Indie, Inc.: Miramax and the Transformation of Hollywood in the 1990s (Texas Film and Media Studies Series) - Hardcover

"In her book Indie, Inc., Alisa Perren masterfully explores the myths and realities behind the Weinsteins' rise, their cunning selfmythologizing of their enterprise, and the subsequent decline of the company's cultural influence and commercial viability." * Journal of Popular Culture * "Perren's account is a corrective to the juicier journalistic record, particularly the gossipy standard narrative, Peter Biskind's Down and Dirty Pictures (Simon and Schuster, 2004). Biskind's popularity is probably safe: Perren's style is that of someone turning on the lights at a party, and her informative, eye-opening argument is intentionally deflating and unromantic...She busts myths, and persuasively so..." * Film Quarterly *

Pioneering the field of media industry studies, Indie, Inc. explores how Miramax changed the landscape not only of independent filmmaking but of Hollywood itself during the 1990s.