{"product_id":"trying-to-get-over-9781477309087","title":"Trying to Get Over","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking text focuses on the post-blaxploitation era of American filmmaking and illuminates contributions of directors who, although largely unrecognized, have shaped popular culture over the past quarter century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrying to Get Over\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for those interested in film at the intersection of racial politics, production histories, and media industries...[Corson] reminds us of the rich and dynamic history of African Americans in Hollywood persistently making films that are now considered cult classics. * Media Industries Journal *\u003cbr\u003eCorson provides depth to our knowledge of black filmmaking during the understudied downturn in the decade following Blaxploitation. Understanding changes in the economic and decision-making forces during this time put both the Blaxploitation era and the 1990s into a new context. * Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Blaxploitation Reconsidered: African American Directors and the Political Economy of Hollywood\u003cbr\u003e 2. Our Man in Hollywood: Creativity and Compromise in the Films of Michael Schultz\u003cbr\u003e 3. Writing His Second Act: Sidney Poitier’s Move Behind the Camera\u003cbr\u003e 4. Think Locally, Act Globally: Fred “the Hammer” Williamson, Low-Budget Genre Filmmaking, and the Struggle for Self-Definition\u003cbr\u003e 5. Outside of Society: Jamaa Fanaka, the LA Rebellion, and the Complications of Independent Filmmaking\u003cbr\u003e 6. Dreams Deferred: Untapped Potential, the Transformation of Black Popular Culture, and the Cinematic Legacies of Gilbert Moses and Stan Lathan\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dirty Minds Reformed: Celebrity, Power, and the Directorial Turns of Richard Pryor and Prince\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Filmography, 1969–1994\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408944931159,"sku":"9781477309087","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trying-to-get-over-9781477309087","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}