{"product_id":"contemporary-american-independent-film-christine-holmlund-9780415254878","title":"Contemporary American Independent Film: From the Margins to the Mainstream","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eEasy Rider \u003c\/em\u003eto \u003cem\u003eThe Blair Witch Project, \u003c\/em\u003e this book is a comprehensive examination of the independent film scene. Exploring the uneasy relationship between independent films and the major studios, the contributors trace the changing ideas and definitions of independent cinema, and the diversity of independent film practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThey consider the ways in which indie films are marketed and distributed, and how new technologies such as video, cable and the internet, offered new opportunities for filmmakers to produce and market independent films.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning to the work of key auteurs such as John Sayles and Haile Gerima, contributors ask whether independent filmmakers can also be stars, and consider how indie features like \u003cem\u003eBoys Don't Cry\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eShopping for Fangs\u003c\/em\u003e address issues of gender, sexuality and ethnicity normally avoided by Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor all students of film studies and American studies, this cultural journey through independent film history will be an absolute must read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christine Holmlund\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415254876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415254878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.24w x 0.61d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Christine Holmlund","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119674028287,"sku":"9780415254878","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23c72123-21f5-4d1d-9252-3d9db0cc875d.jpg?v=1687410389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/contemporary-american-independent-film-christine-holmlund-9780415254878","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}