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On the margins: Anthony Simmons, 'The Optimists of Nine Elms' and 'Black Joy' (2010)
Book Chapter
Dolan, J., & Spicer, A. H. (2010). On the margins: Anthony Simmons, 'The Optimists of Nine Elms' and 'Black Joy'. In P. Newland (Ed.), Don't Look Now: British Cinema in the 1970s (79-91). Bristol: Intellect

This co-authored chapter in an edited collection on British Cinema in the 1970s recuperates from critical oblivion the BAFTA award winning film and TV director, Anthony Simmons. The article locates Simmons in the decline of the British industry that... Read More about On the margins: Anthony Simmons, 'The Optimists of Nine Elms' and 'Black Joy'.

The Outsider: Anthony Simmons (2008)
Journal Article
Dolan, J., & Spicer, A. H. (2008). The Outsider: Anthony Simmons. Journal of British Cinema and Television, 5(1), 132-145. https://doi.org/10.3366/E1743452108000113

This interview with veteran British Film director Anthony Simmons gives an account of Simmons’ career in the context of a declining industry in the 1970s. It offers previously unknown production background to films such as Black Joy and The Optimists... Read More about The Outsider: Anthony Simmons.