Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. United Artists Classics (1980-1986); 2. Triumph Films, Universal Classics and Twentieth Century Fox International Classics; 3. Orion Classics (1983-1997); 4. Fine Line Features (1990-2005); 5. Sony Pictures Classics (1992 - ); 6. Fox Searchlight (1994 - ); 7. Paramount Classics/Paramount Vantage (1997-2008); 8. Focus Features (2002 - ); 9. Warner Independent Pictures (2003-2008) and Picturehouse (2005-8); Index.

About the Author

Yannis Tzioumakis is Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies at the University of Liverpool. His research specialises in American independent cinema and the business of media entertainment. His books include American Independent Cinema: An Introduction (EUP, 2006), The Spanish Prisoner (EUP, 2009), and Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories Identities (Intellect, 2011). He is also the co-editor of "American Indies" (EUP), a 6-volume book series that examines key titles from the contemporary US independent film scene.