Yannis Tzioumakis

Hollywood's Indies (eBook, ePUB)

Classics Divisions, Specialty Labels and American Independent Cinema

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

For over three decades the major Hollywood studios have operated specialty film divisions, companies that were originally established to focus primarily on the European arthouse film market, before moving on to the burgeoning American independent film market and in the process transforming it in fundamental ways. Hollywood's Indies is the first book to offer an in depth examination of the phenomenon of the studio specialty film labels, by tracing their history since the establishment of the first such division in 1980, United Artists Classics. The book provides a detailed account of these divisions, their business practices, their position within the often labyrinthine structure of contemporary entertainment conglomerates, their relationship to the Hollywood majors and their contribution to independent cinema in the United States. In examining these companies Yannis Tzioumakis provides a fresh perspective on the history of contemporary American independent cinema, which he divides into three periods: the independent, the indie and the indiewood. Each of these eras is characterised by a particular group of studio specialty labels and, to a large extent, by a distinct expression of "e;independent"e; filmmaking. A number of case studies are provided, including such celebrated films as Lianna, Mystery Train, The Brothers McMullen, Barcelona, Greenberg, and many others.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780748664535
• Artikelnr.: 56904567

Autorenporträt

Yannis Tzioumakis is Reader in Film and Media Industries at the University of Liverpool. His research specialises in American independent cinema and the business of media entertainment. His books include American Independent Cinema: An Introduction (EUP, 2006), The Spanish Prisoner (EUP, 2009), and Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories Identities (Intellect, 2011). He is also the co-editor of "American Indies" (EUP), a 6-volume book series that examines key titles from the contemporary US independent film scene.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. United Artists Classics (1980-1986)
2. Triumph Films, Universal Classics and Twentieth Century Fox International Classics
3. Orion Classics (1983-1997)
4. Fine Line Features (1990-2005)
5. Sony Pictures Classics (1992 - )
6. Fox Searchlight (1994 - )
7. Paramount Classics/Paramount Vantage (1997-2008)
8. Focus Features (2002 - )
9. Warner Independent Pictures (2003-2008) and Picturehouse (2005-8)
Index.