11 May 2019

Reel Classics: The Running Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959) & A Hard Days Night (1964)

Reel Classics: The Running Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959) & A Hard Days Night (1964)

Sat 11 May: 1-4pm

Reel McCoy Film Society presents bi-monthly film screenings of classic cinema.

Members are invited to purchase an annual Reel McCoy membership at the discounted price of $20 (usually $50/year) upon presentation of their current ACT M&G membership card.


The Running Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959) 
11 Minutes, UK
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Dick Bentley, Mario Fabrizi, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers 

A short film with no plot as such. But exquisite English slapstick comedy with lots of sight gags.

A Hard Days Night (1964) 
87 Minutes, UK
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfred Brambell 

A wonderful showcase for the talented foursome which changed the shape of pop music films forever. With a witty script by Alun Owens, and traces of Richard Lester’s British Surrealist influences, the camera follows the Beatles – who play a recognisable version of themselves – through a typical day of playing great music, being chased by fans, hanging around, going to press conferences, making a live television appearance and dealing with Paul’s grandfather (Brambell) who seems like a “clean old man” but turns out to be a mischievous old coot.

Reel Classics: The Running Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959) & A Hard Days Night (1964)

Sat 11 May: 1-4pm