The Beatles in film The Beatles in film The Beatles appeared in five motion pictures, most of which were very well received. The exception was the (mostly unscripted) television film "Magical Mystery Tour" which was panned by critics and the public alike. Each of their films had the same name as their associated soundtrack album and a song on that album. The Beatles had a successful film career, beginning with A Hard Day's Night (1964), a loosely scripted comic farce, sometimes compared to the Marx Brothers in style. A black-and-white film, it focused on Beatlemania and the band's hectic touring lifestyle and was directed
The Beatles Anthology (book) The Beatles Anthology (book) The Beatles Anthology is a book published in October 2000 as part of "The Beatles Anthology" film project. It includes interviews with all four band members, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, and others involved, most notably George Martin, plus over 1,200 rare photos and colorful illustrations. Many of the interviews quoted are from those featured in the documentary films, and additional interviews were conducted specifically for the book (excluding John Lennon's passages, which were accumulated from various archives and sources). The book went straight to the top of the "New York Times"