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Rebels on the Backlot: Six Maverick Directors and How They Conquered the Hollywood Studio System

by Sharon Waxman · 2005

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The 1990s saw a shock wave of dynamic new directing talent that took the Hollywood studio system by storm. At the forefront of that movement were six innovative and daring directors whose films pushed the boundaries of moviemaking and announced to the world that something exciting was happening in Hollywood.

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Sharon Waxman of the New York Timesspent the decade covering these young filmmakers, and in Rebels on the Backlotshe weaves together the lives and careers of Quentin Tarantino, Pulp Fiction; Steven Soderbergh, Traffic; David Fincher, Fight Club; Paul Thomas Anderson, Boogie Nights; David O. Russell, Three Kings; and Spike Jonze, Being John Malkovich.

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