Candid, controversial, and “sensationally entertaining” (Los Angeles Times) Down and Dirty Pictures is a must-read for anyone interested in the film world.

Indie, Inc. surveys Miramax's evolution from independent producer-distributor to studio subsidiary, chronicling how one company transformed not just the independent film world but the film and media industries more broadly.

Part comic legal thriller, part nail-biting poker memoir, Dirty Dealing: Grosso v.

In Down and Dirty Pictures, Peter Biskind tells the story of the filmmakers and the independent distributors who revitalised Hollywood over the past decade.

Miramax. Miramax. en the Well. Who's the Sleaziest of Them All? "Many people., .have for too long thought of movies as a popular entertainment more than a serious art. We and other major film studios have a responsibility to the public ...

... Miramax-Disney relationship had helped alter the structure of the industry, the marketing of low-budget films, and motion picture aesthetics. Miramax peaked with Shakespeare in Love. This film's 1999 Oscar victory both reaffirmed Miramax's ...

... Miramax , while the Turner Broadcasting Corporation merged with New Line . Paying close to $ 60 million for Miramax , Disney acquired the Miramax film library ( over 200 features ) and the talents of the Weinsteins who signed ...

... Miramax at Cannes for North American distribution , while Miramax and Channel 4 co - funded Michael Winterbottom's Sarajevo ( 1997 ) and Todd Haynes's Velvet Goldmine ( 1998 ) . Miramax also picked up Trainspotting ( Danny Boyle , 1996 ) ...

... Miramax affected the film industry , this section focuses specifi- cally on its role in developing a market for foreign cinema , namely Latin American cinema , in the United States . By analyzing three key Miramax films distributed in ...