Long Live Miramax, and Independent Film
It’s nearly impossible to find pieces in mainstream journalism that offer anything other than a dreary view of today’s independent film market. That’s why Michael Cipley’s piece in the April 25th edition of The New York Times, “A Rebuilding Phase for Independent Film,” offers a refreshingly optimistic perspective.
Ostensibly a commentary on Bill and Harvey Weinstein’s reacquisition of Miramax Films (deal negotiations are ongoing), the article also studies the impact of the move on the ailing indie film industry as a whole. Indie film, it concludes, is not dead — it has simply been sleeping off one hell of a bender. And the Weinsteins are leading its charge back onto our theater and television screens.






