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Indie, inc. : Miramax and the transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s / Alisa Perren.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Texas film and media studies seriesPublication details: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.Description: x, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780292754355
  • 9780292729124 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 029272912X (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780292737150 (lib ebk)
  • 0292737157 (lib ebk)
Other title:
  • Miramax and the transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43023092
LOC classification:
  • PN 1999 P455i 2012
Contents:
Finding a niche in the 1990s -- The rise of Miramax and the quality indie blockbuster (1979-fall 1992) -- The "secret" of Miramax's success: The crying game (winter 1992-spring 1993) -- Corsets, clerks, and criminals: Miramax in the age of Disney (summer 1993-spring 1995) -- Another dimension to the Miramax brand: kids, scream, and the teen audience (spring 1995-spring 1997) -- Majors, indies, independents: the rise of a three-tier system (winter 1996-spring 1997) -- Who says life is beautiful? (summer 1997-spring 1999) -- Maxed out: Miramax and indiewood in the new millennium.
Summary: "During the 1990s, films such as sex, lies, and videotape, The Crying Game, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and Shakespeare in Love earned substantial sums at the box office along with extensive critical acclaim. A disproportionate number of these hits came from one company: Miramax. Indie, Inc. surveys Miramax's evolution from independent producer-distributor to studio subsidiary, chronicling how one company
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1999 P455i 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000112892

Includes bibliographical references (P. [285]-290) and index.

Finding a niche in the 1990s -- The rise of Miramax and the quality indie blockbuster (1979-fall 1992) -- The "secret" of Miramax's success: The crying game (winter 1992-spring 1993) -- Corsets, clerks, and criminals: Miramax in the age of Disney (summer 1993-spring 1995) -- Another dimension to the Miramax brand: kids, scream, and the teen audience (spring 1995-spring 1997) -- Majors, indies, independents: the rise of a three-tier system (winter 1996-spring 1997) -- Who says life is beautiful? (summer 1997-spring 1999) -- Maxed out: Miramax and indiewood in the new millennium.

"During the 1990s, films such as sex, lies, and videotape, The Crying Game, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting, and Shakespeare in Love earned substantial sums at the box office along with extensive critical acclaim. A disproportionate number of these hits came from one company: Miramax. Indie, Inc. surveys Miramax's evolution from independent producer-distributor to studio subsidiary, chronicling how one company

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