Andrew Spicer's Outputs (5)

Hollywood remakes of iconic British films: Class, gender and stardom (2024)
Journal Article

Book review of Hollywood Remakes of Iconic British Films: Class, Gender and Stardom, by Agnieszka Rasmus, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2022, 192 pp., £85.00 (hardback), ISBN 978-1-4744-4878-9

Media cities and the reconstruction of space and place (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation explores the concept of a 'media city'. It begins with a definition: media cities are a planned, highly structured intervention that is part of a transformational change in the urban landscape. The presentation then discusses a part... Read More about Media cities and the reconstruction of space and place.

Bristol’s film and television industries: An incremental ecosystem (2023)
Book Chapter

This chapter explores the growth and characteristics of Bristol’s screen industries, which consist principally of television production companies and a much smaller group engaged in feature film production. In contrast to what one could call ‘enginee... Read More about Bristol’s film and television industries: An incremental ecosystem.

The art and craft of producing films: Simon Relph (2014)
Journal Article

This article provides a career overview of Simon Relph, an important independent British producer and also the architect and first CEO of British Screen, which supported the work of numerous filmmakers who might otherwise have struggled to get their... Read More about The art and craft of producing films: Simon Relph.

Rescued from oblivion: Michael Klinger, Jewish Independent Producer (2013)
Journal Article

This article gives a four-page overview of the career and significance of the British Jewish producer Michael Klinger. It argues for his importance and the varied and sometimes challenging nature of the films he produced, why his career took the shap... Read More about Rescued from oblivion: Michael Klinger, Jewish Independent Producer.