Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film
- ISBN-10
- 068486259X
- ISBN-13
- 9780684862590
- Series
- Down and Dirty Pictures
- Category
- Independent filmmakers
- Pages
- 544
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-01-01
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Peter Biskind
Description
A critical analysis of the rise of independent filmmakers examines the growth of Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival, the rise to power of the Weinstein brothers and their company Miramax, and the successful careers of Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino, and other independent filmmakers whose work has transformed Hollywood and the film industry. 125,000 first printing.
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