Blaxploitation Cinema
The Essential Reference Guide
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Dazzling, highly stylized, excessively violent and brimming with sex, blaxploitation films enjoyed a brief but memorable period in motion picture history. Never before – and never since – have so many African American performers been featured in films, not in bit parts, but in name-above-the-title starring roles.
Half a century after they first thrilled audiences the body of films known as blaxploitation continue to captivate film fans. The entire genre, with its bevy of colourful, utterly-contemporary film characters, irresistible soundtrack albums and catchy film titles, is taking its rightful place among the entertainment industry’s most enjoyed, and influential, movies.
Answering the call for a fresh and appreciative look back at a distinctly American motion picture phenomenon, Blaxploitation Cinema: The Essential Reference Guide is the only truly comprehensive examination of the genre, its films, its trends and its far-reaching impact, covering every blaxploitation film in detail.
Following three Sold-Out hardcover pressings, Josiah Howard’s renowned study of African American action cinema is finally re-issued in paperback.
* A comprehensive introduction to the genre.
* Interviews with ten renowned blaxploitation movie directors.
* A complete filmography of the blaxploitation golden age (1970-1980).
* More than 250 movie listings, which include cast and crew credits along with a full synopsis.
* Vintage and contemporary film reviews, critiques and commentary plus taglines, ratings, and extensive cross-referencing.
About the Author:
Josiah Howard is a best selling author whose many writing credits include articles for Reader’s Digest, The New York Times, and The American Library of Congress. An expert on American cinema, Mr. Howard lectures, presents, and curates film festivals internationally. He was brought up, and still lives, in New York City.
Press Reviews:
"Josiah Howard's book is frankly the best guide on the subject that I have ever seen." --Jack Hill, director of blaxploitation classics Coffy and Foxy Brown
See the publisher website: FAB Press
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