* The cinematographer for A Hard Day's Night, Gilbert Taylor, has passed. From The Examiner:
“A HARD DAY'S NIGHT" DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY DIES: Gilbert Taylor, who was director of photography for “A Hard Day's Night”, and also worked on “Star Wars,” “Dr. Strangelove” and “The Omen” in his long career, has died at age 99, the BBC reported Aug. 23. Taylor told American Cinematographer magazine in 2006 the difficulties of shooting the train station scene. “There was very little lighting of any sort, as the authorities would not allow us to control the ...