Canyon Cinema by Scott Macdonald
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.
"Lovingly detailed historyDrawing from a wealth of primary materials ... a compelling narrative of American avant-garde cinema. Wonderful in its particulars." -- Max Goldberg San Francisco Bay Guardian "A exemplary demonstration that scholarship can be both intelligent and fun to read." Film Comment "Fills a major gap in our knowledge of the history of avant-garde film." Artforum
Scott MacDonald is author of the five volumes of the Critical Cinema series (UC Press), of The Garden in the Machine: A Field Guide to Independent Films about Place (UC Press), and of several other books on avant-garde film and on institutions that have kept avant-garde film alive. He is currently Visiting Professor of Film History at Hamilton College and at Harvard University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520250871 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520250877 |
| Title | Canyon Cinema |
| Author | Scott Macdonald |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2008-01-02 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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