Simon Matthews
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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 Magazine.[1]
Publications
"Psychedelic Celluloid" is Simon Matthews' first book.
Reviews
- "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.
- "A must-purchase for fans of British films and pop music" - James E. Perone, Library Journal.
A Document by Simon Matthews
| Title | Document type | Publication date | Subject(s) | Description |
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| Document:Olof Palme - The Man Who Played With Fire | book review | 2020 | Olof Palme Olof Palme/Assassination "Iran-Contra" Bernt Carlsson Stieg Larsson Jan Stocklassa Bertil Wedin Peter Caselton African National Congress Pan Africanist Congress | Bernt Carlsson, a colleague of Olof Palme’s and UN Commissioner for Namibia 1987-1988, died in the Lockerbie bombing on 21 December 1988. Carlsson's presence on Pan Am Flight 103 has been cited as the reason it was bombed. |
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