Britpop changed the cultural landscape of the mid-1990s for countless fans, creating an image of Britain that was cool, confident, and contemporary. The music of the movement has been analyzed in depth--but movies played nearly as big a part, and they've been all but ignored. Britpop Cinema rectifies that imbalance, celebrating the films that pushed boundaries, paid Hollywood no heed, and placed the UK all too briefly at the center of the movie universe. Covering such unforgettable works as Shallow Grave , Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels , and Shaun of the Dead , and addressing the output of such major figures as Danny Boyle, Michael Winterbottom, and Shane Meadows, Britpop Cinema brings together close analysis, social history, and the perspectives of key filmmakers, captured in new interviews with everyone from Irvine Welsh to Edgar Wright, to build a picture of a highly influential yet underappreciated era of cinema.