One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out.
Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass, and some don't.
Usually you talk about directors in terms of the way they choose camera lenses or a kind of light to create a certain effect. But to me the most valuable commodity for a movie to create is a feeling of life, and that's what A Hard Day's Night has in spades.

