Bozeman Magazine

Friday, November 4th at 7 p.m., Bozeman Film Society presents The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, Ron Howard's lively and nostalgic look back at the early days (1962 -1966) of the iconic rock 'n roll band that changed the music business, as well as the art form and the culture at large, forever. The combination of restored archive footage, along with new interviews with the band's two surviving members and with diehard fans of the group, chronicles John, Paul, George and Ringo's inner workings – how they made decisions, created their music and built their collective career together – all the while exploring The Beatles’ extraordinary and unique musical gifts and their remarkable, complementary personalities. Ty Burr, film critic for The Boston Globe, calls The Touring Years “A long, jangling, melodious soak, rich with backstage incident and wall-to-wall hits!” Produced with the cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and Beatle widows Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison, the film also includes 30 minutes of film footage shot by celebrated cinematographer Andrew Laszlo for the band's 1965 concert at Shea Stadium (the first-ever recorded and broadcast rock concert). Laszlo's crew captured the concert with 14 cameras on 35-mm film, a feat that left many of them with hearing loss. That footage has been digitally restored to 4k resolution for this documentary. The BFS will honor Andrew Laszlo – filmmaker, teacher, author and Montana resident (1926-2011) – with a short onstage presentation.