Attention Beatles fans: “Yellow Submarine” is turning 50. The animation and classic tunes return to theaters for an anniversary celebration — restored in high resolution.
The Sedona International Film Festival will join hundreds of theaters around the world for the 50th anniversary screenings of The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine” on Thursday, July 12.
There will be two shows at 4 and 7 p.m. at the festival’s Mary D. Fisher Theatre.
Theater-goers and film lovers have their choice on how to experience the film. The 4 p.m. screening will be the normal film viewing. For those looking for a colorful, fun, adventurous experience, the 7 p.m. screening of “Yellow Submarine” will be a sing-along event with the lyrics popping up on screen to sing along with all the Beatles’ hits. Costumes are welcome and encouraged to fully get into the spirit of the event. Photo opportunities will await at the theater.
“Yellow Submarine” — based on a song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney — is a tale brimming with peace, love and hope, propelled by Beatles songs, including “Eleanor Rigby,” “When I’m Sixty-Four,” “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” “All You Need Is Love” and “It’s All Too Much.”
An icon of psychedelic pop culture, “Yellow Submarine” is a colorful musical spectacle and an exhilaratingly joyful cinematic experience for all ages — filled with visual invention, optical illusions, word play and music.
This big-screen revival will give generations of audiences the opportunity to revisit Pepperland for the 50th anniversary of the film’s original release.
The feature film can now be experienced in surround sound with the animation presented in remastered 4K. Looking and sounding better than ever before, join John, Paul, George and Ringo on the technicolor adventure of a lifetime.
“Yellow Submarine” tells the story of how The Beatles battle the music-hating Blue Meanies armed only with the power of love.
Inspired by the generation’s new trends in art, the film resides with the pop art styles of Andy Warhol, Martin Sharp, Alan Aldridge and Peter Blake. With art direction and production design by Heinz Edelmann, “Yellow Submarine” is a classic of animated cinema, featuring the creative work of animation directors Robert Balser and Jack Stokes with a team of animators and technical artists.
The 50th anniversary screenings of “Yellow Submarine” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre on one day only: Thursday, July 12, at 4 p.m. for the regular film screening, and 7 p.m. for the sing-along event. Tickets are $12 general admission, or $9 for Film Festival members. Tickets are available in advance at the Sedona International Film Festival office or by calling 282-1177. The theater and film festival office are at 2030 W. SR 89A in West Sedona. For more information, visit SedonaFilmFestival.com.
