Canyon Cinema: The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor

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The publisher gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution to this book provided by the Simpson Humanities Endowment Fund of the University of California Press Foundation. Canyon Cinema Canyon Cinema The Life and Times of an Independent Film Distributor Scott MacDonald UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS BERKELEY LOS ANGELES LONDON University of California Press, one of the most distinguished university presses in the United States, enriches lives around the world by advancing scholarship in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its activities are supported by the UC Press Foundation and by philanthropic contributions from individuals and institutions. For more information, visit www.ucpress.edu. University of California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles, California University of California Press, Ltd. London, England© 2008 by The Regents of the University of California For acknowledgments of permissions, please see page 435. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data MacDonald, Scott, 1942– Canyon Cinema : the life and times of an independent film distributor / Scott MacDonald. p. cm. Includes bibliographic references and index. ISBN 978-0-520-25086-4 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-520-25087-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Canyon Cinema. 2. Independent films—United States. I. Title. PN1999.C335M33 2008 384'.80973—dc22 2007009532 Manufactured in the United States of America 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R 1997) (Permanence of Paper). The author is deeply grateful to the National Endowment for the Humanities for its support of this project in the form of an NEH Fellowship awarded at the end of 2003. Of course, it should be understood that any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this book do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ...