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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Biskind, Peter. Down and dirty pictures. New York : Simon & Schuster, ©2004 (OCoLC)607053232 |
Named Person: | Harvey Weinstein; Harvey Weinstein |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Peter Biskind |
ISBN: | 068486259X 9780684862590 9780684862583 0684862581 9780747565703 0747565708 |
OCLC Number: | 53361537 |
Description: | x, 544 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents: | Introduction: The story till now -- Made in USA, 1989 -- The anger artists, 1989 -- Risky Business, 1990-1992 -- The buying game, 1992-1993 -- He's gotta have it, 1993-1994 -- The house that Quentin built, 1994-1995 -- Pumping up the volume, 1995-1996 -- Swimming with sharks, 1996-1997 -- Ace and Gary, 1997 -- Crossover dreams, 1997-1998 -- The bad lieutenant, 1998-1999 -- The king of New York, 1999-2000 -- All that jazz is gone, 2000-2001 -- Gods and monsters, 2001-2002 -- Postscript: The sweet hereafter. |
Responsibility: | Peter Biskind. |
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Abstract:
A critical analysis of the rise of independent filmmakers examines Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival, the success of Miramax, and the careers of independent filmmakers whose work has transformed Hollywood and the film industry.
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Thoughtful, gossipy, and altogether mesmerizing...A shamelessly good read. The New York Times
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