Spike, Mike, Slackers, & Dykes: A Guided Tour Across a Decade of American Independent Cinema
Pierson's name may not be a household one, but the filmmakers he's been associated with?Spike Lee, Michael Moore, Jim Jarmusch?are well known to fans of independent films. Pierson has been friend, investor, and, most importantly, business agent to these and lesser talents and has been a fixture on the festival scene for over a decade. His account of that scene is both honest and maddeningly incomplete. He offers immense detail on some of his deals (even reprinting the Roger and Me contract highlights) but is sketchy on others. He's frank in appraising the work and personality of filmmakers but vague about himself, especially his background. Still, within his milieu Pierson is a heavyweight, and his book is a good choice for collections with large film sections.?Thomas Wiener, editor, "Satellite DIRECT"Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.