Indie An American Film Culture

Name: Indie An American Film Culture
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ISBN: 9780231144650

ISBN-10: 0231144652

ISBN-13: 9780231144650

Edition: 2011

Authors: Michael Z. Newman

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From Stranger than Paradise(1984) to Synecdoche, New York(2008), America's independent films often seem to defy classification. Their strategies of storytelling and representation vary widely, and they range from raw, no-budget productions to the more polished releases of Hollywood's "specialty" divisions. Understanding American indies involves more than just considering films. Filmmakers, distributors, exhibitors, festivals, critics, and audiences play a role in the art's identity, which is always understood in relation to the Hollywood mainstream. By locating the American indie in the historical context of the Sundance-Miramax era (the mid-1980s to the end of the 2000s), Michael Z. Newman…

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List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: 4/4/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.54" wide x 8.94" long x 0.72" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Context



Indie Cinema Viewing Strategies



Home Is Where the Art Is: Indie Film Institutions



Character



Indie Realism: Character-Centered Narrative and Social Engagement



Formal Play



Pastiche as Play: The Coen Brothers



Games of Narrative Form: Pulp Fiction and Beyond



Against Hollywood



Indie Opposition: Happiness vs. Juno


Notes


Bibliography


Index