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Down and Dirty Pictures
Peter Biskind
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Description for Down and Dirty Pictures
Paperback. An explosive expose of the men who changed independent cinema for ever in the 1990s Num Pages: 576 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 36. Weight in Grams: 468.
In the late 1980s a generation of filmmakers began to flower outside the Hollywood studio system and in the following decade, the independent film movement bloomed. Dozens of lesser-known filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino began walking away with coveted prizes at Cannes and eventually the Academy Awards. Many of these directors were discovered at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival and then scooped up by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, whose company Miramax laid waste to the competition. In Down and Dirty Pictures, Peter Biskind tells the incredible story of these filmmakers, the growth of Sundance into the premier ... Read more
In the late 1980s a generation of filmmakers began to flower outside the Hollywood studio system and in the following decade, the independent film movement bloomed. Dozens of lesser-known filmmakers such as Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino began walking away with coveted prizes at Cannes and eventually the Academy Awards. Many of these directors were discovered at Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival and then scooped up by Harvey and Bob Weinstein, whose company Miramax laid waste to the competition. In Down and Dirty Pictures, Peter Biskind tells the incredible story of these filmmakers, the growth of Sundance into the premier ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747565710
SKU
V9780747565710
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About Peter Biskind
Peter Biskind is the author of three previous books. Currently a contributor to Vanity Fair, he was formerly the executive editor of Premiere and has written for numerous publications. He lives in Columbia County, New York.
Reviews for Down and Dirty Pictures
'Your book was so goddam well written, I was like, I don't want to read any more about [my heroes], but then I made the mistake of leaving it by my bedside table, and it was like a bag of pot, and I'm saying, "I'm not gonna smoke." I was insatiable' Quentin Tarantino 'Thoughtful, gossipy, and altogether mesmerizing ... ... Read more