{"product_id":"9781844572892","title":"100 American Independent Films","description":"American Independent films have to many observers provided the only experimental and distinctive voices in recent US cinema. Now an increasingly pervasive influence on contemporary European cinema and mainstream Hollywood, a whole generation of innovative and idiosyncratic American film-makers including Steven Soderbergh, Todd Haynes, Hal Hartley and Jim Jarmusch emerged during the critical and commercial renaissance of the late 1980s and 1990s. \u003cp\u003eJason Wood's guide defines and outlines a personal but representative selection of a hundred recommended American independent films. Listing titles such as 'sex, lies and videotape', 'Blood Simple', 'Pulp Fiction', right up to 'Donnie Darko' each entry includes a plot synopsis, a commentary on the film's significance, production and exhibition history and cross-references to other films. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJason Wood's expert but concise selection, part of the new BFI Screen Guides Series, is an informative map to one of the most vital areas in the contemporary film-making scene.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039381176560,"sku":"9781844572892","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844572892_p0.jpg?v=1763744387","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844572892","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}