American Independent Cinema: A Sight and

This work examines independent cinema as an influence on European and mainstream Hollywood, combining interviews with directors, features on major genres and reviews of some key films. It adopts a broad definition of US indie film including material on Tarantino, the Coen Brothers and Gus van Sant.

Introduction

ix

Jim Hillier

References

xviii

Section 1: Pioneers

`State of Grace'

3

(2)

John Cassavetes

Michael Ventura

`As Time Goes By'

5

(5)

John Cassavetes

Richard Combs

`All That Is Light --- Brakhage at Sixty'

10

(9)

Stan Brakhage

Suranjan Ganguly

`My Time Is Not Your Time'

19

(8)

Andy Warhol

Amy Taubin

`The Big Wig'

27

(8)

Andy Warhol

Michael O'Pray

Section 2: African Americans

`Hangin' with the Homeboys'

35

(1)

Karen Alexander

`Girl n the Hood'

36

(4)

Amy Taubin

`Daughters of the Dust'

40

(4)

Julie Dash

Karen Alexander

`Black Is... Black Ain't

44

(4)

Marlon Riggs

Kobena Mercer

`Crooklyn'

48

(2)

Manohla Dargis

`Friday'

50

(2)

Olly Blackburn

`Clockers'

52

(2)

Amy Taubin

`Talk Now, Pay Later' (Spike Lee and Girl 6)

54

(6)

bell hooks

`Million Man Mouthpiece' (Spike Lee and Get on the Bus)

60

(4)

Paul Gilroy

`Ain't No Metaphor'

64

(5)

Marc Levin

Henri M. Kessler

Leslie Felperin

`Be Black and Buy'

69

(8)

Ed Guerrero

Section 3: Queers

`Poison'

77

(2)

Jonathan Romney

`Objects of Desire'

79

(7)

Gus Van Sant

Amy Taubin

`Tom Kalin' (Swoon)

86

(3)

Seun Okewole

`Beyond the Sons of Scorsese'

89

(3)

Amy Taubin

`Goings and Comings'

92

(5)

Rose Troche

B. Ruby Rich

`Totally F***ed Up'

97

(3)

Tony Rayns

`Nowhere to Hide'

100

(7)

Todd Haynes

Amy Taubin

`The Doom Generation'

107

(3)

Geoffrey Macnab

`Boy Wonder' (interview with Kimberly Peirce: Boys Don't Cry)

110

(4)

Danny Leigh

`Queer and Present Danger'

114

(9)

B. Ruby Rich

Section 4: Miniaturists and Minimalists

`Roadside Attractions'

123

(2)

Jim Jarmusch

J. Hoberman

`Home and Away'

125

(5)

Jim Jarmusch

Peter Keogh

`Slacker'

130

(1)

Philip Kemp

`Sure Fire'

131

(2)

Philip Kemp

`The First Kiss Takes So Long'

133

(6)

Richard Linklater

Ben Thompson

`Living in Oblivion'

139

(1)

Ben Thompson

`Walking and Talking'

140

(2)

Liese Spencer

`Pulling the Pin on Hal Hartley'

142

(3)

Hal Hartley

Ryan Gilbey

`Happiness'

145

(2)

Xan Brooks

`Postcards from Mars'

147

(5)

Jim Jarmusch

Shawn Levy

`California Split' (Timecode)

152

(3)

Xan Brooks

`Parallel Lines'

155

(10)

Murray Smith

Section 5: Mavericks

Robert Altman

`In the Time of Earthquakes'

165

(5)

Robert Altman

Jonathan Romney

Paul Thomas Anderson

`Night Fever'

170

(7)

Paul Thomas Anderson

Gavin Smith

`Singing in the Rain'

177

(3)

Paul Thomas Anderson

Mark Olsen

Abel Ferrara

`Bad Lieutenant'

180

(2)

Mark Kermode

`Dealing with the Now' (interview with Abel Ferrara: The Blackout, The Addiction, The Funeral)

182

(6)

Gavin Smith

`The Blackout'

188

(2)

Kim Newman

Spike Jonze

`How to Get a Head in Movies'

190

(2)

Spike Jonze

Charlie Kaufman

John Mount

`Being John Malkovich'

192

(2)

Jonathan Romney

Harmony Korine

`Moonshine Maverick'

194

(6)

Harmony Korine

Geoffrey Macnab

`The Beat-up Kid'

200

(3)

Harmony Korine

Danny Leigh

David Lynch

`Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'

203

(3)

Kim Newman

`David Lynch: Mr Contradiction'

206

(4)

David Lynch

Chris Rodley

`Lost Highway'

210

(3)

Kim Newman

John Sayles

`City of Hope'

213

(2)

Kim Newman

`Sayles Talk'

215

(5)

John Sayles

Trevor Johnston

`Lone Star'

220

(2)

Philip Kemp

`Limbo'

222

(7)

Philip Kemp

Section 6: Generics

`Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer'

229

(2)

Kim Newman

`One False Move'

231

(2)

Nick James

`At Home on the Range' (The Ballad of Little Jo, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues)

233

(7)

B. Ruby Rich

`Quentin Tarantino on Pulp Fiction'

240

(5)

Manohla Dargis

`The Usual Suspects'

245

(2)

Philip Kemp

`Bound

247

(2)

Peter Matthews

`Normal Life'

249

(2)

Chris Darke

`The Thriller inside Me' (This World, Then the Fireworks)

251

(2)

Larry Gross

`The Mouth and the Method' (interview with Quentin Tarantino: Jackie Brown)

253

(5)

Erik Bauer

`In Praise of Goofing Off' (The Big Lebowski)

258

(2)

Jonathan Romney

`Blind Date' (Out of Sight)

260

(5)

Peter Matthews

`The Flashback Kid' (interview with Steven Soderbergh: The Limey)

265

(3)

Sheila Johnston

`Independents Daze'

268

(5)

Kim Newman

Index

273

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