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Article: Me and You and Memento and Fargo.(Book review)
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- December 22, 2007
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Me and You and Memento and Fargo by J.J. Murphy. New York and London: Continuum, 2007. 304 pp. Hardcover: $85.00 and Paperback: $19.95.
J. J. Murphy is a critic in search of a theory. Specifically, he's searching for a theory of independent film. He presents the fruits of his labor in his new book, Me and You and Memento and Fargo.
It's a worthy project. While everyone talks about independent films, it's hard to say what qualifies and why. Most theories of independent film are really polemics, aspirational rather than descriptive.
By contrast, Murphy develops his theory inductively, analyzing twelve movies generally considered independent ...