A Hard Day's Night captured Beatlemania as it was happening, and, more than four decades later, it remains a peerlessly zesty rock 'n' roll fable. Director Richard Lester's jump cuts now seem exhilarating as Jean-Luc Godard's, with John Lennon's wisecracks as well timed as Groucho Marx's.
As part of Broadway San Jose's Summer Movies at the Historic California Theatre series, there are classic cartoons before the main feature, free popcorn with every beverage purchased, and preshow drinks and small plates offered in the Theatre Courtyard.
