"Actor: The Beatles"

• The Beatles : Anthology | DVD | (31/03/2003) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £45.99

  The Beatles Anthology was initially broadcast as a TV miniseries to run alongside the series of three Anthology double-CD albums. This set of eight documentaries has the heft and scope of one of Ken Burns' expansive projects. Still, you may find yourself with more material--particularly about the Beatles' early lives as lads in Liverpool--than you'll want to watch. The documentary material is copious, including early performance films and tapes, at the point before they found their true voices. The actual Beatlemania years--beginning in 1963 and concluding in 1970--feature extensive performance films, as well as home movies and archival material. The best parts, of course, are the interviews with the Beatles themselves, who produced the entire thing. Along with reworking two previously unreleased John Lennon tracks as "new Beatles songs", the Anthology includes some unseen Lennon interview tapes so that his acerbic voice can be heard as well. This stands as a comprehensive document of that heady period, the second coming of rock & roll, as the Beatles took what Elvis had started and expanded upon it exponentially. This box set gives a solid sense of the historical context and the way these four musicians changed the world around them in the 1960s. --Marshall Fine

• Yellow Submarine | Blu Ray | (04/06/2012) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £20.99

  Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland; a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter, John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humour, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, the Fab Four tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.

• Yellow Submarine | DVD | (04/06/2012) from £16.05   |  Saving you £1.94 (12.09%)   |  RRP £17.99

  Once upon a time, or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland; a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter, John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humour, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, the Fab Four tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom.

• The Beatles - Help! | DVD | (05/11/2007) from £20.69   |  Saving you £1.30 (6.28%)   |  RRP £21.99

  'Help!' was The Beatles' second feature film and their first in colour released at the height of their iconic history in 1965.

• Magical Mystery Tour | DVD | (08/10/2012) from £10.39   |  Saving you £2.07 (19.92%)   |  RRP £12.46

  Songs you'll never forget, the film you've never seen and a story that's never been heard. In 1967, in the wake of the extraordinary impact of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album and the Our World satellite broadcast of All You Need Is Love, The Beatles devised, wrote and directed their third film, Magical Mystery Tour, a dreamlike story of a coach day trip to the seaside. Apple Films have fully restored the long out-of-print, classic feature film for October 8th release worldwide...

• The Beatles - Help! | Blu Ray | (25/06/2013) from £20.69   |  Saving you £-4.70 (N/A%)   |  RRP £15.99

  New in original packaging, Free Delivery, Help! Blu-ray 1965

• Maestro's from the Vaults - The Beatles Collection Box Set | DVD | (15/10/2012) from £26.98   |  Saving you £-6.99 (-35.00%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Disc 1: The Beatles Videobiography 1962 - 1965 This is the independent critical review of the Beatles on record, on film and in concert. Drawing on rare live film from the archives this powerful re-assessment of the work of the Beatles features every major release from the birth of the band through to the final split. A leading team of rock critics and musicologists provide penetrating insights into why the music worked so well. This is the ultimate critical reference guide to the work of a band whose influence is still felt today. Disc 2: The Beatles Videobiography 1965 - 1970 Here explored are The Beatles as never seen before. With extensive archive footage and interviews, the legacy of this behemoth of mainstream culture is carefully sifted to get to the truth behind the legend. The extensive expertise of a host of music critics, journalists and industry insiders is here pooled to form a concise whole, analysing the Beatles canon with the love only The Fab Four induce, with exclusive insights from Norman Hurricane Smith, sound engineer for the band from 1962-66.. Disc 3: Rock Milestones - The Beatles Meet The Beatles Featuring rare archive performances by the Beatles performing live in the USA; this is the most powerful independent review of the album which launched the Beatles in America. By 1963 the rest of the world was gripped by Beatlemania. Only America remained unconquered. Capitol records promised manager Brian Epstein that they would make 1964 the year of the Beatles. Capitol were as good as their word. On the back of the ground breaking Ed Sullivan live appearances and the number one US album Meet the Beatles, the Beatles took America by storm. In April 1964 the Beatles occupied all five top positions on the billboard singles chart, a feat which has never been equalled. Meet the Beatles was carefully selected to introduce the band to a whole new continent and remains today a powerful record of the band emerging as world-class songwriters.

• The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night | DVD | (30/09/2002) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  John, Paul, George and Ringo's first big screen adventure is re-released in cinemas; an exaggerated "Day In the Life" of the Beatlemania era Beatles.

• The Beatles - The First US Visit | DVD | (09/02/2004) from £20.00   |  Saving you £-2.01 (N/A%)   |  RRP £17.99

  The Beatles - First US Visit

• Naqoyqatsi | DVD | (09/05/2011) from £10.78   |  Saving you £9.21 (85.44%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! Using montage techniques Naqoyqatsi combines forms of mass media altered with digital techniques to create a swirling chronicle of the influence of technology reflecting the ever increasing globalisation of the world and the societies contained within it.

• Yellow Submarine | DVD | (01/02/2000) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £19.99

  This restored, animated valentine to the Beatles offers viewers the rare chance to see a work that's been substantially improved by its technical facelift, not just super-sized with extra footage. Recognising that its song-studded soundtrack alone makes Yellow Submarine a video annuity, United Artists has lavished a frame-by-frame refurbishment of the original feature, while replacing its original monaural audio tracks with a meticulously reconstructed stereo mix that actually refines legendary original album versions. What emerges is a vivid time capsule of the late 1960s and a minor milestone in animation. The music represents the quartet's zenith--Rubber Soul, Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The story line, cobbled together by producer Al Brodax and a committee of writers, is a broad, feather-light allegory set in idyllic Pepperland, where the gentle citizens are threatened by the nasty, music-hating Blue Meanies and their surreal arsenal of henchmen, with the Beatles enlisted to thwart the bad guys. Visually, designer Heinz Edelmann mixes the biomorphic squiggles, day-glo palette and Beardsley-esque portraits of Peter Max with rotoscoped still photographs and film; Edelmann's animated collages also nod to Andy Warhol and Magritte in properly psychedelic fashion, which works wonderfully with such terrific songs. High-orthodox Beatlemaniacs can still grouse that the animated Fab Four are (literally) flat archetypes, but that's missing the sheer bloom of the music or the giddy, campy fun of the visuals. Making sense of the story is second to submerging blissfully in the sights and sounds of this video treat. --Sam Sutherland

• A Hard Day's Night | DVD | (10/07/2014) from £99.90   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

• Beatles, The - Washington DC | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £13.98   |  Saving you £49.08 (77.80%)   |  RRP £63.06

  The Beatles show in Washington DC on February 11th 1964 was the first of their American debut tour. This programme captures the fab tour at the height of Beatlemania and includes songs such as 'Roll Over Beethoven' 'Please Please Me' 'Till There Was You' and 'Boys'. This programme also features an interactive Beatles trivia game that combines questions with illustrated answers. This release is neither endorsed or authorised by The Beatles or Apple Corp.

• The Beatles - In Performance | DVD | (08/09/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £16.99

  As the Fab Four continue their resurgence in popular culture discover the magic that made them so very special first hand! Featuring the candid insights and anecdotes of: Pete Best - Former Beatles Drummer Allan Williams - The Beatles First Manager Norman Hurricane Smith - Former EMI Sound guru who engineered every Beatles track from their EMI signing to Rubber Soul; author of John Lennon Called me Normal Tony Barrow - band Press Officer 1962 -1968 Peter Doggett - Author of 'The Art & Music Of John Lennon' Tony Bramwell - Beatles Friend & Colleague Ray O-Brien - Author & Historian. As well as first class archive performance/interview footage and much much more besides!

• The Beatles - All Together Now | DVD | (20/10/2008) from £13.99   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £13.99

  Feature-Length Documentary Chronicles The Making Of The Beatles' 'LOVE' by Cirque du Soleil.

• The British Invasion | DVD | (15/10/2007) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £29.99

  The ultimate review of Britain's greatest rock n' roll bands? Find out first hand as we present fantastic career reviews of the only British bands to really make it over the pond: The Beatles The Rolling Stones The Who and The Kinks! Each film is packed with the best of the archive interviews the hottest performance highlights and the cream of industry critics! Each film includes a full colour book with reviews of all the studio work and fascinating interview transcriptions in full uncensored glory!

• The Four Historic Ed Sullivan Shows featuring The Beatles | DVD | (02/05/2005) from £24.00   |  Saving you £-13.75 (N/A%)   |  RRP £8.99

  The Beatles appeared four times on CBS' The Ed Sullivan Show in the US, and this two-disc set presents all four shows in their entirety. While one is tempted to skip through this collection to watch only the Fab Four's 20 performances, there is historic value in seeing Sullivan's complete programmes. With America reeling from the murder of a popular president, JFK, less than three months prior, the Beatles' Sullivan debut on February 9, 1964, ushered a renewing joy into the country's living rooms. The band kept it up another two weeks, sharing Sullivan's variety-show bills with the likes of impressionist Frank Gorshin, comedians Allen & Rossi, future Monkee Davy Jones (in a scene from Oliver!) and sundry unrepentant vaudevillians, magicians and acrobats. Various problems with microphones and bad direction (one barely sees John Lennon during the first show) couldn't stop the magic, and by the time the band made a return trip in September 1965 to perform "Ticket to Ride", "Yesterday" and "Help" among others, the group's brilliance and wit outsized their television surroundings. --Tom Keogh

• Naqoyqatsi | DVD | (22/02/2005) from £6.73   |  Saving you £8.26 (122.73%)   |  RRP £14.99

  Available for the first time on DVD! Using montage techniques Naqoyqatsi combines forms of mass media altered with digital techniques to create a swirling chronicle of the influence of technology reflecting the ever increasing globalisation of the world and the societies contained within it.

• The Beatles - Live at Shea | DVD | (21/07/2008) from £N/A   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £11.99

  On August 15 1965 56 000 fans came to celebrate the Beatles at the opening show for their third US tour. The first open air concert ever played at New York's Shea Stadium was attended by the largest concert audience recorded up to that time. Photographer Bob Whitaker described the state of emergency in NYC during the arrival of the Fab Four as follows: The journey to Shea had to be organized like a military operation. We flew by helicopter from the top of the Pan-Am building in Manhattan and transferred to an armoured Wells Fargo truck near the stadium. It had no windows and the kids were hammering on the outside and rocking it. The noise was deafening the screaming and screeching was really terrifying. At one stage we thought the truck was going to tip over and we were all going to get dragged out and torn to pieces. Promoter Sid Bernstein remembers: I guess we didn't care too much about sound trouble. You couldn't hear much of what the Beatles were singing anyway because the kids were screaming their lungs out all the way. There was incredible screeching all over when emotions went haywire. It was all about taking part! This was a historic moment for the kids and for all of us who were involved with the show. To be there meant to be a part of history.Apart from the live recording this DVD contains a documentary film about the concert and an interview with the Beatles about their impressions of that extraordinary event. Tracklist: 1. Ed Sullivan Intro 2. Twist And Shoufg 3. I Feel Fine 4. Dizzy Miss Lizzy 5. Ticket To Ride 6. Everybodys To Be My Baby 7. Cant Buy Me Love 8. Act Naturally 9. A Hard Days Night 10. Help 11. I'm Down

• The Beatles - Love Me Do - Documentary | DVD | (08/09/2003) from £12.37   |  Saving you £-6.38 (N/A%)   |  RRP £5.99

  John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison and Ringo Starr were best remembered as The Beatles. Before this incarnation they played with different band names and different band members. This insightful and intriguing history of The Beatles traces their history from the day that Lennon and McCartney met at a church event through their meteoric rise to fame and finally to their break many years later..... Filled with rare footage and told through the eyes of Victor Spinetti the