Hopper, Dennis, 15
Horn, Alan, 477–78
Horse Whisperer, The, 77, 289
Hough, Coleman, 417
Hours, The, 455, 468, 470
Hours and Times, 117
House of Sand and Fog, 454
House Party, 83
Hoving, Trea, 54, 114, 118, 134, 156, 163, 222, 225–28, 229, 266
Howard, Ron, 439, 457, 458
Howard’s End, 139
Hudlin brothers, 83
Hudson Hawk, 170, 192
Hudsucker Proxy, The, 173, 418
Hulk, The, 69, 449
Human Nature, 269
Hunter, Holly, 153
Huppert, Isabelle, 478
Hutchings, David, 114–15
Hyman, Kevin, 451
Ichaso, Leon, 439
IFC Films, 231–33, 388–89, 390, 462, 480
Iger, Bob, 364
I Heart Huckabee’s, 478
I Know What You Did Last Summer, 321
Illsley, Mark, 475
Il Postino, 213
Imagine, 450, 452, 457
I’m Not Feeling Myself Tonight, 43
Impostor, The, 450
Iñárritu, Alejandro Gonzales, 415, 482
Independent Feature Project (IFP), 16, 194, 416, 481
independent film movement:
current status of, 472–74
impact of Miramax on, 476–78
impact of studios on, 477–84
impact of Sundance on, 474–76
Inglorious Bastards, 400
In God’s Hands, 428
Initial Entertainment Group, 400
Insider, The, 392
In the Bedroom, 424–25, 432–33, 437–38, 439–40, 445, 449
In the Company of Men, 21, 267
In the Soup, 118, 122, 217
Iris, 432, 445, 455
Israel, Amy, 157, 222, 225–28, 266, 303, 359, 374
Ives, John, 17
Ivory, James, 3, 18, 88–89, 96–97, 123, 139, 355, 394–96
Izzard, Eddie, 331
Jackie Brown, 313–19
Jackman, Hugh, 456
Jacks, Jim, 164, 176
Jackson, Jesse, 424
Jackson, Michael, 382, 447
Jackson, Peter, 196, 206, 244–45, 328
Jackson, Samuel L., 170, 179, 313, 317, 380
Jacob, Gilles, 78, 213, 398
Jacobs, Johann, 37
J&M Films, 49
Jarmusch, Jim, 17, 20, 22, 25, 76, 107, 181, 409
Jarre, Maurice, 38
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, 366–67, 377, 460
Jerry Maguire, 268
Jersey Films, 167, 174
Jersey Girl, 460
Jeunet, Jean-Pierre, 432
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 88
Joffe, Mark, 139
Joffé, Roland, 393
John, Elton, 348
Johnny Suede, 76, 139
Johnson, Mark, 42, 79, 131–33
Johnson, Richard, 410–11
Jolie, Angelina, 348, 365, 479
Jonze, Spike, 385, 418
Jordan, Neil, 22, 142–45, 148, 160
Judge, Mike, 314
Juggernaut, 208
Just Another Girl on the IRT, 475
Kael, Pauline, 443
Kafka, 42, 79–80, 85–86, 130
Kaige, Chen, 154
Kail, Donna, 289
Kalin, Tom, 117, 118
Kamins, Ken, 245
Kasander, Kees, 102
Kate & Leopold, 211, 365, 414, 433, 449
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 149–50, 182, 192–93, 196, 258, 369, 371, 375, 441–42, 444–45, 458
Kaufman, Charlie, 269, 385, 474
Keaton, Diane, 423
Keener, Catherine, 22
Kehr, Dave, 161
Keitel, Harvey, 129–30, 137, 153, 170, 259, 262, 281
Kelly, Gene, 99
Kernochan, Sarah, 352–57, 393
Kerrigan, Lodge, 415, 428
Kidman, Nicole, 431, 432, 455, 470
Kids, 21, 201–3, 211–15
Kieslowski, Krzysztof, 114, 195, 462
Kill Bill, 217, 314, 347, 394, 458
Killer Films, 109, 297, 333, 452
Killing Zoe, 167, 170
Kilmer, Val, 61
Kindlon, Peter, 337–40
King, Graham, 400
King, Jonathan, 294
King of the Hill, 42, 79–80, 85–86, 130–34
Kirkley, Martha, 338
Kissing Jessica Stein, 472
Kiss of the Spider Woman, 18, 322
Kittredge, Bill, 132
Kleeman, Jeff, 425–26
Klein, Howard, 36, 132
Knowles, Harry, 314
Kolya, 268
Konrad, Cathy, 201–2, 211, 223, 241, 248–50, 258, 260–61, 265, 266, 292, 324, 343, 365–66, 414, 433
Korda, David, 50
Korine, Harmony, 201–2, 215, 415
Kounelias, Christina, 57, 60, 100
Krim, Arthur, 18
Krystal, Sylvia, 43–44
Kuhn, Michael, 141
Kusama, Karyn, 387, 475
LaBute, Neil, 21, 267, 414, 475
Laemmle, Bob, 94
Landmark Theaters, 290
Lane, Merri, 339
Lane, Nathan, 408, 445
Lanois, Daniel, 422
Lansing, Sherry, 477
Lantos, Robert, 354–55, 357
Lanzmann, Claude, 360
Lapine, James, 352
Last Samurai, The, 480
Last Seduction, The, 126, 186, 240
Last Ship, The, 42, 80
Law, Jude, 353, 456, 478
Law, Lindsay, 296
Lawrence, Martin, 162
Lawrence, Steve, 397
Laws of Gravity, 21, 120
Lechner, Jack, 143, 191, 203, 221, 253, 261, 286, 288, 294, 295, 321–23, 330, 332, 341–43, 375–76
Lee, Ang, 21, 69, 109, 449
Lee, Brandon, 173
Lee, Spike, 4, 17, 20–21, 56, 76, 78–79, 108, 313, 317–18, 356, 364, 377, 387, 454, 472, 475
Legally Blonde 2, 472
Legend of Bagger Vance, The, 77, 389–90
Leguizamo, John, 408
Lehmann, Michael, 32
Leigh, Jennifer Jason, 353
Leigh, Michael, 91–92, 239, 361–62
Lelouch, Claude, 375
Lemmon, Jack, 370
Leoni, Téa, 210
Lesher, John, 399, 479
Lester, Richard, 208
Leventhal, Colin, 146
Lewis, Daniel Day, see Day-Lewis, Daniel
Lewis, Martin N., 44–47, 51
Lichter, Linda, 65, 113, 166, 226, 375, 479–80
L.I.E., 425, 473
Lieberman, Joe, 406–7
Life Is Beautiful, 360–61, 369
Life Is Sweet, 92, 94–95, 125
Life Less Ordinary, A, 237–38
Life of Brian, The, 44–45
Liman, Doug, 472
Linde, David, 64, 114–15, 118, 164, 212, 298, 376, 449, 477
Linklater, Rick, 21–23, 105–6, 161, 164, 176, 208, 217–18, 279–80, 282, 314, 425, 451, 473, 475
Lions Gate, 366–67, 425, 428, 462, 480
Liotta, Ray, 259
Lipsky, Jeff, 24, 31–32, 43, 91–95, 98, 123–26, 164, 185–89, 425
Lipsky, Mark, 15, 53–54, 56, 65–67, 71–73, 111
Littlebird, Larry, 36
Little Odessa, 21, 258
Live Entertainment, 18, 129–30, 136, 271, 274, 302
Living End, The, 21, 117, 126
Living in Oblivion, 21, 76, 203
Livingston, Jennie, 106
Locopo, Jay, 460
Logigian, John, 328–29
Lonergan, Kenny, 387, 465
Looking for Richard, 260
Lopez, Jennifer, 380, 460
Lord of the Rings, 244–45, 275, 434, 439, 459, 468
Lost Highway, 270, 363
Lost in Translation, 470<
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Love Crimes, 105, 139
Lovelace, Grace, 137, 217
Luhrmann, Baz, 148
Lukas, George, 10
Lumet, Sidney, 133
Lynch, David, 17, 20–21, 76, 240, 270, 361, 375
Lynton, Michael, 198
McCarthy, Cormac, 284, 419
McCarthy, Todd, 42, 144, 213
McConaughey, Matthew, 279
McDarrah, Patrick, 15
MacDormand, Fran, 379
MacDowell, Andie, 32, 41, 348
McGregor, Ewan, 331, 473
McGurk, Chris, 149, 151, 157, 197–99, 200, 212, 271–72, 295–97, 299–300, 324, 327, 328, 333–34, 335, 336, 348–51, 362–63, 365, 376, 440, 456, 458, 482
Maclean, Alison, 415
MacLean, Norman, 132
Macy, Bill, 361
Madden, John, 245, 330–31, 371, 375, 423
Madonna, 110, 220–21, 378, 442
Magdalene Sisters, The, 462
Magnificent Ambersons, The, 23
Magnolia, 192, 386
Mala Nocha, 20
Malin, Amir, 17, 95–98, 123–26, 185–88, 195, 240, 270–74, 299, 302, 320, 348, 351, 481
Malle, Louis, 17, 154
Mallrats, 176–77, 282, 284
Maltby, Barbara, 42, 79, 80, 131, 426–27
Mancini, Henry, 38
Mangold, James, 21, 194, 258–63, 365, 368–69, 414, 433, 444, 452
Mankiewicz, Chris, 50–51
Mann, Michael, 281
Manne, Liz, 12, 80, 165, 220, 390, 426
Manson, Arthur, 5
Map of the Human Heart, 142
Markowitz, Barry, 419
Márquez, Gabriel García, 47–48
Marshall, Capricia, 414
Marshall, Rob, 466–67
Martin, Scott, 221, 434
Marvin’s Room, 268
Master and Commander, 457
Matarazzo, Heather, 228, 353
Mathiessen, Melissa, 407
Matrix, The, 386, 472
Maybury, John, 415
Mazursky, Paul, 41
Mechanic, Bill, 196–97, 237–38, 244, 246, 295–96, 371, 383, 477
Medavoy, Mike, 168
Meigs, Jim, 410
Meistrich, Larry, 109, 234–37, 269, 300
Memento, 416, 424, 462, 472
Mendel, Barry, 383
Menendez, Jose, 129
Mentre, Agnes, 425
Merchant, Ismail, 18, 88–89, 96–97, 123, 139, 394–96
Merry Christmas, 55
Messier, Jean-Marie, 390
Metropolitan, 83
Mewes, Jason, 367–68
Meyer, Barry, 480
Meyer, Gary, 290
Meyer, Ron, 272, 334
MGM, 276, 417, 456, 458
Michel, Roger, 371
Midland Montague, 59, 115, 141, 145
Mighty Aphrodite, 217, 256
Mimic, 251–55
Minghella, Anthony, 242–44, 268, 275–77, 385, 456, 472
Minsky, Terri, 42
Miracle, The, 142, 144, 160
Miramax Films, 2–7, 13–15, 26, 206, 210–11, 241, 266–69, 292–95, 312–13, 320–24, 331–33, 361, 417, 479, 481–82
acquisition rampage of, 156–65, 169–77
becoming mainstream, 341–46, 363–72
class action suit against, 336–40
contemporary problems of, 449–69
culture of, 69–74, 337–40, 384–85, 391–92
Disney and, 149–53, 195–200, 211–15
early days of, 43–58
financial crisis in, 103–5, 110–16, 139–48
fresh faces at, 178–84
legacy of, 470, 476–78
losing ground, 222–30, 352–61, 374–78, 384–87, 391–404
personality-based management of, 405–14, 419–23, 427–45
reaching its peak, 189–95, 274–77, 285–88, 308–13, 327–31
searching for the breakthrough hit, 59–74, 77–82, 86–90, 98–103
See also Dimension Films; Weinstein, Bob; Weinstein, Harvey Miramaxization, 193–95, 301
Mitchell, Elvis, 396, 398, 424, 450
Mitchell, Eric, 107
Mol, Gretchen, 358
Molina, Alfred, 442
Mona Lisa, 18, 142
Monster’s Ball, 445, 462
Moore, Chris, 285–86, 288, 308
Moore, Demi, 246
Moore, Julianne, 428, 446, 448, 455, 467, 470
Moore, Mary Tyler, 210
Moore, Michael, 462
Moore, Rob, 151, 200, 345, 376
Moorehouse, Jocelyn, 114
Moretti, Nanni, 174
Morris, Errol, 59–60
Morrison, Steve, 62
Morrissey, Paul, 107
Mosier, Scott, 162, 164, 173, 175, 344, 461–62
Mottola, Greg, 229, 458
Moulin Rouge, 439
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge, 88, 105
Mr. Wonderful, 243
Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 224
Munch, Christopher, 117
Murch, Walter, 244, 268, 276
Murdoch, Rupert, 477
Murphy, Don, 315–16
Murphy, Eddie, 9, 269
Murray, Bill, 396, 470
Muse, The, 348, 379
Mutrux, Gail, 132
My Beautiful Laundrette, 18
Myers, Mike, 249, 295, 321
My Left Foot, 22, 59, 61–62, 90, 98, 101, 111
My Life as a Dog, 30, 32
Naraghi, Bahman, 451
National Research Group, 24
Naughton, James, 408
Nava, Greg, 17
Nelson, Tim Blake, 22, 405–6, 408, 427
Neruda, Pablo, 213
Newell, Mike, 139, 203
New Line Cinema, 18, 43, 105, 107, 110, 160, 200, 225, 293, 337, 385–86, 439, 480
Newman, David, 38
Newman, Paul, 88–89, 173
Newman, Peter, 323, 353–55
Newman, Robert, 47, 52, 165, 194, 479
Newmarket, 480
Newmyer, Bobby, 31, 39–40, 43, 64–65, 79, 112–14
Newmyer, Debbie, 226
New Queer Cinema, 106, 117, 120–21
New Regency, 479
New Yorker Films, 18
Next Stop Wonderland, 320, 343–44
Niccol, Andrew, 473
Nichols, Mike, 419
Nightmare on Elm Street series, 55, 110, 247
Nilsson, Rob, 16, 29
Nolan, Christopher, 415, 428, 472
Nolan, Edward, 472
No Man’s Land, 440, 445
Norman, Marc, 327, 370–72
Northam, Jeremy, 361
Northern Lights, 16, 29
Norton, Edward, 8, 22–23, 41, 358–59, 442
Noyce, Phillip, 463
Nunez, Victor, 36, 475
O, 405–6, 427–28
Ocean’s 11, 416–18, 434
O’Connor, Carroll, 99
October Films, 95, 116, 124–26, 159, 162, 164, 185–89, 193, 239–40, 251, 268, 270–74, 295–307, 320, 324–27, 333–36, 348–52, 361–63, 372–73, 449
O’Donnell, Chris, 279
O’Donnell, Rosie, 342–43
Ohana, Cláudia, 47–48
Olin, Lena, 423
Ondaatje, Michael, 243
One False Move, 21, 120, 239
One Hour Photo, 447, 470
One Night at McCool’s, 382
Ophuls, Marcel, 360
Opposite of Sex, The, 323
Ordesky, Mark, 225
Orgazmo, 306–7, 326, 334
Orion Classics, 18, 43
Oscars, 98–101, 148–49, 154, 206–7, 267–69, 369–72, 392–93, 427–28, 432, 439–42, 444–45, 467–69
Others, The, 431, 450
Out of Sight, 380–81, 415
Ovitz, Mike, 8, 36, 399, 453
Pacino, Al, 260
Page, Geraldine, 35
Palace Pictures, 55, 60, 142–43, 144
Paltrow, Gwynet
h, 22, 277, 329–31, 376, 419, 470
Pam, Gerry, 369
Pandemonium Reigns, 129, 167, 171
Pandora Films, 158, 223–25
Papas, Irene, 47
Paramount, 375–76, 385, 386, 391, 400, 450, 455, 483
Paramount Classics, 193, 234, 387, 462, 470, 481
Parfitt, David, 370, 402–3, 464, 465
Parker, Alan, 60
Parker, Trey, 306, 307, 326
Parkes, Walter, 453
Parting Glances, 20, 107, 117
Pascal, Amy, 386, 420–21
Passion Fish, 148–49
Payne, Alexander, 21, 166, 202, 222–23, 241–42, 323, 418, 479
Pearce, Richard, 16, 20, 105, 132
Pearson, Noel, 99–100, 111
Peirce, Kimberly, 21–22
Pelle the Conqueror, 57–58, 62, 90
Penn, Sean, 326
Pennebaker, D. A., 126
Penotti, John, 425, 449
Percy, Lee, 322, 358
Perry, Simon, 146–47
Pfeffer, Rachel, 289
Phifer, Mekhi, 405
Phillippe, Ryan, 295, 321
Phillips, Michael and Julia, 251
Phoenix, Joaquin, 22, 397, 399
Pi, 22, 319–20
Pianist, The, 462, 467, 468
Piano, The, 22, 137, 153–54, 158
Pierce, Justin, 215
Pierce, Kim, 385, 415
Pierson, John, 56–57, 64, 108, 155, 161–62, 166, 231–32, 387
Piñero, 432, 439, 450
Pinocchio, 464
Playing for Keeps, 48–52
Pleasantville, 269
Plimpton, George, 378
Plummer, Amanda, 32, 170
Poe, Amos, 107
Poison, 21, 106, 109–10, 118, 121
Polanski, Roman, 468, 469
Pollack, Sydney, 10, 19, 28, 42, 79–80, 84–85, 105, 130, 244, 389, 390, 456, 472
Pollak, Kevin, 112
Pollock, Tom, 52, 78, 101, 131, 327
PolyGram, 145, 231, 349, 388
Posey, Parker, 22, 423
Poster, Meryl, 260–61, 285, 292–93, 295, 341, 385, 430, 444
Powell, Nik, 55, 60, 143, 146–47
Powers, John, 29
Powwow Highway, 32
Press, Terry, 369–71, 441
Price, Ray, 24, 118
Priest, 211–13
Prinze, Freddie, 364
Prisoners of Inertia, 32
Production Assistance Fund, 75
Profumo, John, 60
Project Greenlight, 24, 416, 461
Proof, 114–15
Proyas, Alex, 173
Ptak, John, 141–42, 149, 153–54, 192
Pulcini, Robert, 482
Pulp Fiction, 167–75, 189–95, 206–7, 220, 314
Punch-Drunk Love, 470
Quiet American, The, 463–64
Quiz Show, 131–33
Rack, B. J., 248–57
Raging Bull, 8, 192
Rapaport, Michael, 318
Rasmussen, Kjehl, 76, 111
Ray, Bingham, 14, 24, 43, 53, 82, 92–95, 98, 123–26, 156, 159, 164, 185–89, 239–40, 268, 270–73, 296–304, 320, 324–26, 333–36, 348–52, 361–63, 372–73, 440, 477, 480
RCA/Columbia Home Video, 18–19, 30–32, 42–43, 64
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