{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781909394933\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d","brand":"Julian Upton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038597517493,"sku":"9781909394933","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c6f1d05e-582a-4054-9f62-0ef512b81d68.jpg?v=1649737400","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/offbeat-revised-updated-british-cinemas-curiosities-obscurities-and-forgotten-gems-9781909394933","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}