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Author Biskind, 'Down and Dirty' on Indie-Film Icons

NPR | By Scott Simon

Published January 23, 2004 at 10:00 PM MST

Film writer Peter Biskind's new book is Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance and the Rise of Independent Film. It reveals the uglier side of independent films, dishing dirt on Robert Redford of Sundance and the Weinstein Brothers of Miramax Films. But it also credits them with transforming American cinema. Hear Biskind and NPR's Scott Simon.