The Rough Guide is the essential companion for anyone interested in American Independent, low-budget and maverick filmmaking. The book looks at the deep-reaching history of American ''indie'' cinema in all its guises, from its earliest incarnations in the 60s and 70s to the growth of indie avatars (Sundance & Miramax) and even considers where it is today. It explores the definitions of ''independent'' film in terms of both aesthetics and means of production and comes complete with a canon of the 50 greatest American ''Indie'' films of all time.
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Jessica Winter is an experienced film journalist with a BA from Yale University and an MA for University College London. She has written articles for Time Out London, Sight & Sound, Minneapolis City Pages and Cinema Scope.
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Perfect for indie newbies and longtime afficionados!,
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Another killersmart addition to the Rough Guide series, this volume manages to be uber-informative and addictively entertaining -- you'll never get off your toilet! hehe... The section on B-Movie Mogul Roger Corman perfectly gets across whats great about even his not-so-greatest films, and the study of Miramax and Sundance is illuminating and demonstrates the enormous and positive influence these 2 entities have had on the medium. After pouring through this book, its impossible not to make a beeline to Netflix and add dozens of finds to your cue. One aspect of history that this book really nails, is the indie roots of stars like Jack Nicholson, Scorsese, etc and its fun reading about their early and raw cinematic adventures... Also, it was nice to see so many genres represented, the horror section full of ghastly gems...
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Independent film is a term that contemporary cinephiles may associate with the relatively recent phenomena of the Sundance Film Festival and Miramax production company, but the concept has existed since the dawn of cinema. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deep throat, poverty row, indie story, contemporary directors, indie films, debut feature, feature debut, blaxploitation films Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Steven Soderbergh, New York, Pulp Fiction, Easy Rider, Mean Streets, Richard Linklater, Quentin Tarantino, John Cassavetes, Michael Moore, Blood Simple, Harvey Keitel, Boys Don't Cry, New Line, New Queer Cinema, Steve Buscemi, Gus Van Sant, Spike Lee, Todd Solondz, Russ Meyer, Martin Scorsese, Harvey Weinstein, Errol Morris, Los Angeles, Jim Jarmusch, Roger Corman Browse Sample Pages:
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Independent film is a term that contemporary cinephiles may associate with the relatively recent phenomena of the Sundance Film Festival and Miramax production company, but the concept has existed since the dawn of cinema. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
deep throat, poverty row, indie story, contemporary directors, indie films, debut feature, feature debut, blaxploitation films Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Steven Soderbergh, New York, Pulp Fiction, Easy Rider, Mean Streets, Richard Linklater, Quentin Tarantino, John Cassavetes, Michael Moore, Blood Simple, Harvey Keitel, Boys Don't Cry, New Line, New Queer Cinema, Steve Buscemi, Gus Van Sant, Spike Lee, Todd Solondz, Russ Meyer, Martin Scorsese, Harvey Weinstein, Errol Morris, Los Angeles, Jim Jarmusch, Roger Corman Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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