Celluloid mavericks
Subtitle: the history of American independent film
By: by Greg Merritt
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 463
ISBN-13: 9781560252320
Subjects: Motion pictures; Experimentele filmkunst; B-Film; Unabhängiger Film; Low budget films; Independent filmmakers; Production and direction; Biography; History
Description: "Celluloid Mavericks: A History of American Independent Film explores that rich American art - the non-studio film, from the first silent film to today's success stories, mainstream movies to avant-garde, exploitation to documentaries, film festivals to drive-ins.

Author Greg Merritt examines both the movies - from The Last Moment to Deep Throat to Sling Blade - and the movie industry players - from Sam Arkoff and Roger Corman to Francis Ford Coppola and John Cassavettes to Quentin Tarantino and pre-Disney MIRIMAX."--BOOK JACKET.

"Merritt shows what it meant to be "independent" in the 1930s versus what it means in the 1990s, distinguishes between indie and semi-indie productions, explores the genres represented under the independent umbrella, and argues what makes a movie independent - its "spirit" or the budget backing the production?"--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [429]-433) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1896-1916, Birth; title: 1917-1928, Exploration; title: 1929-1944, Outside the walls; title: 1945-1952, System breakdown; title: 1953-1959, Opportunity knocks; title: 1960-1967, Ahead of the curve; title: 1968-1974, Pushing the envelope; title: 1975-1982, Building; title: 1983-1989, Coming of age; title: 1990-1999, The new system; title: Timeline; title: Cost-to-gross ratios; title: Academy Award nominees; title: Independent Spirit Award winners.