General Evans Above Archive for Nov 15, 2007

Mailbag Round-Up: Help!

Nov 15, 2007 – permalink

An amazing package landed in the mailbag today. Apple Corps Ltd. has released a newly restored DVD of The Beatles’ 1965 film Help!. Actually, let’s make that lovingly restored, as each frame of this DVD looks great and sounds fantastic.

The first disc of this two disc set features the film with an amazing 5.1 soundtrack, while the second disc is packed with goodies like a 30 minute documentary with director Richard Lester that also features a behind the scenes footage of the Fab Four, several theatrical trailers, and another doc looking at the scene by scene, frame by frame restoration of the film. The set also includes a booklet that contains an essay by Martin Scorsese outlining the importance of the film.

A deluxe version of the DVD set is also available. This package includes a shooting script and additional goodies.