{"product_id":"shoot-it-hollywood-inc-and-the-rising-of-independent-film-9781551524085","title":"Shoot It!: Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShoot It!\u003c\/i\u003e is a revealing history of how Hollywood, with its eye on the bottom line, arguably lost its ability to support the work of creative filmmakers; it is also a passionate portrait of the American independents, and others inside the international film scene, who have risen up to fill the void. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines the Hollywood studio system over several decades, from the period when moguls like Harry and Jack Warner and Louis B. Mayer produced quality yet commercially viable films, to today, when studios seem only interested in surefire sequels and comic-book adaptations aimed at a global audience. By the same token, \u003ci\u003eShoot It!\u003c\/i\u003e also celebrates today's great movies produced outside of the studio system, chronicling the international independent film movement in seven countries (the United States, Canada, Mexico, Britain, France, Romania, and South Korea), from its roots (French New Wave, British kitchen sink, the New York scene) to the revolutionary impact of digital technology. It also features new interviews from indie film notables such as Gus Van Sant, Mike Leigh, Claire Denis, Atom Egoyan, Catherine Breillat, Sally Potter, John Sayles, and Ken Loach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile the studios envisage a generic universe, repressing local film cultures along the way, talented independents continue to tell local stories with universal appeal. This book is a celebration of those determined filmmakers who, despite it all, overcome every obstacle and just shoot it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Spaner\u003c\/b\u003e is a film critic and freelance journalist in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551524085\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2012 pg. 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuill \u0026amp; Quire\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"David Spaner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51798392111285,"sku":"9781551524085","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c974f41c-ca92-4371-bf1f-97dfb572a703.jpg?v=1758638436","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/shoot-it-hollywood-inc-and-the-rising-of-independent-film-9781551524085","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}