show some time down the road. www.fab4free4all.com
The screenings are part of a limited worldwide run, and the Huntington showings will be the final opportunity for fans and historians to experience the Beatles’ cinematic, artistic vision – the only released film actually produced and directed by the group – in a theater. The event, which anticipates the upcoming DVD release of the film is being made possible through arrangements with the Beatles’ Apple Corps, Ltd. Apple Films have fully restored the long out-of-print, classic feature film for October 8th release worldwide (October 9th in North America) on DVD and Blu-ray with a remixed soundtrack (5.1 and stereo) and special features.
The members of the Fab 4 Free 4 All produce a weekly Internet radio program, about the Beatles and the solo work and lives of the individual group members, that is available for free on iTunes, as well as on their official website. The cast of the show are Long Islanders Tony Traguardo, a music historian, broadcaster (WCWP) and lecturer, Rob Leonard, host of WHPC’s ‘Beatlesongs, and Mitch Axelrod, author of ‘Beatletoons: The Real Story Behind the Cartoon Beatles’. The three historians will provide insight into the origins and production of ‘Magical Mystery Tour’, as well as offer candid anecdotes about the film’s unique status among Beatle fans and collectors.
George Harrison is often credited for being the first rock musician to raise awareness of charitable causes, beginning with The Concert forBangladesh. The late Harry Chapin carried on the important tradition by founding Long Island Cares, and members of that organization will be on hand throughout the day to accept non-perishable items and financial donations.
Susan Finkelstein
Director Publicity & Promotion
http://www.cinemaartscentre.org/event/magical-mystery-tour/
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