{"product_id":"outsider-features-american-independent-films-of-the-1980s-hardcover","title":"Outsider Features: American Independent Films of the 1980s - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard K. Ferncase\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1980s, serious American independent films including \u003ci\u003eStranger Than Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Simple\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eShe's Gotta Have It\u003c\/i\u003e attracted ever-widening audiences, culminating with Steven Soderbergh's award-winning \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape\u003c\/i\u003e. This film, which won the Cannes Film Festival's top award and took more than $30 million at the box office in the United States alone, capped a remarkable decade for off-Hollywood filmmakers. \u003ci\u003eOutsider Features\u003c\/i\u003e takes an in-depth look at 10 of the most successful independent feature films made during this decade, from John Sayles's seminal and groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eThe Return of the Secaucus Seven\u003c\/i\u003e to Michael Moore's wry and irreverent \u003ci\u003eRoger \u0026amp; Me\u003c\/i\u003e, the most lucrative non-music documentary ever made. \u003ci\u003eOutsider Features\u003c\/i\u003e offers accounts of the genesis of each film, complete synopses and critical analyses, and biographies of each filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRICHARD K. FERNCASE is Associate Professor of Film and Television at Chapman University in Southern California. He is an award-winning filmmaker and photographer and the author of two books on motion picture lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 21, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52987992604979,"sku":"9780313276071","price":151.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/AKXSkrIyzf9780313276071.webp?v=1769072581","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/outsider-features-american-independent-films-of-the-1980s-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}