Offbeat (Revised & Updated): British Cinema's Curiosities, Obscurities and Forgotten Gems

For years there has been consensus about the merits of Britain's 'cult films' -- Peeping Tom, Witchfinder...
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Author: Julian Upton
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Offbeat (Revised & Updated): British Cinema's Curiosities, Obscurities and Forgotten Gems by Upton, Julian

Offbeat (Revised & Updated): British Cinema's Curiosities, Obscurities and Forgotten Gems

$72.35

Offbeat (Revised & Updated): British Cinema's Curiosities, Obscurities and Forgotten Gems

$72.35
Author: Julian Upton
Format: Paperback
Language: English
For years there has been consensus about the merits of Britain's 'cult films' -- Peeping Tom, Witchfinder General, The Italian Job -- but what of The Mark, Unearthly Stranger, The Strange Affair and The Squeeze? Revisionist critics wax lyrical over Get Carter and The Wicker Man, but what of Sitting Target, Quest for Love and The Black Panther? OFFBEAT redresses this imbalance by exploring Britain's obscurities, curiosities and forgotten gems -- from the buoyant leap in film production in the late fifties to the dying days of popular domestic cinema in the early eighties.

Featuring essays, interviews and in-depth reviews, OFFBEAT provides an exhaustive, enlightening and entertaining guide through a host of neglected cinematic trends and episodes, including:

- The last great British B-movies
- 'Anti-swinging sixties' films
- Sexploitation -- from Yellow Teddy Bears to Emmanuelle in Soho
- The British rock 'n roll movie
- CIA-funded British cartoons
- Asylums in British cinema
- The Children's Film Foundation
- The demise of the short as supporting feature
- Val Guest, Sidney Hayers and the forgotten journeyman of British film
- Swashbucklers, crime thrillers and other non-horror Hammers

Now updated with more than 150 pages of new reviews and essays, featuring:

- The Beatles in Colour!
- The History of the AA Certificate
- Ken Russell's 1980s Films
- Iris Murdoch's A Severed Head
- Curating Offbeat films in the Digital Age

And much more

Author: Julian Upton
Publisher: Headpress
Published: 04/07/2022
Pages: 604
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.58lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781909394933

About the Author
Upton, Julian: - Julian Upton works as an editor and writer. He has written on film for Headpress, Bright Lights Journal, Filmfax and MovieMail and is author of the book Fallen Stars: Tragic Lives and Lost Careers (2004).

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