Film Critics and British Film Culture - by Robert Shail & Sheldon Hall (Hardcover)
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- For decades, cinema audiences have turned to the film reviews featured in national and local newspapers, listened to commentators via radio, television and, latterly, the internet, and read fan magazines to learn about the latest releases.
- Author(s): Robert Shail & Sheldon Hall
- 256 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
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About the Book
Examines how British film critics and commentators have helped shape our understanding of cinema culture.Book Synopsis
For decades, cinema audiences have turned to the film reviews featured in national and local newspapers, listened to commentators via radio, television and, latterly, the internet, and read fan magazines to learn about the latest releases. These critics helped shape the responses of generations of film fans, creating success and failure, as well as controversy.
This wide-ranging collection brings together some of the leading academics on British film history to consider the role of these commentators. It covers the work of influential critics like Dilys Powell and Raymond Durgnat and key magazines such as Time Out, Monthly Film Bulletin and Radio Times. Contributors include leading scholars such as James Chapman, Pamela Hutchinson and Julian Petley, along with the screenwriter and filmmaker David McGillivray and others who have worked as film journalists themselves. For film students or cinema enthusiasts anywhere, this volume provides an insightful analysis of the British film critic.Review Quotes
This lively, wide-ranging collection focuses on an important dimension of British film culture - the role of the film critic - that has been neglected, mined unthinkingly or marginalised in previous accounts. Encompassing film annuals and broadcast media as well as newspaper columnists, these well-researched accounts - breathing life in by-line names such as C.A. Lejeune or Dilys Powell - provide fascinating historical detail to illuminate the broader historical contexts in which they were produced and circulated. Giving the lie to assertions that there is no such thing as British film culture, this collection will make essential reading for anyone interested in its changing nature and significance.-- "Andrew Spicer, Professor of Cultural Production, University of the West of England Bristol"
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Performing Arts
Sub-Genre: Film
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Theme: History & Criticism
Format: Hardcover
Author: Robert Shail & Sheldon Hall
Language: English
Street Date: August 31, 2025
TCIN: 94444447
UPC: 9781399510509
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-9476
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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