Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent FilSimon and Schuster, 2013 M01 8 - 560 páginas In 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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... says , ' Why did you do that ? ' The scorpion just looks down at him and says , ' Because I'm a scorpion , it's my nature . ' It's the same with Har- vey . It's his nature . " Harvey loved the limelight and could make himself extremely ...
... says , ' Why did you do that ? ' The scorpion just looks down at him and says , ' Because I'm a scorpion , it's my nature . ' It's the same with Har- vey . It's his nature . " Harvey loved the limelight and could make himself extremely ...
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... say but lack the skills to say it , and that Hollywood has nothing to say , but says it with great skill . The lab was a place where the twain met . Indies would come with promising scripts that they would proceed to rewrite , di- rect ...
... say but lack the skills to say it , and that Hollywood has nothing to say , but says it with great skill . The lab was a place where the twain met . Indies would come with promising scripts that they would proceed to rewrite , di- rect ...
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... says . " I remember those early meetings with Victor Nunez , Moctezuma Esparza , Larry Littlebird , and Annick Smith , who had very strong opinions about where Sundance should go . Those people got weeded out . My last Sundance board ...
... says . " I remember those early meetings with Victor Nunez , Moctezuma Esparza , Larry Littlebird , and Annick Smith , who had very strong opinions about where Sundance should go . Those people got weeded out . My last Sundance board ...
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... says Schaeffer . Thus , the original model was turned on its head : a nonprofit institution helped support an unprof- itable business . Redford was acutely aware of the discontent . " It drove me crazy , " he says . " The whole point ...
... says Schaeffer . Thus , the original model was turned on its head : a nonprofit institution helped support an unprof- itable business . Redford was acutely aware of the discontent . " It drove me crazy , " he says . " The whole point ...
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... say , ' Forget it . ' " Says Harvey now , " This was one of the lessons I learned early . " The Weinsteins saw Working Girls at the Directors Fortnight where Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It also made a splash . It was a down and dirty ...
... say , ' Forget it . ' " Says Harvey now , " This was one of the lessons I learned early . " The Weinsteins saw Working Girls at the Directors Fortnight where Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It also made a splash . It was a down and dirty ...
Contenido
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Risky Business | 91 |
The Buying Game | 123 |
Hes Gotta Have | 155 |
The House That Quentin Built | 185 |
Pumping Up the Volume | 216 |
Crossover Dreams | 308 |
The Bad Lieutenant | 341 |
The King of New York | 374 |
All That Jazz Is Gone | 405 |
Gods and Monsters | 437 |
The Sweet Hereafter | 470 |
Cast of Characters | 485 |
Index | 525 |
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