Cinema of outsiders
Subtitle: the rise of American independent film
By: Emanuel Levy.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 601
Subjects: Experimental films -- United States -- History and criticism; Low budget motion pictures -- United States; Independent filmmakers -- United States -- Biography
Description: "The most important development in American culture of the last two decades is the emergence of independent cinema as a viable alternative to Hollywood's safe and innocuous entertainment."--BOOK JACKET.

"Cinema of Outsiders is the first and only comprehensive chronicle of contemporary independent movies from the late 1970s up to the present.

From the hip, audacious early works of maverick David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Spike Lee, to the contemporary Oscar-winning success of indie dynamos, such as the Coen brothers (Fargo), Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction), and Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade), Levy describes in a lucid and accessible manner the innovation and diversity of American indies in theme, sensibility, and style."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-571) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: The new American independent cinema; title: Cinema of outsiders; title: Fathers and sons; title: Regional cinema; title: The New York school of Indies; title: The resurrection of noir; title: Comedy and satire: tackling taboos; title: Drama: challenging stereotypes; title: Cinema of diversity; title: Female/feminist sensibility; title: The new African American cinema; title: The new gay and lesbian cinema; title: Conclusion: independent films now.