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American Independent films have to many observers provided the only experimental and distinctive voices in recent US cinema. Now an increasingly pervasive influence on contemporary European cinema and mainstream Hollywood, a whole generation of innovative and idiosyncratic American film-makers including Steven Soderbergh, Todd Haynes, Hal Hartley and Jim Jarmusch emerged during the critical and commercial renaissance of the late 1980s and 1990s. Jason Wood's guide defines and outlines a personal but representative selection of a hundred recommended American Independent films, Listing titles such as Sex, Lies and Videotape, Blood Simple, Reservoir Dogs, right up to Donnie Darko, each entry includes a plot synopsis, a commentary on the film's significance, production and exhibition history and cross-references to other films. Jason Wood's expert but concise selection, part of the new BFI Screen Guides Series, is an informative map to one of the most vital areas in the contemporary film-making scene. List of films overleaf.
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Jason Wood is a freelance film consultant and a co-founder of Ion Productions Ltd. He has produced and directed documentaries on Krzysztof Kleslowski, Hal Hartley and Atom Egoyan. Previous publications include The Pocket Essential Hal Hartley (Pocket Essentials, 2003) and regular film articles for Enthusiasm Film Magazine and Vertigo. David Siegel and Scott McGehee are the writers-producers-directors of Suture, 1994 ('Official Selection' at Cannes Film Festival and Jury prize at the Toronto Film festival) and The Deep End, 2001 (selected for Director's Fortnight Cannes Film Festival). Both films won the best Cinematography Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. Together with Robert Nathan they formed an independent film production company, 15, in 1999.
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A Timely and Well Written Guide to US Indies,
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This review is from: 100 American Independent Films (BFI Screen Guides) (Paperback)
Books structured around lists are a dime a dozen whether the subject is books, film, music, or some other aspect of pop culture. However, Jason Wood has done something quietly remarkable with this BFI publication. At a time, when the notion of American independent film seems a contextual quagmire, he has applied a healthy mixture of common sense, a solid historical perspective, and a genuine enthusiasm for US film in all its contradictory forms to creating this very handy and useful book. Whether you agree with all of his selections, you will certainly find his commentary wide ranging, insightful, and a pleasure to read. This is a list book that will in time become a convenient reference for journalists, scholars, and film buffs at large.
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brilliant book,
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This review is from: 100 American Independent Films (BFI Screen Guides) (Paperback)
The best thing about this screen guide is that the author's enthusiasm comes through so strongly that you will want to put it down and go watch the films. Its smart and perceptive while being more of a celebration of american indie cinema than a textbook.
My favourite reviews are for popular films like Mean Streets, Donnie Darko, Blood Simple, and Eraserhead, while the writing on more obscure films will make you want to track down old VHS copies. on the strength of this book i just ordered BFIs 100 Shakespeare films and may get 100 European Horrors.
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A Good representation of the American Independent Scene,
By Bobby Hami "Ultimateserge" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: 100 American Independent Films (Screen Guides) (Hardcover)
One grudge I have usually had with the BFI Screen Guides is that they include films that I have no way of attaining, and that means there are no official DVD releases of these products. This is best shown in the 100 European Horror Guide, but almost all the films mentioned here, besides Another Girl, Another Planet (1993), can be purchased on this site.
I believe if you are new to American Independent Cinema, you will find most of these films very entertaining. If you have a little experience in films, especially in the 90's when the independent scene blossomed, this may seem a mixed bag for you, as there are mentions of Reservoir Dogs, Nashville, Mean Streets, Boogie Nights. See what I mean? It's just a little too familiar for the educated film viewer. It has films from Tarantino, Cronenberg, Russ Meyer, The Coen Brothers, Being John Malkovich, and other famous writers, and famous writers and directors. If you are relatively new to American Independent Cinema this is recommended, if you are familiar, however, I would not bother unless the reviews are your stuff which are short and sweet. Even if you are not the "professional" film viewer, you are bound to have heard of a majority of these films. |
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