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Call No: 721.3(73) BIS
Author: Biskind, Peter
Place: London
Publisher: Bloomsbury
PubDate: 2004
PhysDes: 24 cm ; 545 p
Subject: DIRECTORS. USA; USA; AWARDS. ACADEMY; INDEPENDENT DISTRIBUTION; INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION; INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION. USA; DISTRIBUTION. USA; FESTIVALS. PARK CITY. SUNDANCE; MIRAMAX FILMS; AFFLECK, BEN; ALTMAN, ROBERT; ANDERS, ALLISON; ANDERSON, PAUL THOMAS; ANDERSON, WES; ARAKI, GREGG; ARONOFSKY, DARREN; ARTETA, MIGUEL; WEINSTEIN, BOB; WEINSTEIN, HARVEY; ALLEN, WOODY; ALL THE PRETTY HORSES (US, Billy Bob Thornton, 2000); FABULEUX DESTIN D'AMELIE POULAIN, LE (FR/GG, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001); APOSTLE, THE (US, Robert Duvall, 1997); AMERICAN BEAUTY (US, Sam Mendes, 1999); RESERVOIR DOGS (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
Summary: In Down and Dirty Pictures, Peter Biskind tells the story of the filmmakers and the independent distributors who revitalised Hollywood in the 1990s. He follows the growth of Sundance from a regional film festival to the premier showcase of independent film that it became, showing how it succeeded almost despite Robert Redford, whose visionary plans were often thwarted by his quixotic personality. He charts the meteoric rise of the controversial Harvey Weinstein, often described as the last mogul who, with his brother Bob, left a trail of carnage in his wake, yet created an Oscar factory that is the envy of the studios. [Taken from inner jacket sleeve].
ISBN: 0747565708
ID2: 341

Call No: 71(73) BIS
Author: Biskind, Peter
Place: New York, NY
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
PubDate: 1998
PhysDes: 506 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Subject: USA. 1970's; COLUMBIA PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; WARNER BROS.; ZOETROPE STUDIOS; ALTMAN, ROBERT; ASHBY, HAL; BEATTY, WARREN; BEGELMAN, DAVID; BLATTY, WILLIAM PETER; BOGDANOVICH, PETER; BRANDO, MARLON; BROWN, DAVID; BURSTYN, ELLEN; CALLEY, JOHN; CHRISTIE, JULIE; COPPOLA, ELEANOR; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD; DE NIRO, ROBERT; DE PALMA, BRIAN; DILLER, BARRY; EVANS, ROBERT; FONDA, PETER; FRIEDKIN, WILLIAM; GEFFEN, DAVID; HAWKS, HOWARD; HOPPER, DENNIS; IRVING, AMY; KAEL, PAULINE; KIDDER, MARGOT; LUCAS, GEORGE; LUCAS, MARCIA; MILIUS, JOHN; NEWMAN, DAVID; NICHOLSON, JACK; PENN, ARTHUR; PHILLIPS, JULIA; PLATT, POLLY; POLANSKI, ROMAN; RAFELSON, BOB; SCHNEIDER, BERT; SCHRADER, LEONARD; SCHRADER, PAUL; SCORSESE, MARTIN; SHEPHERD, CYBILL; SIMPSON, DON; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; SYLBERT, RICHARD; TANEN, NED; TOWNE, ROBERT; WEINTRAUB, SANDRA; YABLANS, FRANK; ZANUCK, RICHARD; AMERICAN GRAFFITI (US, George Lucas, 1973); EASY RIDER (US, Dennis Hopper, 1969); APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979); BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967); CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974); CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (US, Steven Spielberg, 1977); EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973); GODFATHER, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972); HEAVEN'S GATE (US, Michael Cimino, 1980); JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975); LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE (US, Peter Bogdanovich, 1971); MCCABE AND MRS MILLER (US, Robert Altman, 1971); M*A*S*H (US, Robert Altman, 1969); MEAN STREETS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1973); PAPER MOON (US, Peter Bogdanovich, 1973); PERSONAL BEST (US, Robert Towne, 1982); RAGING BULL (US, Martin Scorsese, 1980); REDS (US, Warren Beatty, 1981); SHAMPOO (US, Hal Ashby, 1975); SORCERER (US, William Friedkin, 1977); STAR WARS (US, George Lucas, 1977); SUGARLAND EXPRESS, THE (US, Steven Spielberg, 1974); TAXI DRIVER (US, Martin Scorsese, 1976)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-482) and index; Filmography: p. [447]-448
ISBN: 0684809966
LON: 98002919; 13698645

Author: Biskind, Peter
Publisher: Bloomsbury
PubDate: 2005

Call No: 71(73) BIS
Author: Biskind, Peter
Edition: 1st ed
Place: New York
Publisher: Pantheon Books
PubDate: c1983
PhysDes: x, 371 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: USA. 1950's
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN: 0394721152 (pbk.) : $10.95; 0394527291 : $22.95
LON: 2607009 2607009

Call No: 735(73) BIS
Author: Biskind, Peter
Source: UK
Publisher: Penguin Books
PubDate: 2019
PhysDes: 12 unnumbered pages, 272 pages ; 20 cm
Subject: AVATAR (US, James Cameron, 2009); CAMERON, JAMES; CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (US, Anthony Russo/Joe Russo, 2016); DARK KNIGHT, THE (US, Christopher Nolan, 2008); GAME OF THRONES [TV] (US, 2011-); HAWKINS, SALLY; LEFT BEHIND (US, Vic Sarin, 2001); MARTIAN, THE (US, Ridley Scott, 2015); PLANET OF THE APES (US, Franklin J. Schaffner, 1967); SHAPE OF WATER, THE (US, Guillermo del Toro, 2017); TRUE BLOOD [TV] (US, 2008-); WALKING DEAD, THE [TV] (US, 2010 - ); ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV; SUPERHEROES IN FILMS; APOCALYPSE IN FILMS
Summary: A bestselling cultural journalist takes us on a wild ride through pop culture, showing how it paved the way for today's extreme politics Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatar just a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones - sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics? In The Sky is Falling! bestselling cultural critic Peter Biskind takes us on a dizzying ride across two decades of pop culture to show how the TV and movies we love have taught us to love political extremism. Welcome to a darkly pessimistic, apocalyptic world where winter has come, the dead are walking, and ultra violence, revenge and torture are all in a day's work. Welcome to the new normal. -- publisher's website
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780241373873
Contents: Beyond the fringe : an introduction -- Part I. Winter has come. Apocalypse now -- Bleeding hearts -- Doing the right thing -- Part II. Who'll stop the rain?. Gone fishin' -- Coming apart -- Draining the swamp -- Part III. Breaking bad. The silence of the lambs -- Beauty in the beast -- License to kill -- Part IV. Heaven can't wait. What a piece of work was man -- Anywhere but here -- No exit -- Conclusion : the return of the center.