Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-571) and index.
Contents:
Foreword -- Introduction -- The new American independent cinema -- Cinema of outsiders -- Fathers and sons -- Regional cinema -- The New York school of Indies -- The resurrection of noir -- Comedy and satire: tackling taboos -- Drama: challenging stereotypes -- Cinema of diversity -- Female/feminist sensibility -- The new African American cinema -- The new gay and lesbian cinema -- Conclusion: independent films now.
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