{"product_id":"hollywood-independent","title":"Hollywood Independent","description":"\u003ci\u003eHollywood Independent \u003c\/i\u003edissects the Mirisch Company, one of the most successful employers of the package-unit system of film production, producing classic films like \u003ci\u003eThe Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e (1963) and \u003ci\u003eThe Thomas Crown Affair \u003c\/i\u003e(1968) as irresistible talent packages. Whilst they helped make the names of a new generation of stars including Steve McQueen and Shirley MacLaine, as well as banking on the reputations of established auteurs like Billy Wilder, they were also pioneers in dealing with controversial new themes with films about race (\u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e), gender (\u003ci\u003eSome Like it Hot\u003c\/i\u003e) and sexuality (\u003ci\u003eThe Children's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e), devising new ways of working with film franchises (\u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Seven, The Pink Panther\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Heat of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e spun off 7 Mirisch sequels between them) and cinematic cycles, investing in adaptations of bestsellers and Broadway hits, exploiting frozen funds abroad and exploring so-called runaway productions. The Mirisch Company bridges the gap between the end of the studio system by about 1960 and the emergence of a new cinema in the mid-1970s, dominated by the Movie Brats.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226333958488,"sku":"9781501336751","price":108.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781501336751.jpg?v=1743750948","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/hollywood-independent","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}