{"product_id":"offbeat-revised-updated-british-cinemas-curiosities-obscurities-and-forgotten-gems-9781909394933","title":"Offbeat (Revised \u0026 Updated): British Cinema's Curiosities, Obscurities and Forgotten Gems","description":"For years there has been consensus about the merits of Britain's 'cult films' -- \u003ci\u003ePeeping Tom, Witchfinder General, The Italian Job\u003c\/i\u003e -- but what of \u003ci\u003eThe Mark, Unearthly Stranger, The Strange Affair\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Squeeze\u003c\/i\u003e? Revisionist critics wax lyrical over \u003ci\u003eGet Carter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wicker Man\u003c\/i\u003e, but what of \u003ci\u003eSitting Target, Quest for Love\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Panther\u003c\/i\u003e? 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing essays, interviews and in-depth reviews, OFFBEAT provides an exhaustive, enlightening and entertaining guide through a host of neglected cinematic trends and episodes, including: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - The last great British B-movies \u003cbr\u003e - 'Anti-swinging sixties' films \u003cbr\u003e - Sexploitation -- from Yellow Teddy Bears to Emmanuelle in Soho \u003cbr\u003e - The British rock 'n roll movie \u003cbr\u003e - CIA-funded British cartoons \u003cbr\u003e - Asylums in British cinema \u003cbr\u003e - The Children's Film Foundation \u003cbr\u003e - The demise of the short as supporting feature \u003cbr\u003e - Val Guest, Sidney Hayers and the forgotten journeyman of British film \u003cbr\u003e - Swashbucklers, crime thrillers and other non-horror Hammers \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow updated with more than 150 pages of new reviews and essays, featuring: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - The Beatles in Colour! \u003cbr\u003e - The History of the AA Certificate \u003cbr\u003e - Ken Russell's 1980s Films \u003cbr\u003e - Iris Murdoch's A Severed Head \u003cbr\u003e - Curating Offbeat films in the Digital Age \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd much more\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUpton, Julian:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eJulian Upton\u003c\/b\u003e works as an editor and writer. He has written on film for \u003ci\u003eHeadpress, Bright Lights Journal, Filmfax\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMovieMail\u003c\/i\u003e and is author of the book \u003ci\u003eFallen Stars: Tragic Lives and Lost Careers\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).","brand":"Headpress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50387148374290,"sku":"9781909394933","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e50d63f-4841-401d-b330-e2f00d74c520.jpg?v=1728871211","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/offbeat-revised-updated-british-cinemas-curiosities-obscurities-and-forgotten-gems-9781909394933","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}