Year of the Independent Film
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After the huge success of “independent” films like Shine and The English Patient, both released in 1996, this was supposed to be the year of the independent film. And it was–as long as you’ve got a seven-figure budget and the backing of a major multinational corporation, you can be as independent as you like. That’s right: lurking behind every allegedly low-budget Miramax sleeper is a pair of Mickey Mouse ears. Behind every Fine Line feature there’s a grinning yachtsman with a wife named Fonda and a baseball team called the Atlanta Braves. Who are the independents dependent upon? Just follow the money.
Love! Valour! Compassion!
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She’s So Lovely
The House of Yes
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