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	Amazon.com: Brassed Off!: DVD: Pete Postlethwaite,Tara Fitzgerald,Ewan McGregor,Stephen Tompkinson,Jim Carter,Philip ...
		That's the essence of Brassed Off, a bittersweet gem released in 1996, a year before its more popular (and Oscar-nominated) counterpart.
		Unconcerned with this all is Danny (a brilliant Pete Postlethwaite), the leader of the mine's brass band group, so intent on winning the national championships that he doesn't see at first the turmoil as the members of his band face unemployment--including his own son.
		And if you think you don't enjoy brass band music, "Brassed Off" will go a long way towards changing your mind--this is not oompah-pah-pah music of your high-school marching band.
	www.amazon.com /Brassed-Off-Pete-Postlethwaite/dp/B00000IQC5 (1439 words)

	Brassed Off at the Gaiety Theatre
		The Legion Players in association with Manx Concert Brass present Brassed Off by Paul Allen at the Gaiety Theatre this November.
		Lovers of brass band music, fans of stirring, powerful theatre and anyone valuing heart and spirit are advised to catch this stunning show.
		Brassed Off will run from 2-4 November at the Gaiety Theatre, with tickets priced at £6, £7 and £8.
	www.manxyouthband.org /about/news/brassedoff.htm (315 words)

	Brassed Off (1996) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Brassed Off, written and directed by Mark Herman, takes a look at the plight of the British coal miner - a dying breed.
		Brassed Off is a traditional feel-good motion picture with an element of social commentary thrown in for good measure.
		Despite this, or perhaps partially because of it, Brassed Off successfully presents its theme without ever becoming overbearing, it's heart is in the right place, it has a great soundtrack, and it keeps the viewer entertained.
	www.britmovie.co.uk /genres/drama/filmography/010.html (634 words)

	Salon \| "Brassed Off"
		"Brassed off" also means dejected, fed up, as we learn in the glossary of terms we're given at the opening of the movie.
		The problem is that "Brassed Off" continues to spell out its message -- "It's people who matter" -- in billboard proportions long after that glossary's gone, even as writer and director Mark Herman doodles precious little curlicues of humanity in the movie's corners.
		His hope is to lead them to victory in a national brass band competition, and he works them mercilessly, blind to the fact that they're preoccupied by the impending closure of their mine (a move they still hope to be able to vote down).
	www.salon.com /may97/brassed970530.html (913 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| Brassed Off
		There, where state industries were sold off by Baroness Thatcher, the newly unemployed were declared "redundant." The "redundancy" of union coal workers in northern England's Yorkshire spawned much protest and the slogan "Coal Not Dole" ("the dole" meaning welfare).
		Danny, the conductor of the local brass band for the Grimley Colliery, is so devoted to the group that he's trying not to register the bad news that the government is considering closing the mine.
		Brassed Off's most exhilarating moment is a rousingly edited performance of the William Tell Overture.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/05.29.97/brassed-off-9722.html (642 words)

	Brassed Off Movie Review (1996) from Channel 4 Film
		However Mark Herman's Brassed Off successfully blends the personal and the political, and though the setting is dour, the result is an angry yet frequently uplifting tale of community empowerment featuring a committed British cast.
		Set in the northern town of Grimley in 1992, the story deals with the imminent closure of the town's coal mine - the area's only significant source of employment.
		Among the protestors are cocky worker Andy (McGregor) and struggling family man Phil (Tompkinson).
	www.channel4.com /film/reviews/film.jsp?id=101489 (211 words)

	EUFS: Brassed Off
		The life and times of Grimely Colliery and its brass band may not sound like the most enticing premise for a film, but Brassed Off was undoubtedly one of the best releases of last year.
		Brassed Off is difficult to dislike or fail to enjoy.
		Brassed Off is funny, touching, important and irresistibly enjoyable to the last.
	www.eufs.org.uk /films/brassed_off.html (359 words)

	CNN - 'Brassed Off:' sloppy British fun - May 30, 1997
		"Brassed Off" is about as sloppy as it gets, but for nearly two-thirds of the movie the gushiness is pretty much kept in check.
		The nice thing about his performance in "Brassed Off" is that he looks tailor-made to be yet another British "angry young man," but his good spirits never let him fall into something so simple and obvious.
		"Brassed Off" is wholly inoffensive, with a little bit of profanity and one positively chaste kiss.
	edition.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/9705/30/review.brassed.off (915 words)

	BRASSED OFF (An Illusion review by Joan Ellis.)
		If you don't float out of "Brassed Off" on a wave of good feeling, you are either a grump or a cynic.
		By the time the opening scenes have unfolded to the strains of a big brass band, the audience has been scooped up and dropped squarely into the life of a British coal mining town about to lose its daily bread.
		The pride is generated by Grimley's own brass band under the strict rule of Danny (Pete Postlethwaite), a conductor whose every baton movement carries his respect for the legacy of previous generations of Grimley musicians.
	www.joanellis.com /reviews/BRASSED_OFF.htm (472 words)

	Brassed Off - DVD - Title B Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		The Grimley Colliery Brass band has been around for a century but now the mine is facing closure, and the future for town and band looks bleak.
		The Grimley Colliery Brass band has been around for a century but now the mine is facing c...
		Brassed Off : Brass bands in grim Grimley
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-b/brassed-off (344 words)

	Entertainment Ave! The Movie Theater - A movie review of Brassed Off.
		Let's be realistic, who is really gonna go off and toot a horn when their marriage and job are on the line, yet the movie chooses this fruitless story line and again does it with poor detail.
		"Brassed Off" was an ambitious movie that tried to drive too may points home in too short of a time and therefore failed on all fronts.
		"Brassed Off" was scheduled for a very limited release in LA and New York on May 23rd, and from there I fear it won't get too far because I'm sure most people and "blue-collar" critics like myself would agree that this was a movie that tried and failed.
	www.entertainmentavenue.com /movie_theater/b/brassed_off/brassed_off.htm (783 words)

	Brassed Off
		In "Brassed Off," which is set in 1992, the Grimley mine is a target for closing even though it still has large reserves of coal.
		As one icy official sneers, "Coal is history." The members of the brass band, which was established in 1881, are painfully aware that if coal is history, so is their beloved ensemble.
		Rating: "Brassed Off" is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian).
	partners.nytimes.com /library/film/brassed-film-review.html (607 words)

	WashingtonPost.com: 'Brassed Off': Wind Instrument
		In the dying burg of Grimley in the north of England, the decision is about to be made as to the future of the Grimley Colliery (Britspeak for "mine").
		In their lavender Eton jackets, with their brass instruments gleaming, the Grimley Colliery Band has been oom-pah-pahing for generations, grinding out bad music and drinking heroic quantities of good beer, and Danny, a retired miner, is the inheritor of the baton, determined to keep the tunes coming.
		Brassed Off is rated R for profanity and sexual situations.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/review97/brassedoffhunt.htm (637 words)

	CNN - 'Brassed Off:' sloppy British fun - May 30, 1997
		"Brassed Off" is about as sloppy as it gets, but for nearly two-thirds of the movie the gushiness is pretty much kept in check.
		The nice thing about his performance in "Brassed Off" is that he looks tailor-made to be yet another British "angry young man," but his good spirits never let him fall into something so simple and obvious.
		"Brassed Off" is wholly inoffensive, with a little bit of profanity and one positively chaste kiss.
	www.cnn.com /SHOWBIZ/9705/30/review.brassed.off/index.html (915 words)

	Brassed Off - Definition, explanation
		Brassed Off (1996) is a British film written and directed by Mark Herman.
		The film is scoffed at by some in the brass band world, but is generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music.
		She also plays the flugelhorn brilliantly, and is allowed to play with the local brass band, made up of miners from whom she must conceal her purpose.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/br/brassed_off.php (749 words)

	Brassed Off Reviews - Moviefone
		Brassed Off is a sweet film with a lot of anger at its core.
		Brassed Off is shamelessly manipulative and sentimental, but in an agreeably familiar way.
		Brassed Off gets bogged down in sentimentality; and that political agenda is spread on thick.
	movies.aol.com /movie/brassed-off/3967/reviews (286 words)

	Brassed Off II
		In Britain it is not uncommon for a brass bander to begin teaching his kids to play beginning at age 6 or 7.
		Brass Bands continually commission new works that are no less worthy artistically and in fact a lot more worhy than some modern orchestral music.
		Brass Bands do have "attitude" which can be called "determination for excellence" if we are being more polite.
	abel.hive.no /oj/musikk/trompet/tpin/brassband2.html (733 words)

	Brassed Off - Movie Commentary by Scott Ventura (FeedMyEgo.com)
		It'd almost be worth wearing a hat to be able to take it off to salute some of the acting.
		Nobody but a brass band (and maybe Miles Davis) would take Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez (affectionately referred to as "Orange Juice" in the movie) and add cheesy drums to it.
		Brassed Off is mentioned in Scott's commentary on:
	feedmyego.com /movies/B/BrassedOff1996.html (237 words)

	Brassed Off (1997): Reviews
		Brassed Off is a sweet film with a lot of anger at its core.
		Brassed Off is shamelessly manipulative and sentimental, but in an agreeably familiar way.
		The difficulty is that Brassed Off operates at an emotional pitch that starts at a crescendo and never relents--rendering almost everything equally inconsequential.
	www.metacritic.com /video/titles/brassedoff (638 words)

	Brassed Off (1996)
		The basic theme of Brassed Off is both extremely worthy and rarely touched upon by contemporary cinema.
		By shifting the emphasis to something which is dependent upon the colliery yet fundamentally separate, Brassed Off manages to inject both humour and a dash of real-life into the otherwise dour proceedings.
		So, Brassed Off is a qualified success which, at the very least, doesn't get all nostalgic for some far-off "golden age" that never existed.
	www.film.u-net.com /Movies/Reviews/Brassed_Off.html (843 words)

	Day One at the Berlin International Film Festival
		"Brassed Off," the British film about a brass band in a Yorkshire coal mining town, has been the hit of the festival so far garnering a resounding round of applause after its screening last night as well as kudos from critics.
		Even fest director Moritz De Hadeln was glimpsed slipping into the packed midnight press conference for "Brassed Off." Director Mark Herman, fresh from an enthusiastic reception in Sundance, was not surprised at his success in Berlin having already had the chance to gauge audience reaction outside his native Britain.
		Herman said he felt it was the sense of community and people coming together in a crisis as well as the wonderful music that appealed to people even though they had no knowledge of the British political situation in the mid-1980's the backdrop against which the film is set.
	www.indiewire.com /ots/fes_97Berl_970218_DayOne.html (421 words)

	BRASSED OFF! movie review with photos, video
		Brassed Off incorporates two major elements of early 1990s Yorkshire: that brass bands were a popular diversion for the working class; and that workers were laid off in record numbers as the Thatcher government shut down more and more mines.
		Brass band music isn't especially subtle -- and neither is Brassed Off.
		Under Herman's direction, Brassed Off cleverly dresses its social and political concerns in the guise of a musical adventure that's in the against-all-odds Rocky mold.
	www.rochestergoesout.com /mov/b/brasse.html (489 words)

	Cranky Critic® Movie Reviews: Brassed Off (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Brassed Off deals with the English version of the scenario; a town in which most everyone works at the same job -- mining coal -- and the hobbies seem to be drinking, playing pool, or participating in a brass band.
		Once upon a time, the Grimley Colliery Brass Band was nationally famous in competition; Danny, as leader, hopes to take it back to that zenith.
		Brassed Off is an amiably enjoyable flick and well worth your time in a cool theater this summer.
	www.crankycritic.com /archive/brassedoff.html (585 words)

	BBC - Press Office - Brassed Off Britain
		Brassed Off Britain has identified the ten service industries that drive us mad.
		Brassed Off Britain will investigate exactly why these industries wind us up - and look at ways of making things better.
		Brassed Off Britain will air twice weekly from 4 May on Tuesdays and Thursdays and culminates in a live final on 3 June.
	www.bbc.co.uk /pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2004/04_april/25/brassed_britain.shtml (528 words)

	Amazon.com: Brassed Off: Video: Pete Postlethwaite,Tara Fitzgerald,Ewan McGregor,Stephen Tompkinson,Jim Carter,Philip ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Brassed Off!: Original Soundtrack From The Miramax Motion Picture ~ Various Artists - Soundtracks - Song Collections
		Indeed, the existence and competition of employee brass bands formed as a diversionary activity for the miners is overlooked by most people born outside of the English coal mining commmunities.
		But no discussion about Brassed Off would be complete without mentioning the music.
	www.amazon.com /Brassed-Off-Pete-Postlethwaite/dp/6304707029 (1972 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Brassed Off [1996]: DVD: Pete Postlethwaite,Tara Fitzgerald,Ewan McGregor,Stephen Tompkinson,Jim ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ewan McGregor is a great actor, he may have hit a slump in Star Wars but he certainly emphasised his reputation in British films Trainspotting and Brassed Off.
		For fans of brass banding, there is a cracking soundtrack, with many old favourites; even if you couldn't tell a tuba from a tubular bell, I bet you enjoy the music!
		The story is a mix of a Colliery Brass Band's efforts to win the National Competition against a background of redundancy for the players with the colliery facing inevitable closure and all the bitterness and sadness that it causes amongst the mining community.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Brassed-Off-Pete-Postlethwaite/dp/B00004CXT1 (1714 words)

	Mutant Reviewers from Hell do "Brassed Off!"
		An' all their jobs're due for th'chop since other types of energy are, shall we say, more cost effective and such than th'coal they've been haulin' out o'th'ground and never mind that there's bloody thousands of lads out of work.
		But aye, they're makin' out as best they can, and takin' such pleasures as can be had to leave a man a bit o' pride in himself - like their brass band which is a grand affair all told.
		Dream come true, she is, until the lads find out she's bleedin' management, doin' a study on whether to close mine permanently or nowt, an' that's a tragedy for poor Andy, I tell thee straight, cause she's a smashing bit o' goods even if she do come across all posh and la-di-dah.
	www.mutantreviewers.com /rbrassed.html (598 words)

	World Wide Words: Brassed off
		An older one is arsed off, from arse off, a low slang term from the later part of the nineteenth century that meant “to leave quickly”.
		Brassed off could come from somebody having had a telling off from a superior officer, since senior officers were commonly called “the brass”, and very senior ones “the top brass”, in reference to the amount of gilt on their uniforms.
		So to be brassed off could just mean that you have been doing some piece of mindless scut work and are thoroughly disgruntled as a result.
	www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-bra2.htm (374 words)

	BBC - Liverpool - Entertainment - Brassed Off
		Set during the years of the Miners' Strike, 'Brassed Off' is the story of a brass band which unites the community in a mining village.
		The company are delighted to announce that the performances will feature live brass band music provided by Golborne Brass Band.
		'Brassed Off' at The Brindley, Runcorn: 29th January to 2nd February 2006.
	www.bbc.co.uk /liverpool/content/articles/2006/01/05/theatre_brassedoff_feature.shtml (197 words)

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