Archive for the 'Down & Dirty Pictures' Category

Variety: Indie’s ‘Dirty’ Trick

Duo to turn tome into laffer
By: Chris Gardner
The influence of Harvey Weinstein and Robert Redford on the indie film scene provided the intrigue in Peter Biskind’s 2004 “Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film.” Now, helmer Ken Bowser and scribe Dean Craig are hoping the behind-the-scenes drama can provide [...]

PalmStar Gets “Down and Dirty Pictures”

HOLLYWOOD, CA (August 2006) – PalmStar Entertainment is developing Peter Biskind’s (Easy Riders, Raging Bulls) industry expose Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film into a feature length comedy. Ken Bowser (“Easy Riders, Raging Bulls”) is attached to direct and British comedy writer Dean Craig (Frank Oz’ “Death at the [...]