Can humdrum towns inspire great art?

Blinded By The Light is set in Luton - can humdrum towns inspire great art?

Blinded by the Light review

Racism, Thatcher and Luton. Gurinder Chadha's Springsteen-inspired comedy drama has moments of greatness but today's charged politics add a bitter taste.

Blinded By the Light review

Feelgood tale of a Springsteen obsessive.

Blinded by the Light review

Although Chadha's film is ultimately too sentimental to do full justice to Springsteen's work - plenty of which is featured on the soundtrack (he's fully endorsed it) - she is good at conveying the way music can feel as if it's speaking directly to you.

When will the white guitarist conveyor belt end?

Blinded By the Light and Yesterday are essentially uncritical, feature-length promos for heritage bands, and there's more to come.

Bruce Springsteen's take on the film about his career

As he watched her movie, Gurinder Chadha inched closer and closer to the musician so she could see his reactions. At times he smiled. At other moments, he laughed. And then there were moments when he looked genuinely surprised.

But when all was said and done, the words The Boss uttered were simple: "Thank you for looking after me so beautifully."

Chadha's Blinded By The Light acquired by New Line

In what would be the biggest worldwide rights deal of the Sundance Film Festival to date, New Line is in final negotiations for Gurinder Chadha's coming-of-age drama Blinded By The Light for $15 million.