The A24 New Wave – Episode Five – Miramax with Chris Haskell

About this episode

Chris Haskell joins to discuss the impact of Miramax on the independent film movement and its connection to A24.

Description: Chris Haskell from They Live by Film and Punk Vacation joins to talk about Miramax. Covering a film company is not easy, and it’s saying a lot to credit A24 as being solely responsible for a modern new wave movement. There were many independent movements throughout film history, and the independent film was truly embraced in the 1990s. Miramax was a groundbreaking independent film distributor and A24 benefited from their success. We had to preface this episode that Harvey Weinstein is a terrible person and nothing that we say positive about Miramax reflects our feelings about his character. Links: Video of this episode The A24 New Wave Kickstarter Punk Vacation Podcast They Live by Film Podcast Chris’ Subreddit Follow Us: Cinejourneys – YouTube Channel | Facebook Page | Facebook Group | Instagram | Letterboxd | BlueSky | Threads Jill Blake – BlueSky Aaron West – BlueSky | Letterboxd

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron West, Jill Blake

Guest: Chris Haskell

Topics covered

• independent film
• Miramax
• A24
• film history
• film distribution
• 1990s cinema

Keywords

• Miramax
• A24
• independent film
• Chris Haskell
• film history
• 1990s
• Harvey Weinstein

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Miramax, A24, They Live by Film, Punk Vacation

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