Indie, Inc.: Miramax and the Transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s

Indie, Inc.: Miramax and the Transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s
ISBN-10
029272912X
ISBN-13
9780292729124
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
308
Language
English
Published
2012-05-15
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Author
Alisa Perren

Description

Indie, Inc. surveys Miramax's evolution from independent producer-distributor to studio subsidiary, chronicling how one company transformed not just the independent film world but the film and media industries more broadly. Miramax's activities had an impact on everything from film festival practices to marketing strategies, talent development to awards campaigning. Case studies of key films, including The Piano, Kids, Scream, The English Patient, and Life is Beautiful, reveal how Miramax went beyond influencing Hollywood business practices and motion picture aesthetics to shaping popular and critical discourses about cinema during the 1990s ... [and] looks at the range of Miramax-released genre films, foreign-language films, and English-language imports released over the course of the decade.

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