| Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor Contributor(s): MacDonald, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520250877 ISBN-13: 9780520250871 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $36.58 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2008 Annotation: "MacDonald's selections tread a pitch-perfect path between being comprehensive and making an engrossing and illuminating narrative. He has perfected his voice, and controls the entire history of U.S. avant-garde film with an easy and graceful confidence."--David E. James, author of "The Most Typical Avant-Garde: History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 384.809 |
| LCCN: 2007009532 |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.16" W x 8.96" (1.65 lbs) 480 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bringing alive a remarkable moment in American cultural history, Scott MacDonald tells the colorful story of how a small, backyard organization in the San Francisco Bay Area emerged in the 1960s and evolved to become a major force in the development of independent cinema. Drawing from extensive conversations with men and women crucial to Canyon Cinema, from its newsletter Canyon Cinemanews, and from other key sources, MacDonald offers a lively chronicle of the life and times of this influential, idiosyncratic film exhibition and distribution collective. His book features many primary documents that are as engaging and relevant now as they were when originally published, including essays, poetry, experimental writing, and drawings. |