Channel 4 and British Film Culture: Journal of British Cinema and Television Volume 11, Issue 4

ISBN-13: 9780748692514 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 128 str.

Paul McDonald;Justin Smith

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Considers aspects of the legacy that makes Film4 synonymous with a rejuvenated national cinema. This book investigates aspects of that legacy, casting a critical eye upon received wisdom, and drawing on new archival and interview material to offer a revisionist history of the broadcaster's rich and diverse contributions to British film culture.

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Introduction
Justin Smith and Paul McDonald

Britain’s Channel 4: A TV Provider Caught Between Private Sector Funding and Its Cultural Mission
Gabriele Bock and Siegfried Zielinski

Roadblocks and Roads Not Taken: Fords on Water (1983), Coast to Coast (1987) and the British Bi-racial Buddy-Road Movie
Ieuan Franklin

Assessing Cultural Impact: Film4, Canon Formation and Forgotten Films
Laura Mayne

Channel 4 and the Red Triangle: A Case Study in Film Curation and Censorship on Television
Justin Smith

Film4, Freeview and Public Service Broadcasting: Screening Films on British Television in the Multi-channel Era
Rachael Keene

Interview Dossier
The Four Heads of Film4
Justin Smith and Laura Mayne

Book Reviews