4. “Upscale” Cinema: Fine Line Features and the Indie Boom of the 1990s

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Introduction. New Line Cinema and the Shape of the Modern Movie Business 1
5. 1. “Take a Film Where It Will Be Most Appreciated”: The First Decade of New Line Cinema 14
6. 2. “So-Called Ancillary Markets”: New Line Takes the Margins to the Mainstream 48
7. 3. “Evolutions of Identity”: New Line and the Transformative 1990s 79
8. 4. “Upscale” Cinema: Fine Line Features and the Indie Boom of the 1990s 113
9. 5. One Franchise to Rule Them All: New Line and The Lord of the Rings 145
10. Conclusion. Legends of the Film Industry 186
11. Notes 197
12. Selected Bibliography 243
13. Index 251