{"product_id":"cinema-of-outsiders-9780814751244","title":"Cinema of Outsiders","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deep dive into the emergence and success of independent filmmaking in America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Los Angeles Times Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The most important development in American culture of the last two decades is the emergence of independent cinema as a viable alternative to Hollywood. Indeed, while Hollywood's studios devote much of their time and energy to churning out big-budget, star-studded event movies, a renegade independent cinema that challenges mainstream fare continues to flourish with strong critical support and loyal audiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCinema of Outsiders \u003c\/b\u003eis the first and only comprehensive chronicle of contemporary independent movies from the late 1970s up to the present. From the hip, audacious early works of maverick David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Spike Lee, to the contemporary Oscar-winning success of indie dynamos, such as the Coen brothers (\u003ci\u003eFargo\u003c\/i\u003e), Quentin Tarentino (\u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e), and Billy Bob Thornton (\u003ci\u003eSling Blade\u003c\/i\u003e), Levy describes in a lucid and accessible manner the innovation and diversity of American indies in theme, sensibility, and style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Documenting the socio-economic, political and artistic forces that led to the rise of American independent film, \u003cb\u003eCinema of Outsiders\u003c\/b\u003e depicts the pivotal role of indie guru Robert Redford and his Sundance Film Festival in creating a showcase for indies, the function of film schools in supplying talent, and the continuous tension between indies and Hollywood as two distinct industries with their own structure, finance, talent and audience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Levy describes the major cycles in the indie film movement: regional cinema, the New York school of film, African-American, Asian American, gay and lesbian, and movies made by women. Based on exhaustive research of over 1,000 movies made between 1977 and 1999, Levy evaluates some 200 quintessential indies, including \u003ci\u003eChoose Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStranger Than Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesperately Seeking Susan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlacker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoison\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReservoir Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGas Food Lodging\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMenace II Society\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClerks\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Company of Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChasing Amy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Apostle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite of Sex\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHappiness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCinema of Outsiders\u003c\/b\u003e reveals the artistic and political impact of bold and provocative independent movies in displaying the cinema of \"outsiders\"-the cinema of the \"other America.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emanuel Levy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48272856285435,"sku":"9780814751244","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d821ca7e-1830-4245-8ced-f337d83fa2e7.jpg?v=1777695285","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/cinema-of-outsiders-9780814751244","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}