Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent FilIn this “dishy…superbly reported” (Entertainment Weekly) New York Times bestseller, Peter Biskind chronicles the rise of independent filmmakers who reinvented Hollywood—most notably Sundance founder Robert Redford and Harvey Weinstein, who with his brother, Bob, made Miramax Films an indie powerhouse. As he did in his acclaimed Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, Peter Biskind “takes on the movie industry of the 1990s and again gets the story” (The New York Times). Biskind charts in fascinating detail the meteoric rise of the controversial Harvey Weinstein, often described as the last mogul, who created an Oscar factory that became the envy of the studios, while leaving a trail of carnage in his wake. He follows Sundance as it grew from a regional film festival to the premier showcase of independent film, succeeding almost despite the mercurial Redford, whose visionary plans were nearly thwarted by his own quixotic personality. Likewise, the directors who emerged from the independent movement, such as Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, and David O. Russell, are now among the best-known directors in Hollywood. Not to mention the actors who emerged with them, like Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Ethan Hawke, and Uma Thurman. Candid, controversial, and “sensationally entertaining” (Los Angeles Times) Down and Dirty Pictures is a must-read for anyone interested in the film world. |
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In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, the challenge was to hack a path through the thicket of embroidered memory, recollections encrusted by legend, tall tales that had been told so often they enjoyed the ring of truth.
In Easy Riders, Raging Bulls, the challenge was to hack a path through the thicket of embroidered memory, recollections encrusted by legend, tall tales that had been told so often they enjoyed the ring of truth.
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... more intense, a reduction, l'essence d'Herve. If Harvey was the outside guy, Bob was the inside guy. He was quieter, preferred to stay in the shadows. It didn't matter to Bob if he were liked or not. Despite what Bob told the ...
... more intense, a reduction, l'essence d'Herve. If Harvey was the outside guy, Bob was the inside guy. He was quieter, preferred to stay in the shadows. It didn't matter to Bob if he were liked or not. Despite what Bob told the ...
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Later, she told me, 'This guy wants me to do it, it's nine or ten weekends, at his parents' house, he's got $25,000.' “'Connie, you've never been in a movie. Just do it for the experience.' She did it, and five months later she told me, ...
Later, she told me, 'This guy wants me to do it, it's nine or ten weekends, at his parents' house, he's got $25,000.' “'Connie, you've never been in a movie. Just do it for the experience.' She did it, and five months later she told me, ...
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She told him that Redford wanted to be in business with him. Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer's office phoned. For someone like Soderbergh, the uber-producers represented everything that was toxic about the business, and he didn't even ...
She told him that Redford wanted to be in business with him. Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer's office phoned. For someone like Soderbergh, the uber-producers represented everything that was toxic about the business, and he didn't even ...
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Soderbergh told him he was interested in Lem Dobbs's Kafka script. Kafka had been circulating for years and enjoyed a considerable underground cachet, but no one would touch it because it had “uncommercial” written all over it.
Soderbergh told him he was interested in Lem Dobbs's Kafka script. Kafka had been circulating for years and enjoyed a considerable underground cachet, but no one would touch it because it had “uncommercial” written all over it.
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Crítica de los usuarios - Ivegotzooms - LibraryThingFun and fascinating. I can't believe there aren't any other reviews of this here. If you've ever wondered why the films that get made - get made - even in passing, you should read this. It will also ... Leer comentario completo
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Risky Business | |
The Buying Game | |
Hes Gotta Have | |
The House That Quentin Built | |
Pumping Up the Volume | |
Crossover Dreams | |
The Bad Lieutenant | |
The King of New York | |
All That Jazz Is Gone | |
Gods and Monsters | |
The Sweet Hereafter | |
Cast of Characters | |
Photographs | |
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