Hollywood's indies : classics divisions, specialty labels and the American film market / Yannis Tzioumakis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tzioumakis, Yannis.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture industry--United States--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Independent films.

Independent filmmakers.

History.

United States.

Motion picture industry--United States--History--21st century.

Independent filmmakers--United States--History--20th century.

Independent filmmakers--United States--History--21st century.

Independent films--United States--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

vi, 234 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2012]

Summary:

For over three decades, the major Hollywood studios have operated specialty film divisions - companies that were originally established to focus on the European arthouse film market, before moving on to the American independent film market. In the process, these companies transformed American independent film 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 contemporary 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 'independent' filmmaking. A number of case studies are provided, including such celebrated films as Lianna, Mystery Train, The Brothers McMullen, Barcelona, Greenberg, and many others. Book jacket.

Contents:

Section I Independent

1 United Artists Classics (1980 to 1986) 23

2 Triumph Films (1982 to 1985), Universal Classics (1982 to 1984) and Twentieth Century Fox International Classics (1982 to 1985) 44

3 Orion Classics (1983 to 1997) 65

Section II Indie

4 Fine Line Features (1990 to 2005) 87

5 Sony Pictures Classics (1992 to date) 109

Section III Indiewood

6 Fox Searchlight (1994 to date) 133

7 Paramount Classics / Paramount Vantage (1997 to 2008) 156

8 Focus Features (2002 to date) 177

9 Warner Independent Pictures (2003 to 2008) and Picturehouse (2005 to 2008) 199.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748640126

0748640126

OCLC:

792743541