This decade is the "Golden Age" for black cinema, "independent" films and the emergence of an LGBT movement. Independent film is a film/short film that isnt produced in the major studios.
Miramax Films was created by Harvey and Bob Weinstein in 1979. Before it was acquired by Disney in 1993, it was the leading independent film company. The Weinsteins left in 2005 and formed The Weinstein company. Films include The Piano, Pulp Fiction, Good Will Hunting.
The Sundance Film Festival was founded by Robert Redford in 1981 as a way to boost storytelling. The first festival was in 1985, spending 10 days showcasing independent films. In 2018 3,901 feature length films were submitted and only 110 were chosen to be shown.
Examples of some 90's classics.
Slacker(1990) directed by Richard Linklater
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My Own Private Idaho(1991) directed by Gus van Sant
The Crying Game(1992) directed by Neil Jordan
Reservoir Dogs(1992) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
El Mariarchi(1992) written and directed by Robert Rodriguez
Heavenly Creatures(1994) directed by Peter Jackson
I never knew this was based on a real murder in christchurch until I looked a little deeper into it. I think its really cool that Peter Jackson used the actual locations for his re-telling.
Clerks(1994) directed by Kevin Smith
Very very funny, although I prefer Clerks 2 and Mallrats more. Kevin Smith was smart in making his character have very little dialogue, giving him all the time to concentrate on directing the group of movies the way he wanted them.
Kids(1995) directed by Larry Clark
Seven(1995) directed by David Fincher
The Usual Suspects(1995) directed by Bryan Singer
Every time I see a reminder of this movie, all I can think about was a behind the scenes video I saw in which Benicio Del Toro admitted to dropping numerous potent farts in this scene much to the dismay of the director, as many shots were ruined due to the actors reactions.
Scream(1996) directed by Wes Craven
Absolute classic, Skeet Ulrich was a heartthrob and for the 90's the style of horror fit. Of course no-one can mention Scream without thinking about Scary Movie and the sequels!
Swingers(1996) directed by Doug Liman
Bound(1996) directed by The Wachowskis
Boogie Nights(1997) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
The Big Lebowski(1998) directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
It was rather shocking to see Jeff Bridges in this role, as I am used to only seeing him in more serious roles like Tron and Iron Man.
Velvet Goldmine(1998) directed by Todd Haynes
Being John Malkovich(1999) directed by Spike Jonze
Election(1999) directed by Alexander Payne
The Blair Witch Project(1999) directed by Eduardo Sanchez and David Myrick
Research how blair witch was made and whether it would still be possible to do today.
I think today the general internet user is far more skeptical of what they see, so the reality aspect of this movie would not be nearly as successful. As a known fictional horror movie however I believe it would still find success because the horror genre never goes out of fashion. I do believe however that there would be more issue taken with the treatment of the actors if a production team attempted to immerse them in the same way. Whether thats me being cynical or people in general becoming way to precious in this day and age, I am not sure.
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The Crying Game(1992) directed by Neil Jordan
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Reservoir Dogs(1992) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino
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El Mariarchi(1992) written and directed by Robert Rodriguez
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Heavenly Creatures(1994) directed by Peter Jackson
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Clerks(1994) directed by Kevin Smith
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Kids(1995) directed by Larry Clark
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Seven(1995) directed by David Fincher
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The Usual Suspects(1995) directed by Bryan Singer
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Scream(1996) directed by Wes Craven
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Swingers(1996) directed by Doug Liman
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Bound(1996) directed by The Wachowskis
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Boogie Nights(1997) directed by Paul Thomas Anderson
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The Big Lebowski(1998) directed by Ethan and Joel Coen
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Velvet Goldmine(1998) directed by Todd Haynes
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Being John Malkovich(1999) directed by Spike Jonze
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Election(1999) directed by Alexander Payne
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The Blair Witch Project(1999) directed by Eduardo Sanchez and David Myrick
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I think today the general internet user is far more skeptical of what they see, so the reality aspect of this movie would not be nearly as successful. As a known fictional horror movie however I believe it would still find success because the horror genre never goes out of fashion. I do believe however that there would be more issue taken with the treatment of the actors if a production team attempted to immerse them in the same way. Whether thats me being cynical or people in general becoming way to precious in this day and age, I am not sure.
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