American independent / edited by John Berra.

Contributor(s):

Berra, John

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Directory of world cinema (Online) ; v. 2.Publication details: Bristol, UK ; Chicago, USA : Intellect, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (327 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781841503851
1841503851
9781282622593
1282622595
9786612622595
6612622598

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Directory of World Cinema.DDC classification:

791.430973 22

LOC classification:

PN1993.5.U6 A64 2010eb

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Contents:

Film of the year : The hurt locker -- Industry spotlight : interviews with Adam Green and Wayne Kramer -- Cultural crossover : John Waters and Baltimore -- Scoring cinema : Mulholland Dr. -- Directors : Stuart Gordon, Charlie Kaufman, David Lynch -- African-American : essay, reviews -- The American nightmare : essay, reviews -- Chemical world : essay, reviews -- Crime Documentary : essay, reviews -- Exploitation USA : essay, reviews -- Familial dysfunction : essay, reviews -- Narrative disorder : essay, reviews -- On the road : essay, reviews -- Queer cinema : essay, reviews -- Rural Americana : essay, reviews -- Slackers : essay, reviews -- The suburbs : essay, reviews -- Underground USA : essay, reviews.

Summary: With high-profile Academy Award nominations and an increasing number of big-name actors eager to sign on to promising projects, independent films have been at the forefront in recent years like never before. But the roots of such critical and commercial successes as The Hurt Locker and Precious can be traced to the first boom of independent cinema in the 1960s, when a raft of talented filmmakers emerged to capture the attention of a rapidly growing audience of young viewers. A thorough overview of a thriving sector of cultural production, the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent chro.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 316-318).

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With high-profile Academy Award nominations and an increasing number of big-name actors eager to sign on to promising projects, independent films have been at the forefront in recent years like never before. But the roots of such critical and commercial successes as The Hurt Locker and Precious can be traced to the first boom of independent cinema in the 1960s, when a raft of talented filmmakers emerged to capture the attention of a rapidly growing audience of young viewers. A thorough overview of a thriving sector of cultural production, the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent chro.

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