Peter Biskind - Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film

Peter Biskind - Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film

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Down and Dirty Pictures : Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film - Peter Biskind - 9780684862583 - 0684862581
ISBN13: 9780684862583. ISBN10: 0684862581. by Peter Biskind. Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc.. Edition: 04more 		Textbooks.com
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Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind
Free Worldwide Delivery : Down and Dirty Pictures : Paperback : Simon & Schuster Ltd : 9780684862583 : 0684862581 : 17 Jan 2005 : A critical analysis of the rise of independent filmmakers examines the growth of Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival, the rise to power of the Weinstein brothers and their company Miramax, and the successful careers of Steven Soderbergh, Quentin Tarantino, and other independent filmmakers whose work has transformed Hollywood and the.more 		BookDepository.com
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Down and Dirty Pictures
In this groundbreaking expose, Biskind shines a beacon into the world of independent film to reveal an irresistibly fascinating industry, replete with the same inflated egos, infighting, gossip, and greed as mainstream Hollywood, but also marked by a genuine and passionate love of filmmaking.more 		Buy.com
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Authors
Peter Biskind
Nonfiction Category
Performing Arts
Book Editions
Book Editions
PaperbackReprint544December 21, 2004Simon & Schuster9"(h) x 6"(w) x 1.5"(d), 1.34 lbs.9780684862583
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New York Times Book Review: "Biskind's book,...must be welcomed for attempting to interpret the entertainment industry with at least some seriousness of purpose."

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Dirty Low-Down, Nasty Brutal Pictures, you mean! Biskind jumps in the mud, again.
from ChrisJarmick on Thursday, April 14, 2011
4.0 / 5.0
 Pros:
 Detailed and no holds barred
 Cons:
 sometimes too detailed
Bottom Line: The not so nice rise to fame of Sundance and Miramax is detailed in Biskind's fascinating book.
Review: Peter Biskind's Down and Dirty Pictures delivers the inside story of the rise to fame and publ...
Down and Dirty Non-Fiction
from stargull on Wednesday, July 28, 2004
3.0 / 5.0
 Pros:
 Absorbing; well-paced
 Cons:
 Often inaccurate; too much editorializing
Bottom Line: Although marred by glaring omissions and occasional errors, Down and Dirty Pictures is a worthwhile peek in Miramax's closet
Review: Too much of a good thing is never enough, or so it would appear to Peter Biskind, the author of Down...
Dirty enough?
from videodude on Monday, April 19, 2004
5.0 / 5.0
 Pros:
 Research, entertainment factor, gossip
 Cons:
 True or untrue?
Bottom Line: A book about nineties independent film through the author's own interpretation of a landmark in filmmaking.
Review: When he wrote "Easy Riders, Raging Bulls", writer Peter Biskind probably didn't write the most flatt...