Tag: Yellow Submarine
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Best Submarine Movies, From The Hunt for Red October to U-517
Submarine movies are an interesting genre. Thanks to their location, primarily on the submarine itself, there’s already an inherent sense of claustrophobia and tension that is unique to the films. The best use this to their advantage — with Wolfgang Petersen’s The Boat as a prime example. In these movies, characters aboard contend not only…
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The Beatles Wanted This Rock Star as the Lead in ‘A Clockwork Orange’
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, also known as The Beatles, are no strangers to big or small screens. Having starred as character versions of themselves in the 1964 feature film A Hard Day’s Night and its more colorful and bizarre sequel Help!, The Beatles were keen to branch into the film…
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‘Son of the White Mare’ Review: The Greatest Psychedelic Animated Movie Ever Made
The word “psychedelic” certainly applies when describing “Son of the White Mare,” director Marcell Jankovics’ stunning 1981 animated odyssey, which finally makes its way to American audiences nearly 40 years later. Viewers don’t have to ingest psychedelics to appreciate the visual poetry of every frame, but : Comprised of shimmering bright colors, it’s a Hungarian…
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Yesterday’
The Beatles wrote many of the greatest songs of all time, and they also wrote a lot of the greatest movie songs. To know that, all you have to do is see the title sequence of “A Hard Day’s Night,” which electrifies you from its opening Thrum!!!, or the Beatles blasting the sonic bliss of…
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Animation Is Film Review: ‘Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles’
Even in the endlessly eccentric annals of independent animation — where the Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” took flight and Ralph Bakshi tripped out amid jive-talking rabbits and X-rated cats — “Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles” is an oddity: a feature-length cartoon about the making of a 27-minute documentary. Frankly, it was a brilliant choice…
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‘Yellow Submarine’: A Dazzling Revival Everyone Should See (Especially the New Leaders of Pixar)
Just about every animated classic, from “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” to “Spirited Away,” from “Toy Story” to “Persepolis,” from “Fritz the Cat” to “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” hits a ruling visual style and sticks to it. But there was a moment 50 years ago when one movie cartoon got high, floating above the rules…
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The Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video Exclusively
The Beatles “Yellow Submarine” film — which turns 50 this year — is now available to stream exclusively in seven countries on Amazon Prime Video.The psychedelic musical animated movie features the title song, along with other iconic Beatles tunes including “Eleanor Rigby,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” “All You Need Is…
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‘Yellow Submarine’ is Sailing Back to Theaters for Its 50th Anniversary
It’s The Beatles‘ yellow submarine, we’re all just living in it. The British rock band’s classic 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine is getting a re-release in theaters across the U.S., in celebration of its 50th anniversary. It’s probably the closest thing we’ll get to a Beatles reunion, so get ready to buy your tickets now.…
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Film News Roundup: The Beatles’ ‘Yellow Submarine’ Set for Re-Release in July
In today’s film news roundup, “Yellow Submarine” gets a re-release, Meg Ryan gets an honor and John Cho’s “Searching” will open the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival.Re-releaseAbramorama has agreed with Apple Corps Ltd. and Universal Music Group to re-release The Beatles’ animated feature film, “Yellow Submarine,” in North America in July in celebration of…