Psychedelic Celluloid: British Pop Music in Film & TV 1965 - 1974

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Illustrated throughout with colour images, Psychedelic Celluloid covers over 300 British and European films and TV shows from the Beatles via Bond spinoffs to crazy personal follies de grandeur, Blow Up and its imitators, concert movies, documentaries, stylish horror films and many more. Carefully researched and drawing on interviews with some of the survivors of the era, it provides a witty and detailed account of each major production, listing its stars, directors, producers and music and showing how they were linked to the fashion and trends of the period.

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A pleasure to read, I am now hoping for a second volume on European psychedelic cinema -- Darren Charles * Musique Machine *
A must-purchase for fans of British films and pop music -- James E Perone * Goldmine *
For anyone with a love of the music, fashions, and the scene, or for anyone who simply adores movies, Psychedelic Celluloid is a handy book to own -- Jay * Severed Cinema *
A must-purchase for fans of British films and pop music -- James E. Perone * Library Journal *
Matthews proves once and for all that, far from being a fleeting trend, this period still influences notable directors such as Wes Anderson, Nicolas Winding Refin, Roman et Sofia Coppola right up to the mainstream work of Mike Myers' Austin Powers -- Jean-Emmanuel Dubois * Transfuge Magazine *

Author Bio

Simon Matthews has had a varied career including a spell running the British Transport Films documentary film library and several years singing in semi-professional rock groups. He has contributed articles on music, film and cultural history to Record Collector, Shindig! and Lobster magazines. Psychedelic Celluloid, his illustrated history of UK music, film and TV between 1965 and 1974 was published by Oldcastle Books in 2016.