Epilogue: from independent cinema to specialty content

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables ix
4. Case studies x
5. Figures xi
6. Acknowledgements for the first edition xiii
7. Acknowledgements for the second edition xvi
8. Preface to the second edition xviii
9. Introduction: problems of definition and the discourse of American independent cinema 1
10. Part I American independent cinema in the studio years (mid-1920s to late 1940s)
11. 1 Independent filmmaking in the studio era: tendencies within the studio system 17
12. 2 Independent filmmaking in the studio era: the Poverty Row studios and beyond (1930s to 1950s) 58
13. Part II American independent cinema in the post-studio era (late 1940s to late 1960s)
14. 3 Independence by force: the effects of the Paramount decree on independent film production 95
15. 4 An audience for the independents: exploitation films for the nation’s youth 124
16. Part III American independent cinema and the ‘New Hollywood’ (late 1960s to late 1970s)
17. 5 The New Hollywood and the independent Hollywood 155
18. 6 American independent cinema in the age of the conglomerates 175
19. Part IV Contemporary American independent cinema (1980s to date)
20. 7 Mini-majors and major independents 203
21. 8 The institutionalisation of American independent cinema 224
22. 9 American independent cinema in the age of media convergence 257
23. Epilogue: from independent cinema to specialty content 293
24. Bibliography 300
25. Index 314