This work examines independent cinema as an influence on European and mainstream Hollywood, combining interviews with directors, features on major genres and reviews of some key films. It adopts a broad definition of US indie film including material on Tarantino, the Coen Brothers and Gus van Sant.
Jim Hillier is Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Reading. He has edited a number of books, including American Independent Cinema (BFI 2001), Howard Hawks: American Artist (BFI 1996) and two volumes of selections from the Cahiers du Cinema.