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Swingers 1996

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Films lacking a big budget or a big studio release that were still enjoyed by many.

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Every movie featured in a Cinefix top ten video all in one place.

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Scripted Live Action Movies

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With high-profile Academy Award nominations and an increasing number of big-name actors eager to sign on to promising projects, independent films have been at the forefront in recent years like never before. But the roots of such critical and commercial successes as The Hurt Locker and Precious can be traced to the first boom of independent cinema in the 1960s, when a raft of talented filmmakers emerged to capture the attention of a rapidly growing audience of young viewers.
A thorough overview of a thriving sector of cultural production, the Directory of World Cinema: American Independent chronicles the rise of the independent sector as an outlet for directors who challenge the status quo, yet still produce accessible feature films that find wide audiences and enjoy considerable box office appeal, without sacrificing critical legitimacy. Key directors are interviewed and profiled, and a sizeable selection of films are referenced and reviewed. More than a dozen sub-genres - including African American cinema, queer cinema, documentary, familial dysfunction and exploitation - are individually considered, with an emphasis on their ability to exemplify and engage with tensions inherent in American society. Copious illustrations and a range of research resources round out the volume, making this a truly comprehensive guide.
At a time when independent films are enjoying considerable cultural cachet, this easy-to-use yet authoritative guide will find an eager audience in media historians, film studies scholars and movie buffs alike.

The list is based on the contents of the Book, sorted by chapters:

  • Film of the Year: The Hurt Locker
  • Scoring Cinema: Mulholland Drive
  • African-American Cinema
  • The American Nightmare
  • Chemical World
  • Crime
  • Documentary
  • Exploitation USA
  • Familial Dysfunction
  • Narrative Disorder
  • On the Road
  • Queer Cinema
  • Rural Americana
  • Slackers
  • The Suburbs
  • Underground USA

More information on this is also aviable on http://worldcinemadirectory.co.uk/!

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A list of movies that have been the subject of an episode of The Rewatchables podcast from theringer.com. Does not include spinoff episodes from their The Rewatchables 1999 podcasts, they are on a separate Trakt list. NOTE: Miami Vice episode is the first two episodes of the TV show. Heat and Titanic have multiple episodes, but can only be listed in Trakt once.

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Movies that take place in Los Angeles

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All movies on IMDB released from 1990 to 1999, with over 50,000 votes.

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