When Hollywood Ate Indie Cinema (Part 1)

Independent cinema was supposed to be the alternative to Hollywood. Then Hollywood bought it. ▶ Part 2 :    • When Hollywood Ate Indie Cinema (Part 2)   ▶ Part 3 :    • When Hollywood Ate Indie Cinema (Part 3)   ▶ Cinema History Playlist :    • Cinema Through the Decades | Film History,...   ▶ Subscribe To The Channel :    / @vinylncelluloid   This is Part 1 of a three-part documentary series on how Hollywood absorbed the independent film movement. From the collapse of New Hollywood in the late 1970s to the rise of Sundance, Miramax, arthouse theatres and VHS culture, this is the hidden prehistory of the 1990s indie boom. The story of how indie film stopped being a fringe alternative and became a movement with real leverage This is Vinyl N Celluloid: deep dives into cinema history worth finding. Robert Redford. Steven Soderbergh. "sex, lies, and videotape". The moment independent cinema proved it could be culturally relevant, commercially viable, and impossible for Hollywood to ignore. 🎬 If you liked this, you'll love:    • How The 90s Nearly Killed The Blockbuster ...  , and    • How The Schwarzenegger vs. Stallone Rivalr...   Special thanks to @SalaAzulPodcast _________________________________ ▼ Follow me on : Letterboxd (🟠🟢🔵)- https://letterboxd.com/Vinyl_Celluloid/ Instagram-   / vinyl_n_celluloid   Substack- https://substack.com/@vinylncelulloid? Spotify- https://open.spotify.com/show/4GG7qFw... 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Indie Film: The Origins 01:33 - Winds Of Change 06:00 - Rebuilding Underground 12:19 - The Rise Of The VHS Generation 15:24 - Proof Of Life 18:00 - Outro #IndieCinema #Miramax #Sundance #StevenSoderbergh #FilmHistory #AmericanCinema #90sMovies #HollywoodHistory #FilmEssay #VinylNCelluloid _________________________________ Fair Use Disclaimer: I do not own any pictures/videos contained within this video. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."