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Yannis Tzioumakis

Professor Yannis Tzioumakis
Ph.D, MA, Ptycheion (BA equivalent)

Contact

Y.Tzioumakis@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 2897 Ext. 42897

Publications

Selected publications

  1. After the 'Great Studio Pullback of ’08': Late Indiewood and American Independent Film Theatrical Distribution in the Age of Streaming (2008-2019) (Journal article - 2023)
  2. Indie TV: Industry, Aesthetics and Medium Specificity (Book - 2023)
  3. Rock around the Clock: Exploitation, Rock 'n' Roll and the Origins of Youth Culture (Book - 2023)
  4. Acting Indie: Industry, Aesthetics, and Performance (Book - 2019)
  5. Conning all over the World: Latin American Variations of an American Film Genre (Journal article - 2018)
  6. The Hollywood Renaissance: Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era (Book - 2018)
  7. American Independent Cinema (Book - 2017)
  8. What Makes a Film ‘Greek’: Inward Investment, Outward Aspirations and the Case of Jules Dassin’s 'Pote tin Kyriaki/Never on Sunday' (1960) (Journal article - 2017)
  9. The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics (Book - 2016)
  10. Hollywood's Indies: Classics Divisions, Specialty Labels and the American Film Market (Book - 2012)
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2024

When Hollywood Came to Greece: 20th Century-Fox and the Challenges of Turning a Small Country into a Runaway Film Production Destination in the 1950s

Tzioumakis, Y. (n.d.). When Hollywood Came to Greece: 20th Century-Fox and the Challenges of Turning a Small Country into a Runaway Film Production Destination in the 1950s. In P. Wojcik, & P. Massood (Eds.), Routledge Companion to American Film History. New York: Routledge.

Chapter

2023

Down By Law (1986)

Tzioumakis, Y. (2023). Down By Law (1986). In J. Wyatt, & W. Phillips (Eds.), Screening American Independent Film (pp. 243-251). London: Routledge.

Chapter

Indie (Film On) TV: A Tale of Two Very Close Friends

Tzioumakis, Y. (2023). Indie (Film On) TV: A Tale of Two Very Close Friends. In J. Lyons, & Y. Tzioumakis (Eds.), Indie TV: Industry, Aesthetics and Medium Specificity (pp. 39-58). London: Routledge.

Chapter

Indie TV: Industry, Aesthetics and Medium Specificity

Lyons, J., & Tzioumakis, Y. (Eds.) (2023). Indie TV: Industry, Aesthetics and Medium Specificity. London: Routledge.

Book

Introduction

Lyons, J., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2023). Introduction. In J. Lyons, & Y. Tzioumakis (Eds.), Indie TV: Industry, Aesthetics and Medium Specificity (pp. 1-19). London: Routledge.

Chapter

Sofia Coppola, Indiewood, and Performance

Baron, C., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2023). Sofia Coppola, Indiewood, and Performance. In S. Ferriss (Ed.), The Bloomsbury Handbook to Sofia Coppola (pp. 255-278). New York: Bloomsbury.

Chapter

Rock around the Clock: Exploitation, Rock 'n' Roll and the Origins of Youth Culture

Tzioumakis, Y., & Lincoln, S. (2024). Rock around the Clock: Exploitation, Rock 'n' Roll and the Origins of Youth Culture. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315544908

DOI
10.4324/9781315544908
Book

2022

Historical Coincidence or Generic Cross-Pollination: 'The Angry Hills' and the Birth of Film Noir in Greece

Tzioumakis, Y. (2022). Historical Coincidence or Generic Cross-Pollination: 'The Angry Hills' and the Birth of Film Noir in Greece. In A. Poupou, N. Fessas, & M. Chalkou (Eds.), Greek Film Noir (pp. 62-80). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Chapter

'Here Comes the Hotstepper': The Hollywood Renaissance, Indie Film, and Robert Altman's Comeback in the 1990s

Tzioumakis, Y. (2022). 'Here Comes the Hotstepper': The Hollywood Renaissance, Indie Film, and Robert Altman's Comeback in the 1990s. In L. Dombrowski, & J. Wyatt (Eds.), Refocus: The Later Films and Legacy of Robert Altman (pp. 117-136). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Chapter

2021

Locating and Localizing Media Industry Studies

Aitaki, G., Papadimitriou, L., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2021). Locating and Localizing Media Industry Studies. In P. McDonald (Ed.), The Routledge Companion to Media Industries (pp. 107-116). London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429275340-10

DOI
10.4324/9780429275340-10
Chapter

'Becoming John Hughes': Regional Production, Hyphenate Filmmaking and Independence within Hollywood

Tzioumakis, Y. (2021). 'Becoming John Hughes': Regional Production, Hyphenate Filmmaking and Independence within Hollywood. In T. Shary, & F. Smith (Eds.), Refocus: The Films of John Hughes (pp. 44-63). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Chapter

2020

The Next Step: Orion Pictures as the New United Artists (1978-1985)

Tzioumakis, Y. (2020). The Next Step: Orion Pictures as the New United Artists (1978-1985). In P. Krämer, G. Needham, Y. Tzioumakis, & T. Balio (Eds.), United Artists (pp. 231-250). London: Routledge.

Chapter

United Artists

Krämer, P., Needham, G., Tzioumakis, Y., & Balio, T. (Eds.) (n.d.). United Artists. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429058332

DOI
10.4324/9780429058332
Book

Introduction to Part 1

Tzioumakis, Y. (2020). Introduction to Part 1. In P. Kramer, G. Needham, Y. Tzioumakis, & T. Balio (Eds.), United Artists (pp. 15-18). London: Routledge.

Chapter

Introduction to Part 2

Tzioumakis, Y. (2020). Introduction to Part 2. In P. Kramer, G. Needham, Y. Tzioumakis, & P. Balio (Eds.), United Artists (pp. 169-171). London: Routledge.

Chapter

Journal of Greek Media and Culture

Aitaki, G., Papadimitriou, L., & Tzioumakis, Y. (Eds.) (2020). Journal of Greek Media and Culture (Vol. 6). Intellect.

Edited special journal issue

2019

Acting Indie: Industry, Aesthetics, and Performance

Baron, C., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2020). Acting Indie. Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/978-1-137-40863-1

Book

Converging Indiewood: Spike Jonze, Propaganda Films and the Emergence of Specialty Film Giant USA Films

Tzioumakis, Y. (2019). Converging Indiewood: Spike Jonze, Propaganda Films and the Emergence of Specialty Film Giant USA Films. In K. Wilkins, & W. Moss-Wellington (Eds.), ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze (pp. 46-64). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. doi:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474447621.001.0001

DOI
10.3366/edinburgh/9781474447621.001.0001
Chapter

Introduction

Krämer, P., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2019). Introduction. In P. Krämer, & Y. Tzioumakis (Eds.), The Hollywood Renaissance: Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era (pp. xiii-xxvii). New York: Bloomsbury.

Chapter

2018

From Exploitation to Legitimacy: Easy Rider (1969) and Independent Cinema's Journey into Hollywood

Tzioumakis, Y. (2018). From Exploitation to Legitimacy: Easy Rider (1969) and Independent Cinema's Journey into Hollywood. In P. Krämer, & Y. Tzioumakis (Eds.), The Hollywood Renaissance: Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era (pp. 111-127). New York: Bloomsbury Academic.

Chapter

The Hollywood Renaissance: Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era

Krämer, P., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2018). THE HOLLYWOOD RENAISSANCE: Revisiting American Cinema's Most Celebrated Era.

Book

2017

American Independent Cinema

Tzioumakis, Y. (2017). American Independent Cinema (Second ed.). Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Book

2016

From Independent to Indie: The Independent Feature Project and the Complex Relationship between American Independent Cinema and Hollywood in the 1980s

Tzioumakis, Y. (2016). From Independent to Indie. In Unknown Book (pp. 233-256). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118758359.ch10

DOI
10.1002/9781118758359.ch10
Chapter

Alternative and Independent Film and Politics: Introduction

Tzioumakis, Y. (2016). Alternative and Independent Film and Politics: Introduction. In Y. Tzioumakis, & C. Molloy (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics (pp. 325-327). doi:10.4324/9781315678863-45

DOI
10.4324/9781315678863-45
Chapter

Introduction

Molloy, C., & Tzioumakis, Y. (2016). Introduction. In Y. Tzioumakis, & C. Molloy (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics (pp. 1-9). Abingdon: Routledge.

Chapter

Politics 'Indie Style': Political Filmmaking and Contemporary US Independent Cinema

Tzioumakis, Y. (2016). Politics 'Indie Style': Political Filmmaking and Contemporary US Independent Cinema. In Y. Tzioumakis, & C. Molloy (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics (pp. 339-353). Abingdon: Routledge.

Chapter

The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics

Tzioumakis, Y., & Molloy, C. (Eds.) (n.d.). The Routledge Companion to Cinema and Politics. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315678863

Book

2015

2014

Jacques Tourneur

Tzioumakis, Y. (2014). Jacques Tourneur. In Y. Tasker, & S. Leonard (Eds.), 50 Hollywood Directors (pp. 248-257). Abingdon: Routledge.

Chapter

American Independent Cinema, Producers

Tzioumakis, Y. (2014). American Independent Cinema, Producers. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/

Internet publication

2013

American Independent Cinema in the Age of Convergence

Tzioumakis, Y. (2013). American Independent Cinema in the Age of Convergence. Revue Francaise d'Etudes Americaines, (136), 52-66.

Journal article

The Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing and Popular Culture

Tzioumakis, Y., & Lincoln, S. (Eds.) (2013). The Time of Our Lives: Dirty Dancing and Popular Culture. Detroit: Wayne State University Press.

Book

2012

Style Developing and Product Upgrading: Monogram Pictures, the Ambitious B Film and Joseph H. Lewis's Three Contributions to the East Side Kids Film Series

Tzioumakis, Y. (2012). Style Developing and Product Upgrading: Monogram Pictures, the Ambitious B Film and Joseph H. Lewis's Three Contributions to the East Side Kids Film Series. In G. D. Rhodes (Ed.), The Films of Joseph H. Lewis (pp. 11-37). Detroit: Wayne State University Press.

Chapter

The 'Independent', the 'Indie' and 'Indiewood': Towards a Periodisation of Contemporary (post-1980) American Independent Cinema

Tzioumakis, Y. (2012). The 'Independent', the 'Indie' and 'Indiewood': Towards a Periodisation of Contemporary (post-1980) American Independent Cinema. In G. King, C. Molloy, & Y. Tzioumakis (Eds.), American Independent Cinema: Indie, Indiewood and Beyond (pp. 28-40). London: Routledge.

Chapter

Reclaiming Independence: American Independent Cinema Distribution and Exhibition Practices beyond Indiewood

Tzioumakis, Y. (2012). Reclaiming Independence: American Independent Cinema Distribution and Exhibition Practices beyond Indiewood. Les Cahiers de l'Afeccav, (4), 1-10. Retrieved from http://map.revues.org/585

Journal article

American Independent Cinema: Indie, Indiewood and Beyond

King, G., Molloy, C., & Tzioumakis, Y. (Eds.) (2012). American Independent Cinema: Indie, Indiewood and Beyond. London: Routledge.

Book

Hollywood's Indies: Classics Divisions, Specialty Labels and the American Film Market

Tzioumakis, Y. (2012). Hollywood's Indies: Classics Divisions, Specialty Labels and the American Film Market. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Book

2011

Academic Discourses and American Independent Cinema: In Search of A Field of Studies, Part 2 - The 1990s and beyond

Tzioumakis, Y. (2011). Academic Discourses and American Independent Cinema: In Search of A Field of Studies, Part 2 - The 1990s and beyond. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 9(3), 311-340.

Journal article

Academic Discourses and American Independent Cinema: In Search of A Field of Studies, Part 1 - From the Beginnings to the 1980s

Tzioumakis, Y. (2011). Academic Discourses and American Independent Cinema: In Search of A Field of Studies, Part 1 - From the Beginnings to the 1980s. New Review of Film and Television Studies, 9(2), 105-131. doi:10.1080/17400309.2011.556928

DOI
10.1080/17400309.2011.556928
Journal article

Love, Truth and the Medium in sex, lies, and videotapes

Tzioumakis, Y. (2011). Love, Truth and the Medium in sex, lies, and videotapes. In R. B. Palmer, & S. M. Sanders (Eds.), The Philosophy of Steven Soderbergh (pp. 33-60). Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.

Chapter

Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories, Identities

Papadimitriou, L., & Tzioumakis, Y. (Eds.) (2011). Greek Cinema: Texts, Histories, Identities. Bristol/Chicago: Intellect/University of Chicago Press.

Book

2010

From the Business of Cinema to the Business of Entertainment: Hollywood Cinema at the Age of Digital Technology

Tzioumakis, Y. (2010). From the Business of Cinema to the Business of Entertainment: Hollywood Cinema at the Age of Digital Technology. In R. C. Sickels (Ed.), American Cinema in the Digital Age (pp. 11-31). New Haven: Praeger Press.

Chapter

2009

Adapting 'Oleanna' for the Screen: Film Adaptation and the Institutional Apparatus of American Independent Cinema

Tzioumakis, Y. (2009). Adapting 'Oleanna' for the Screen: Film Adaptation and the Institutional Apparatus of American Independent Cinema. In J. Callens (Ed.), Crossings: David Mamet's Work in Different Genres and Media (pp. 139-161). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Chapter

The Spanish Prisoner

Tzioumakis, Y. (2009). The Spanish Prisoner. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Book

2008

Entertainment in the Margins: Orion Pictures Presents a Filmhaus Production of A David Mamet Film

Tzioumakis, Y. (2008). Entertainment in the Margins: Orion Pictures Presents a Filmhaus Production of A David Mamet Film. In R. C. Sickels (Ed.), The Business of Entertainment: Vol. 1 - Movies (pp. 153-177). New Haven: Greenwood Press.

Chapter

Edgar G. Ulmer: The Low-end Independent Filmmaker par excellence

Tzioumakis, Y. (2008). Edgar G. Ulmer: The Low-end Independent Filmmaker par excellence. In G. D. Rhodes (Ed.), Edgar G. Ulmer: Detour on Poverty Row (pp. 3-23). Lanham: Lexington Books.

Chapter

Performance in American Independent Cinema: David Mamet's Practical Aesthetics in Action (in Greek)

Tzioumakis, Y. (2008). Performance in American Independent Cinema: David Mamet's Practical Aesthetics in Action (in Greek). In C. Adamou (Ed.), The Actor between Stage and Screen (pp. 110-123). Athens: Kastaniotis.

Chapter

2007

Bridging Mainstream and Independent Cinema: The Question of Aesthetics in John Sayles's Early Films

Tzioumakis, Y. (2007). Bridging Mainstream and Independent Cinema: The Question of Aesthetics in John Sayles's Early Films. In K. Kontovrakis, & D. Mouzaki (Eds.), John Sayles (pp. 26-33). Thessaloniki: Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

Chapter

2006

Marketing David Mamet: Institutionally Assigned Film Authorship in Contemporary American Cinema

Tzioumakis, Y. (2006). Marketing David Mamet: Institutionally Assigned Film Authorship in Contemporary American Cinema. The Velvet Light Trap, 57, 60-75.

Journal article

The Poetics of Performance in the Cinema of David Mamet: Against Embellishment

Tzioumakis, Y. (2006). The Poetics of Performance in the Cinema of David Mamet: Against Embellishment. Journal of the Midwest Modern Language Association, 39(1), 88-99.

Journal article

American Independent Cinema: An Introduction

Tzioumakis, Y. (2006). American Independent Cinema: An Introduction. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press.

Book

2004

Major Status, Independent Spirit: The History of Orion Pictures (1978-1992)

Tzioumakis, Y. (2004). Major Status, Independent Spirit: The History of Orion Pictures (1978-1992). New Review of Film and Television Studies, 2(1), 87-135. doi:10.1080/17400300410001679115

DOI
10.1080/17400300410001679115
Journal article