| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-353) and index. |
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Includes filmography: pages 323-326. |
| Contents |
The pathmakers / Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles -- Visionary actors / Ossie David, Sidney Poitier -- Black urban action films and mainstream images / Gordon Parks Jr. ... [et al] -- Black sensibilities and mainstream images / Berry Gordy Jr. ... [et al.] -- Michael Schultz: the crossover king -- Spike Lee: the independent auteur -- Keeping it real (reel): black dramatic visions / Charles Burnett ... [et al.] -- And still they rise: black women directors / Euzhan Palcy ... [et al.] -- Not without laughter: directors of comedy and romance / Oz Scott ... [et al.] -- Off the hook: comedy and romance with a hip-hop flavor / Reginal Hudlin ... [et al.] -- Redefining crossover films / Kevin Hooks ... [et al.]. |
| Subject |
African Americans in motion pictures.
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African American motion picture producers and directors -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0292701780 cloth alkaline paper |
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0292701799 paperback alkaline paper |
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