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Author:   Claire Perkins ,  Constantine Verevis ,  Constantine Verevis (Monash University, Australia Monash University Monash University)
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.495kg
ISBN:  

9780748692446

ISBN 10:   0748692444
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   31 March 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Possible Films; Claire Perkins and Constantine Verevis; 1. All the Real Girls (2003): Indie Iove; Claire Perkins; 2. Bubble (2005): The network society; Radha O'Meara; 3. Buffalo '66 (1998): The radical conventionality of an indie happy ending; James MacDowell; 4. The Exploding Girl (2009): The everyday and the occluded gaze; Laura Rascaroli; 5. Frozen River (2008): Mobility and uncertain boundaries; Mark Berrettini; 6. Jesus' Son (1999): 'I knew every raindrop by its name'; Constantine Verevis; 7. Keane (2004): Cold comfort camera; Jaime Christley; 8. Kicking and Screaming (1995): The significance of slightness; Chad R. Newsom; 9. Laurel Canyon (2002): Lacuscular cinema; Jodi Brooks; 10. Living in Oblivion (1995): How mistaking Chad for Brad could not overcome the commercial limitations of the self reflexive cycle; John Berra; 11. Lovely & Amazing (2001): Naked chick flick; Linda Badley; 12. Old Joy (2006): Resisting masculinity; E. Dawn Hall; 13. Pariah (2011): Coming out in the middle; Patricia White; 14. Primer (2004): A primer in first time indie filmmaking; Geoff King; 15. Rachel Getting Married (2008): Personal cinema and the smart chick film; Hilary Radner; 16. Secretary (2002): Purple pose, indie masochism, bruised romance; Elena Gorfinkel; 17. Waitress (2007): Tragedy and authorship in an indie 'meta movie'; Steven Rawle; 18. The Weight of Water (2000): A spectacular, if transformative failure; R. Barton Palmer; 19. Winter's Bone (2010): Modest deals and film adaptation; Noel King; 20. You Can Count On Me (2000): Living in dependence; Jesse Fox Mayshark; Contributors.

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A stimulating new collection of essays that enriches greatly the constantly expanding literature on American independent cinema. Perkins and Verevis have gathered an impressive group of contributors whose thought-provoking discussion of often forgotten, though still important, films challenges existing canons while opening up new and exciting paths in American independent film research, which future studies are bound to follow. Highly recommended!--Yannis Tzioumakis, University of Liverpool

Author Information

Claire Perkins is Assistant Lecturer of Film and Television Studies in the School of English, Communication and Performance Studies at Monash University, Australia. Constantine Verevis is Lecturer, School of English, Communications & Performance Studies, Monash University, Australia.

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