FYI:

The Beatles first film A HARD DAYS NIGHT, directed by Richard Lester
has been released on DVD and BLU-RAY by CRITERION.

Among the many 'extras' is the Peter Sellers/Spike Milligan short film
THE RUNNING JUMPING STANDING STILL FILM.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED DUAL-FORMAT BLU-RAY AND DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES •New 4K digital film restoration, approved by director Richard Lester, with two audio options—a monaural soundtrack and a new 5.1 surround soundtrack made by Apple Records—presented in uncompressed monaural and DTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray
•Audio commentary featuring various members of the film's cast and crew
•In Their Own Voices, a new piece combining interviews with the Beatles from 1964 with behind-the-scenes footage and photos
•You Can't Do That: The Making of "A Hard Day's Night," a 1994 documentary program by producer Walter Shenson
•Things They Said Today, a 2002 documentary about the film featuring Lester, music producer George Martin, writer Alun Owen, cinematographer Gilbert Taylor, and others
•New piece about Lester's early work, featuring a new audio interview with the director
•The Running Jumping and Standing Still Film (1959), Lester's Oscar-nominated short featuring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan
•Anatomy of a Style, a new piece on Lester's approach to editing
•New interview with Mark Lewisohn, author of Tune In: The Beatles: All These Years—Volume One
•Deleted scene
•Trailers
•One Blu-ray and two DVDs, with all content available in both formats
•PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Howard Hampton


Cheers, Thomas.