{"product_id":"outsider-features-richard-k-ferncase-9780313276071","title":"Outsider Features: American Independent Films of the 1980s","description":"In the early 1980s, serious American independent films including \u003ci\u003eStranger Than Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShe's Gotta Have It\u003c\/i\u003e attracted ever-widening audiences, culminating with Steven Soderbergh's award-winning \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape\u003c\/i\u003e. This film, which won the Cannes Film Festival's top award and took more than $30 million at the box office in the United States alone, capped a remarkable decade for off-Hollywood filmmakers. \u003ci\u003eOutsider Features\u003c\/i\u003e takes an in-depth look at 10 of the most successful independent feature films made during this decade, from John Sayles's seminal and groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Secaucus Seven\u003c\/i\u003e to Michael Moore's wry and irreverent \u003ci\u003eRoger \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e, the most lucrative non-music documentary ever made. \u003ci\u003eOutsider Features\u003c\/i\u003e offers accounts of the genesis of each film, complete synopses and critical analyses, and biographies of each filmmaker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard K. Ferncase\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313276072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313276071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Richard K. Ferncase","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44057837633791,"sku":"9780313276071","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5723c294-9670-42d3-9905-7dcd64d120a4.jpg?v=1685049154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/outsider-features-richard-k-ferncase-9780313276071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}