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A first comprehensive look at the work of black Hollywood directors, from the pioneers to current talents.

Trade Review
"Donalson's pioneering text ... will become an indispensable resource for general students, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general reader. It will be a major contribution to American and African American film studies and popular culture." Wilfred D. Samuels, Associate Professor of English, University of Utah

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1
  • The Pathmakers: Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles
  • Chapter 2
  • The Visionary Actors: Ossie Davis, Sidney Poitier
  • Chapter 3
  • Black Urban Action Films and Mainstream Images: Gordon Parks Jr., Ivan Dixon, Fred Williamson, Hugh A. Robertson, Ron O'Neal, Gilbert Moses, Raymond St. Jacques
  • Chapter 4
  • Black Sensibilities and Mainstream Images: Berry Gordy Jr., Stan Lathan, Jamaa Fanaka
  • Chapter 5
  • Michael Schultz: The Crossover King
  • Chapter 6
  • Spike Lee: The Independent Auteur
  • Chapter 7
  • Keeping It Real (Reel): Black Dramatic Visions: Charles Burnett, John Singleton, Matty Rich, Mario Van Peebles, Ernest Dickerson, Albert and Allen Hughes, Doug McHenry, David Clark Johnson, Preston A. Whitmore II, Tim Reid, Robert Patton-Spruill, Darin Scott, Hype Williams
  • Chapter 8
  • And Still They Rise: Black Women Directors: Euzhan Palcy, Julie Dash, Leslie Harris, Darnell Martin, Kasi Lemmons, Millicent Shelton, Troy Beyer, Cheryl Dunye, Maya Angelou
  • Chapter 9
  • Not without Laughter: Directors of Comedy and Romance: Oz Scott, Topper Carew, Richard Pryor, Prince, Robert Townsend, Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Wendell B. Harris Jr., Reginald Hudlin, Martin Lawrence, Theodore Witcher, George Tillman, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Christopher Scott Cherot
  • Chapter 10
  • Off the Hook: Comedy and Romance with a Hip-Hop Flavor: Reginald Hudlin, James Bond III, George Jackson/Doug McHenry, Rusty Cundieff, F. Gary Gray, Paris Barclay, Lionel C. Martin, Ice Cube
  • Chapter 11
  • Redefining Crossover Films: Kevin Hooks, Bill Duke, Carl Franklin, Thomas Carter, Forest Whitaker, F. Gary Gray, Antoine Fuqua
  • Filmography
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/12/2003
      ISBN13: 9780292701793, 978-0292701793
      ISBN10: 0292701799
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A first comprehensive look at the work of black Hollywood directors, from the pioneers to current talents.

      Trade Review
      "Donalson's pioneering text ... will become an indispensable resource for general students, undergraduate and graduate students, and the general reader. It will be a major contribution to American and African American film studies and popular culture." Wilfred D. Samuels, Associate Professor of English, University of Utah

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Introduction
      • Chapter 1
      • The Pathmakers: Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles
      • Chapter 2
      • The Visionary Actors: Ossie Davis, Sidney Poitier
      • Chapter 3
      • Black Urban Action Films and Mainstream Images: Gordon Parks Jr., Ivan Dixon, Fred Williamson, Hugh A. Robertson, Ron O'Neal, Gilbert Moses, Raymond St. Jacques
      • Chapter 4
      • Black Sensibilities and Mainstream Images: Berry Gordy Jr., Stan Lathan, Jamaa Fanaka
      • Chapter 5
      • Michael Schultz: The Crossover King
      • Chapter 6
      • Spike Lee: The Independent Auteur
      • Chapter 7
      • Keeping It Real (Reel): Black Dramatic Visions: Charles Burnett, John Singleton, Matty Rich, Mario Van Peebles, Ernest Dickerson, Albert and Allen Hughes, Doug McHenry, David Clark Johnson, Preston A. Whitmore II, Tim Reid, Robert Patton-Spruill, Darin Scott, Hype Williams
      • Chapter 8
      • And Still They Rise: Black Women Directors: Euzhan Palcy, Julie Dash, Leslie Harris, Darnell Martin, Kasi Lemmons, Millicent Shelton, Troy Beyer, Cheryl Dunye, Maya Angelou
      • Chapter 9
      • Not without Laughter: Directors of Comedy and Romance: Oz Scott, Topper Carew, Richard Pryor, Prince, Robert Townsend, Eddie Murphy, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Wendell B. Harris Jr., Reginald Hudlin, Martin Lawrence, Theodore Witcher, George Tillman, Kevin Rodney Sullivan, Christopher Scott Cherot
      • Chapter 10
      • Off the Hook: Comedy and Romance with a Hip-Hop Flavor: Reginald Hudlin, James Bond III, George Jackson/Doug McHenry, Rusty Cundieff, F. Gary Gray, Paris Barclay, Lionel C. Martin, Ice Cube
      • Chapter 11
      • Redefining Crossover Films: Kevin Hooks, Bill Duke, Carl Franklin, Thomas Carter, Forest Whitaker, F. Gary Gray, Antoine Fuqua
      • Filmography
      • Notes
      • Glossary
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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