Britpop Cinema

The research is thorough, the writing is clear, and the perspective is illuminating. Some of the behind-the-scenes stories it brings to light are almost as good as the films themselves. --Hardeep Phull New York Post An excellent exploration of British cinema, well researched and beautifully written. --Rosie Fletcher Den of Geek A timely, genre-defining book that provides both food for thought and a yearning nostalgia for the hope and promise of the 1990s. --Mel Hoyes British Film Institute A cracking celebration of the risk-taking ambition and relentless watchability of 1990s/2000s British films. --Steve Newell Flicks The definitive guide to 1990s/2000s Brit flicks, complete with fascinating insights and passion that jumps off the page. A must for any cinema fan. --Josh Winning, author of Vicious Runner and The Sentinel Trilogy A captivating read. --Matt Risley MTV International Hyper-literate and thought-provoking, this is a fascinating read for anyone interested in British cinema. --Charlie Burton, GQ The author's interesting and accessible insights, his attention to the movement's subtleties, and his solid grasp of wider cinematic issues make for a smart book that breaks new ground in its engagement with Britpop cinema. --Anthony Lowery BBC Three An exuberant and unashamedly geeky paean to a time when British cinema blossomed. --Matthew Lee Delayed Gratification Using eighteen key texts from 1994 to 2007 Glasby tells a fascinating story of artistic creativity and inspiration and highlights just how much of a high point in British film this period really was. As with the music of the era there are moments of throwaway, roustabout, frivolity that sit alongside darker, more complex and more meaningful works . . . . It is a fascinating insight into the time and the films. --The Mild Mannered Army This assessment of British cinema during the Britpop era (roughly 1992-2007, with a peak in the mid-to-late 1990s) contextualizes the movies through parallel developments in music. [Glasby] writes to enrich wider cultural understandings of Britpop by tilting away from UK media's overemphasis on music. The argument is that understanding the 1990s flowering of British popular culture around the globe requires understanding that Polygram Entertainment and Trainspotting (1996) is as important as understanding odes to unlicensed raves and Oasis. The book is not just a best of : 1997 yielded both the worldwide mega-hit The Full Monty and the baffling curio Spice World. . . . Glasby is good at threading interviews with filmmakers into his analyses, and he provides a sure road map for navigating what is on offer. Recommended. --CHOICE Coining the phrase 'Britpop Cinema', TF's own Matt Glasby crafts a book that's long overdue. Prologues with Four Weddings before things really kick off with Trainspotting, it traces a throughline across a decade in which the likes of Meadows and Winterbottom gave Brit cinema a boost. Packed with fresh interviews, it captures a cultural moment with verve and insight. --James Mottram Total Film Impeccably researched, deftly written and full of sharp, dark wit, Britpop Cinema joyfully eviscerates British cinema and neatly stitches it back together again. If you first fell in love with Christopher Eccleston as disturbed David in Shallow Grave; if you can only ever see Ewan McGregor as Trainspotting's shorn, cheeky-faced Renton, then THIS, nostalgic 1990s film fan, is the book that will save your life. --SHI Holliday, author of The Lingering and The Deaths of December Witty, insightful and eye-opening. --Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall An essential, innovative guide to one of the most exciting times in British cinema, Britpop Cinema is meticulously researched and has the sort of fun, irreverent tone that perfectly captures the films of the Britpop movement. --Pierre de Villers Embassy Magazine Sharp, funny and passionate, the excellent Britpop Cinema packs an astonishing amount of detail between its covers. Informed, playful and beautifully written, it's as fresh and animated as its subject matter, putting each film into its historical context and providing expert analysis and opinion en route. Best of all, it makes you want to watch these movies all over again; the true mark of any great film book. --Ali Catterall, author of Your Face Here: British Cult Movies Since the Sixties Passionate and revealing. . . . mad for it! --Matthew Leyland Total Film