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Title: Spike,mike,slackers & Dykes:A Guided Tour Across a Decade P of American Independant Cinem by John Pierson ISBN: 0-7868-8222-0 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 07 February, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: too much horn-tooting
Comment: What could've been a good guide to modern indie film is bogged down by Pierson's relentless and self-serving tooting of his own horn. Who cares?!? What we really want is the inside story of all these independent films and filmmakers. Pierson seemed to lose track of who the stars of his book should be. I also found the author's writing and his overall knowledge of movies to be lacking. A much better book on the same broad topic is "Celluloid Mavericks" by Greg Merritt, which covers the entire history of American independent film from a much more literate and balanced perspective.
Rating: 3
Summary: Definitely for Kevin Smith fans
Comment: Although I'm a big fan of indie films, I found this book a bit dull. Not that I'm looking for a typical Hollywood put on the glitz and glamour type of book, but the book basically deals with how the author put together financing and got distribution for some indie films. It definitely could have been told in a more exciting way. The best thing about it is the interviews with Kevin Smith that are interspersed through the first half or so of the book. Then, they drop off, and I did as well. The author is definitely a huge fan of Kevin Smith, which is great, as there are a lot of Kevin's journal entries included about when Clerks was at Sundance. If you like Kevin Smith, this is a good read, if only for the interviews and the chapter about Clerks. If not, then well...you might like it, but it's a little dull. If you haven't seen Slacker, Go Fish, Roger and Me, Clerks, She's Gotta Have It, Amongst Friends, Reservoir Dogs, etc., then you might have a hard time as well.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Book for the Indie Film Lover
Comment: I truly enjoyed this book. From the inside info to the conversations with the filmmakers. The author is definitely a man who enjoys the "independant" film industry and he conveys his experiences in a very readable and accessible way. It's a good read which is the most important thing a book can be.
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Title: An Askew View : The Films of Kevin Smith by John Kenneth Muir ISBN: 1557835861 Publisher: Applause Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Celluloid Mavericks: A History of American Independent Film by Greg Merritt ISBN: 1560252324 Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press Pub. Date: 05 October, 1999 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Down and Dirty Pictures : Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film by Peter Biskind ISBN: 068486259X Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 06 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Filmmakers and Financing: Business Plans for Independents, Third Edition by Louise Levison ISBN: 0240804325 Publisher: Focal Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Shooting to Kill by Christine Vachon ISBN: 0380798549 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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