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Henderson, Odie.
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Blacks in motion pictures.
Blaxploitation films -- History and criticism.
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Henderson, Odie.
Blacks in motion pictures.
Blaxploitation films -- History and criticism.
MARC Display
Black Caesars and foxy Cleopatras : a
history
of
blaxploitation
cinema
/ Odie Henderson.
by
Henderson, Odie.
Abrams Press, 2024.
Call #:
791.43652996 H497b
Subjects
Blacks in motion pictures.
Blaxploitation
films --
History
and criticism.
ISBN:
9781419758416 (hc)
Alternate title:
History
of
blaxploitation
cinema
Description:
292 p. ; 23 cm.
Summary:
"The definitive account of
Blaxploitation
cinema
-- the freewheeling, often shameless, and wildly influential genre -- from a distinctive voice in film
history
and criticism In 1971, two films grabbed the movie business, shook it up, and launched a genre that would help define the decade. Melvin Van Peebles’s Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, an independently produced film about a male sex worker who beats up cops and gets away, and Gordon Parks’s Shaft, a studio-financed film with a killer soundtrack, were huge hits, making millions of dollars. Sweetback upended cultural expectations by having its Black rebel win in the end, and Shaft saved MGM from bankruptcy. Not for the last time did Hollywood discover that Black people went to movies too. The
Blaxploitation
era was born. Written by film critic Odie Henderson, Black Caesars and Foxy Cleopatras is a spirited
history
of a genre and the movies that he grew up watching, which he loves without irony (but with plenty of self-awareness and humor).
Blaxploitation
was a major trend, but it was never simple. The films mixed self-empowerment with exploitation, base stereotypes with essential representation that spoke to the lives and fantasies of Black viewers. The time is right for a reappraisal, understanding these films in the context of the time, and exploring their lasting influence."--Publisher.
Genre:
Film criticism.
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