The massive investments made in Hollywood today demand tight controls on mainstream cinema, which effectively dictate--and provide--exactly what the public wants to see or else Elaborate measures are thus taken everywhere and at all points to maintain a grip on the public's imagination, but the more adept Hollywood becomes at giving the public ожзюе what it wants, the less any given studio is able to say anything new or truly innovative As a result, one must often look to alternative outlets in otder to find a movie intended primarily as art--or even as a sincere effort at entertainment--instead of as a basic source of revenue Inside of the United States, this means looking to independent films; outside of the United States, it means filtering through an enormous mass of movies and moviemakers Foreign and independent movies often play the role of bellwether for Hollywood studios unable to experiment in new genres and styles: thus, behind the look of the studio smash Sin City, for instance, was the rigorous pulp style of Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition; before the sadism and cynicism of many current thrillers and horror movies (like American Psycho) there was the work of Neil Labute; and where would the domestic drama be without the crumbling relationships of Alexander Payne; where would Hollywood's plots be without the harsh, fragmented narratives of Guillermo Arriaga and Alejandro Inarritu? In Volume 1 of this revealing set, Mario Falsetto presents extended interviews with nine of the most prominent independent film directors working in America today; while in Volume 2, Liza Bear gives prominent international filmmakers the opportunity to address essential issues surrounding creativity and production in a number of different geographical setting and contexts.  ДекоративныеИздательство: Praeger Publishers, 2007 г Твердый переплет, 704 стр ISBN 0275999416 Язык: Английский.