Directory of world cinema : American independent / edited by John Berra.

Contributor(s):

Berra, John [ed.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Directory of world cinema ; v. 2.Publication details: Bristol : Intellect, 2010.Description: 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9781841503684
9781841503851

Other title:

American independent

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.430973

LOC classification:

PN 1993.5 D598 2010

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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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Vol info	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1993.5 D598 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	1	Available	00000114944

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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